Birding Colorado: Over 180 Premier Birding Sites at 93 Locations: More Than 90 Prime Locations; 179 Sites (Birding Series): Over 180 Premier Birding Sites At 93 Locations, First Edition - Softcover

Kingery, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762739606 ISBN 13: 9780762739608

Publisher: FALCON GUIDES, 2007

Synopsis

From prairies to peaktops, Colorado attracts an intriguing mix of birds, from Mountain Plovers to Rosy-Finches and Lazuli Buntings to Black Swifts. Birders from all over the country visit Colorado to see western and prairie specialties in scenic splendor. Birding Colorado lists likely birds at each site. A 15-page Appendix lists status and distribution of all the species recorded in the state.Take this book along as you visit treeless prairies in Pawnee National Grassland; cottonwood stream bottoms along the major rivers that rise in Colorado (North and South Platte, Republican, Arkansas, Rio Grande, San Juan, Colorado, and Yampa/Green); pinyon-clad mesas of southeastern and western Colorado; chasms, mesas, and mountains in four national parks (Black Canyon, Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, and Rocky Mountain); marshes, ponds, and streams in four national wildlife refuges (Arapaho, Browns Park, Alamosa, and Monte Vista); incomparable mountain, mesa, and prairie highways and byways. Or simply use it for a day or two during a ski vacation, family outing, or urban visit.

About this title

About the Author

Author Hugh Kingery has watched birds since age thirteen and participated in myriad activities connected with his avocation. He directed the research and edited publication of the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas (1998). He has served as president of Denver Audubon Society, Denver Field Ornithologists, and the Colorado Mountain Club. He edited the C.F.O. Journal (Colorado Field Ornithologists) and Trail and Timberline, monthly magazine of the mountain club.

From the Back Cover

From prairies to peak tops, Colorado attracts an intriguing mix of birds, from Mountain Plovers and Rosy-Finches to Lazuli Buntings and Black Swifts. Birders from all over the country visit the state to see the vast variety of western and prairie specialties.

Birding Colorado guides you to the best birding sites at treeless prairies in Pawnee National Grassland; canyons, mesas, and mountains in four national parks and three national monuments; marshes, ponds, and streams in five national wildlife refuges; and mountain, mesa, and prairie highways and byways. Organized by region, this guide lists the likely birds at each site and the status and distribution of all species recorded in the state.

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuides® have set the standard for

outdoor guidebooks. Written by top experts, each guide invites you to experience the adventure and beauty of the outdoors.

Inside you'll find:

• Where and when to go, how to get there, and likely birds

• A description of each site, with information about key species

• Where to find migrating eastern species, water birds, and such specialties as
Pygmy Nuthatch, Greater Roadrunner, and American Three-Toed Woodpecker

• Details on the seasonal distributions of 482 bird species—where they occur,
their abundances there, and the best times to see them

Edition details

• Publisher: FALCON GUIDES
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0762739606
• ISBN 13: 9780762739608
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 338