Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species - Softcover

Elbroch, Lawrence Mark; Marks, Eleanor

 
9780811726962: Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0811726967 ISBN 13: 9780811726962
Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2001

Synopsis

  • Songbirds, waterfowl, owls, shorebirds, warblers, woodpeckers, nightjars, birds of prey
  • Dozens of feather groups photographed in color

    A sighting in the field is just one way birders can identify bird species. Observant nature-lovers can discover what birds are where by examining tracks, trails, and a variety of bird sign: discarded feathers, feeding leftovers and caches, pellets, nests, droppings, and skulls and bones. This fully illustrated guide--the first of its kind for North American birds--presents thorough and straightforward instruction for identifying bird families or individual species by careful examination of the unique sign they leave behind. It also offers keys to the birds' behavior in the wild.

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    About the Author

    NOBA award-winning author Mark Elbroch has contributed to numerous research projects in North America, including the capturing and collaring of cougars and Glacier National Park's bear sign survey. He lives in Vermont. Eleanor Marks is an avid birder, veteran tracker, and writer. She lives in Massachusetts. Diane Boretos, a wetlands biologist, is a senior scientist with an environmental consulting service.

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    Publisher
    Stackpole Books
    Publication date
    2001
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0811726967
    ISBN 13 
    9780811726962
    Binding
    Paperback
    Number of pages
    456