Birds of New England

by Burrows, Roger

• ISBN13: 9781551053844
• ISBN10: 1551053845
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Lone Pine Intl

Summary

Full of interesting facts and useful information, Birds of New England is a field guide geared to both the casual backyard observer and the experienced naturalist. The book features 350 of New England's most abundant or notable bird species, each one illu

Table of Contents

Reference Guide	5	(13)
Introduction
Birding in New England	18	(4)
Top 101 Sites Map/List	22	(2)
Top 23 Birding Sites	24	(9)
About the Species Accounts	33	(4)
Geese, Swans, Ducks	37	(33)
Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys, Bobwhites	70	(5)
Loons, Grebes, Shearwaters, Storm-Petrels, Cormorants	75	(15)
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons, Vultures	90	(13)
Ospreys, Eagles, Harriers, Hawks, Falcons	103	(15)
Rails, Soras, Moorhens, Coots	118	(6)
Plovers, Killdeers, Oystercatchers, Sandpipers, Phalaropes	124	(34)
Skuas, Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, Murres, Guillemots, Puffins	158	(31)
Pigeons, Doves, Cuckoos	189	(4)
Owls	193	(8)
Nighthawks, Whip-poor-wills, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers	201	(5)
Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, Flickers	206	(9)
Flycatchers, Wood-Pewees, Phoebes, Kingbirds	215	(10)
Shrikes, Vireos	225	(8)
Jays, Crows	233	(5)
Larks, Martins, Swallows	238	(7)
Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens	245	(11)
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins	256	(11)
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Starlings, Pipits, Waxwings	267	(6)
Warblers, Redstarts, Waterthrushes, Yellowthroats, Tanagers	273	(36)
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Buntings, Longspurs, Grosbeaks	309	(25)
Bobolinks, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Orioles	334	(8)
Finches, Crossbills, Grosbeaks, Siskins, Old World Sparrows	342	(10)
Appendix of Very Uncommon or Rare Bird Species	352	(7)
Select References	359	(1)
Glossary	360	(2)
Checklist	362	(5)
Index	367