Birds of Washington State

by Bell, Brian H.

• ISBN13: 9781551054308
• ISBN10: 1551054302
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Lone Pine Pub

Summary

This outstanding field guide features 318 of Washington's most abundant or notable bird species. Each account includes a full-color and detailed illustration, along with information about habitat, nesting, feeding, voice, similar species, as well as a ran

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 4
Reference Guide	p. 5
Introduction	p. 17
Top 50 Birding Sites in Washington	p. 24
About the Species Accounts	p. 34
Nonpasserines
Geese, Swans, Ducks	p. 38
Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys, Quails	p. 72
Loons, Grebes, Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Pelicans, Cormorants	p. 84
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Vultures	p. 106
Ospreys, Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons	p. 112
Rails, Coots, Cranes	p. 130
Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts, Avocets, Sandpipers, Phalaropes	p. 134
Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, Alcids	p. 170
Pigeons, Doves	p. 198
Owls	p. 201
Nightawks, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers	p. 215
Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, Flickers	p. 225
Passerines
Flycatchers, Wood-Pewees, Phoebes, Kingbirds	p. 238
Shrikes, Vireos	p. 250
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows, Ravens	p. 256
Larks, Martins, Swallows	p. 263
Chickadees, Bushtits, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Dippers	p. 271
Kinglets, Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins	p. 287
Mimics, Starlings, Pipits, Waxwings	p. 297
Wood-Warblers, Redstarts, Waterthrushes, Tanagers	p. 303
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs, Grosbeaks, Buntings	p. 318
Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Grackles, Cowbirds, Orioles	p. 340
Finches, Grosbeaks, Crossbills, Goldfinches, Old World Sparrows	p. 348
Appendix of Occasional Bird Species	p. 359
Select References	p. 367
Glossary	p. 368
Checklist	p. 370
Index	p. 375
About the Authors	p. 384
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