Raptors of the Rockies

by Davis, Kate

• ISBN13: 9780878424610
• ISBN10: 087842461X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Mountain Pr

Summary

Raptare (Latin): to sieze and carry away.Did you know that a golden eagle can spot a rabbit from two miles away? Or that the broad face of an owl works like a satellite dish to gather sounds? From ancient cave paintings to Roman coins to the American na

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(2)
Raptors as Hunters	3	(6)
Order Falconiformes - the Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Ospreys	9	(6)
Order Strigiformes - the Owls	15	(6)
Raptors and Humans	21	(4)
Species Accounts
Falconiformes	25	(20)
Northern Harrier	27	(1)
Sharp-shinned Hawk	28	(1)
Cooper's Hawk	29	(1)
Northern Goshawk	30	(1)
Red-tailed Hawk	31	(1)
Swainson's Hawk	32	(1)
Rough-legged Hawk	33	(1)
Ferruginous Hawk	34	(1)
Golden Eagle	35	(1)
Bald Eagle	36	(1)
American Kestrel	37	(1)
Merlin	38	(1)
Prairie Falcon	39	(1)
Peregrine Falcon	40	(1)
Gyrfalcon	41	(1)
Osprey	42	(1)
Turkey Vulture	43	(2)
Strigiformes	45	(16)
Barn Owl	47	(1)
Flammulated Owl	48	(1)
Western Screech-Owl	49	(1)
Great Horned Owl	50	(1)
Snowy Owl	51	(1)
Northern Hawk Owl	52	(1)
Northern Pygmy-Owl	53	(1)
Burrowing Owl	54	(1)
Barred Owl	55	(1)
Great Gray Owl	56	(1)
Long-eared Owl	57	(1)
Short-eared Owl	58	(1)
Boreal Owl	59	(1)
Northern Saw-whet Owl	60	(1)
Raptors of the Rockies Educational Program and Birds	61	(14)
Raptor Topography	75	(1)
Glossary	76	(6)
Raptor Resources	82	(2)
References	84	(1)
Index	85