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The armchair birder : discovering the secret lives of familiar birds /

Bird lovers, take heart! While the birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow's The Armchair Birder is here to remind us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty-five engaging,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yow, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SPRING: Carolina Wren
  • Eastern Phoebe
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager
  • Brown-headed cowbird
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Red-headed Woodpecker
  • Mourning Dove
  • SUMMER: Cedar Waxwing
  • American Goldfinch
  • Wood Thrush
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  • Chimney Swift
  • Northern Mockingbird
  • Whip-Poor-Will
  • Chuck-Will's-Widow
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  • Northern Cardinal
  • AUTUMN: Wild Turkey
  • Canada Goose
  • American Crow
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Turkey Vulture
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • Bald Eagle
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Barred Owl
  • "Confusing Fall Warblers"
  • WINTER: Sandhill Crane
  • Blue Jay
  • Bobwhite
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • American Robin
  • Carolina Chickadee
  • Tufted Titmouse
  • Osprey
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Cooper's Hawk.