Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide CompanionIn this book, bursting with more information than any field guide could hold, the well-known author and birder Pete Dunne introduces readers to the "Cape May School of Birding." It's an approach to identification that gives equal or more weight to a bird's structure and shape and the observer's overall impression (often called GISS, for General Impression of Size and Shape) than to specific field marks. After determining the most likely possibilities by considering such factors as habitat and season, the birder uses characteristics such as size, shape, color, behavior, flight pattern, and vocalizations to identify a bird. The book provides an arsenal of additional hints and helpful clues to guide a birder when, even after a review of a field guide, the identification still hangs in the balance. This supplement to field guides shares the knowledge and skills that expert birders bring to identification challenges. Birding should be an enjoyable pursuit for beginners and experts alike, and Pete Dunne combines a unique playfulness with the work of identification. Readers will delight in his nicknames for birds, from the Grinning Loon and Clearly the Bathtub Duck to Bronx Petrel and Chicken Garnished with a Slice of Mango and a Dollop of Raspberry Sherbet. |
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... Hummingbirds 353 Trogons 367 Kingfishers 368 Woodpeckers 371 Flycatchers 391 Shrikes 422 Vireos 424 Iays, Crows, and Ravens 436 Larks 451 Swallows 453 Chickadees, Titmice, Verdin, and Bushtit 462 Nuthatches 472 Creepers and Wrens 475 ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
HOW TOMAKE THIS BOOK WORK FOR YOU | 9 |
SPECIES ACCOUNTS | 20 |
683 | |
Back Flap | 711 |
Back Cover | 712 |
Spine | 713 |
Other editions - View all
Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A Comprehensive Resource for ... Pete Dunne Limited preview - 2013 |
Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A Comprehensive Resource for ... Pete Dunne No preview available - 2013 |