Birds of Maine

Medientyp: E-Book

Titel: Birds of Maine

Beteiligte: Vickery, Peter [VerfasserIn]; Van Dusen, Barry [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Vickery, Barbara [HerausgeberIn]; Duncan, Charles [VerfasserIn]; Wells, Jeffrey V [VerfasserIn]; Jonsson, Lars [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Weidensaul, Scott [HerausgeberIn]

Erschienen: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, [2020]
[Online-Ausgabe]

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (664 p); 150+ b/w line drawings, color photographs, and maps. 12 watercolor plates

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1515/9780691211855

ISBN: 9780691211855

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Schlagwörter: Birds Maine ; NATURE / Birdwatching Guides

Art der Reproduktion: [Online-Ausgabe]

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Anmerkungen: In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web

Beschreibung: A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview to the birds of Maine The first comprehensive overview of Maine’s incredibly rich birdlife in more than seven decades, Birds of Maine is a detailed account of all 464 species recorded in the Pine Tree State. It is also a thoroughly researched, accessible portrait of a region undergoing rapid changes, with southern birds pushing north, northern birds expanding south, and once-absent natives like Atlantic Puffins brought back by innovative conservation techniques pioneered in Maine.Written by the late Peter Vickery in cooperation with a team of leading ornithologists, this guide offers a detailed look at the state’s dynamic avifauna—from the Wild Turkey to the Arctic Tern—with information on migration patterns and timing, current status and changes in bird abundance and distribution, and how Maine's geography and shifting climate mold its birdlife. It delves into the conservation status for Maine's birds, as well as the state's unusually textured ornithological history, involving such famous names as John James Audubon and Theodore Roosevelt, and home-grown experts like Cordelia Stanwood and Ralph Palmer. Sidebars explore diverse topics, including the Old Sow whirlpool that draws multitudes of seabirds and the famed Monhegan Island, a mecca for migrant birds.Gorgeously illustrated with watercolors by Lars Jonsson and scores of line drawings by Barry Van Dusen, Birds of Maine is a remarkable guide that birders will rely on for decades to come

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Maps -- List of Sidebars and Boxed Text -- Foreword -- In Memoriam: Peter D. Vickery -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Distribution of Birds in Maine -- 3 Maine’s Ornithological History -- 4 The Current Status and Conservation Needs of Maine Birds -- 5 Introduction to Species Accounts -- Waterfowl – Anseriformes -- Quails to Turkeys – Galliformes -- Grebes – Podicipediformes -- Pigeons and Doves – Columbiformes -- Cuckoos – Cuculiformes -- Nightjars – Caprimulgiformes -- Swifts to Hummingbirds – Apodiformes -- Rails to Cranes – Gruiformes -- Stilts to Skimmers – Charadriiformes -- Tropicbirds – Phaethontiformes -- Loons – Gaviiformes -- Albatrosses to Shearwaters – Procellariiformes -- Storks – Ciconiiformes -- Frigatebirds to Cormorants – Suliformes -- Pelicans to Spoonbills – Pelecaniformes -- New World Vultures – Cathartiformes -- Osprey to Hawks – Accipitriformes -- Owls – Strigiformes -- Kingfishers – Coraciiformes -- Woodpeckers – Piciformes -- Falcons – Falconiformes -- Parakeets – Psittaciformes -- Flycatchers to Dickcissel – Passeriformes -- Acknowledgments -- Appendices -- Works Cited -- Bird Species Index -- Subject Index

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