Owls of North America and the Caribbean - Rilegato

Weidensaul, Scott

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ISBN 10: 0547840039 ISBN 13: 9780547840031

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015

Riassunto

This comprehensive work covering all the owls of North America, including Mexico and the Caribbean, is the newest addition to the trusted Peterson Reference Guide series.

Owls are perhaps the most intriguing of all birds — instantly recognizable and endlessly fascinating. Whether viewed as symbols of wisdom or bad omens, these unusual birds have had a hold on human imagination for millennia.Heard more often than seen, many owls are best identified by vocalizations; this is the only owl guide to include access to a collection of recordings. It is also the only North American owl book to include the Caribbean, covering 39 species of owls, including many little-known tropical species.With detailed information about identification, calls, habitat, nesting, and behavior, this Reference Guide has the most up-to-date information about natural history, biology, ecology, migration, and conservation status. It is heavily illustrated with hundreds of color photos, and includes the most accurate color range maps ever presented, showing breeding, wintering, and migration routes.This is a definitive work, useful for serious birders and ornithologists but accessible for the non-exempt.

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For The First Frontier: "Exhaustively researched and entertainingly written...Credit Weidensaul with proving once again that history does not have to be dull in order to be comprehensive. It would be difficult to find a work of either fact or fiction more filled with excitement and suspense than THE FIRST FRONTIER." - Seattle Times   "With a real feel for the unspoiled beauty of the land and its original inhabitants, naturalist and trusty trail guide Scott Weidensaul underscores pivotal moments in the clashing cultures of colonists and Native Americans along the Eastern Seaboard and into the hinterlands during three centuries leading up to the Revolutionary War." - New Jersey Star Ledger "The First Frontier" largely retells stories drawn from the memoirs of colonists taken captive by the Indians, but Mr. Weidensaul's spirited narrative makes them seem like fresh discoveries." - Wall Street Journal   "In this comprehensive chronicle, Pulitzer Prize winner Weidensaul  (Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding, 2007, etc.) sheds light on the shadowy world of pre-Revolutionary America, when the unconscionable chicanery of white explorers and settlers was met with horrific vengeance by the established Indian tribes....Weidensaul weaves together an impressive number of true stories, bolstered by first and secondhand records and journals....any reader who picks it up will get a very real picture of what it was like to live and die in the New World." - Kirkus "In this charming and fascinating chronicle, historian Weidensaul points out that the earliest frontier in America stretched from the Atlantic coast inland to the high, rugged ranges of the Appalachians, and from the Maritimes to Florida...Weidensaul’s delightful storytelling brings to life the terrors and hopes of the earliest days of America." - Publishers Weekly "Beautifully written by naturalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Weidensaul, this work surveys the contest for North America from the arrival of Europeans to the aftermath of the French and Indian War in 1763, including Pontiac’s War....This highly recommended book is appropriate for lay audiences" - Library Journal

For The First Frontier: "Exhaustively researched and entertainingly written...Credit Weidensaul with proving once again that history does not have to be dull in order to be comprehensive. It would be difficult to find a work of either fact or fiction more filled with excitement and suspense than THE FIRST FRONTIER." - Seattle Times   "The First Frontier" largely retells stories drawn from the memoirs of colonists taken captive by the Indians, but Mr. Weidensaul's spirited narrative makes them seem like fresh discoveries." - Wall Street Journal  3, including Pontiac’s War....This highly recommended book is appropriate for lay audiences" - Library Journal

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Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean
 
Owls have been a source of fascination and mystery throughout human history. This book is the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the 39 species of owls found in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean, covering their nesting and migratory ecology, systematics and taxonomy, diet, behavior, distribution, vocalizations, conservation status and more. From widespread, well-known species such as Great Horned and Barn Owls, to poorly understood tropical species like the Crested Owl, Stygian Owl, and Bare-legged Owl, this book is the definitive reference to these enigmatic night-hunters.
 
Access to online owl vocalizations provided by [Cornell logo]
 
 
PETERSON REFERENCE GUIDES offer authoritative, comprehensive information, including detailed text, maps, and superior illustrations. Written by expert authors, the guides are an unparalleled resource for understanding specific groups of animals. 
 
“The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is extremely proud to have supplied the acoustic recordings for this wonderful book. A more comprehensive set of owl vocalizations is available at http://macaulaylibrary.org/guide/voices-of-north-american-owls.”
—John W. Fitzpatrick, Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
 
 
Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute

To learn more, visit www.petersonfieldguides.com or scan here. 

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0547840039
• ISBN 13: 9780547840031
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 333