Common Birds of Coastal Georgia
Ideal for amateur birders, nature enthusiasts, and visitors to the Atlantic coast, this guide presents 103 species of birds commonly seen on the beaches and in the marsh and inland areas of Georgia’s coastal region. The guide features large color photographs for easy and immediate identification and is divided into three sections that reflect distinct types of coastal habitats—backyards, ponds and marshes, and shore and ocean. Within these three sections, the species are arranged by size of bird, from smaller birds, such as painted buntings, to larger ones, such as brown pelicans.

Information for each bird species includes common and scientific names, distinguishing marks and characteristics, and descriptions of bird calls, typical habitats, and nesting and feeding behaviors. Accounts also show variations in plumage according to sex, age, and season. A perfect companion for residents and visitors alike, Common Birds of Coastal Georgia also serves as an excellent introduction to birding, bird identification, and conservation.

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Common Birds of Coastal Georgia
Ideal for amateur birders, nature enthusiasts, and visitors to the Atlantic coast, this guide presents 103 species of birds commonly seen on the beaches and in the marsh and inland areas of Georgia’s coastal region. The guide features large color photographs for easy and immediate identification and is divided into three sections that reflect distinct types of coastal habitats—backyards, ponds and marshes, and shore and ocean. Within these three sections, the species are arranged by size of bird, from smaller birds, such as painted buntings, to larger ones, such as brown pelicans.

Information for each bird species includes common and scientific names, distinguishing marks and characteristics, and descriptions of bird calls, typical habitats, and nesting and feeding behaviors. Accounts also show variations in plumage according to sex, age, and season. A perfect companion for residents and visitors alike, Common Birds of Coastal Georgia also serves as an excellent introduction to birding, bird identification, and conservation.

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Common Birds of Coastal Georgia

Common Birds of Coastal Georgia

by Jim Wilson
Common Birds of Coastal Georgia

Common Birds of Coastal Georgia

by Jim Wilson

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Ideal for amateur birders, nature enthusiasts, and visitors to the Atlantic coast, this guide presents 103 species of birds commonly seen on the beaches and in the marsh and inland areas of Georgia’s coastal region. The guide features large color photographs for easy and immediate identification and is divided into three sections that reflect distinct types of coastal habitats—backyards, ponds and marshes, and shore and ocean. Within these three sections, the species are arranged by size of bird, from smaller birds, such as painted buntings, to larger ones, such as brown pelicans.

Information for each bird species includes common and scientific names, distinguishing marks and characteristics, and descriptions of bird calls, typical habitats, and nesting and feeding behaviors. Accounts also show variations in plumage according to sex, age, and season. A perfect companion for residents and visitors alike, Common Birds of Coastal Georgia also serves as an excellent introduction to birding, bird identification, and conservation.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780820338286
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication date: 04/25/2011
Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books , #6
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

JIM WILSON is the author or coauthor of five bird guides including Common Birds of Greater Atlanta (Georgia). He is past president of the Atlanta Audubon Society and served as Important Bird Areas coordinator for the state of Georgia from 2000 to 2006.

JIM WILSON is the author or coauthor of five bird guides including Common Birds of Greater Atlanta (Georgia). He is past president of the Atlanta Audubon Society and served as Important Bird Areas coordinator for the state of Georgia from 2000 to 2006.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments
Introduction

Species Accounts (arranged by place and then by size)

Backyard
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Chickadee
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Goldfinch
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
White-eyed Vireo
Chipping Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Carolina Wren
Pine Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
Chimney Swift
House Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Bluebird
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
White-throated Sparrow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Brown-headed Cowbird
Summer Tanager
Eastern Kingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Purple Martin
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Towhee
Red-headed Woodpecker
Gray Catbird
Northern Cardinal
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Screech-Owl
Northern Bobwhite
Eastern Meadowlark
American Robin
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Blue Jay
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Common Grackle
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Crow / Fish Crow
Cattle Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Black Vulture / Turkey Vulture

Marsh and Pond
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Killdeer
Lesser Yellowlegs / Greater Yellowlegs
Pied-billed Grebe
Bufflehead
Common Moorhen
Blue-winged Teal
Clapper Rail
Belted Kingfisher
American Coot
Hooded Merganser
Wood Duck
Green Heron
Mallard
Barred Owl
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
White Ibis
Osprey
Canada Goose
Anhinga
Great Egret
Wood Stork
Great Blue Heron

Ocean and Shore
Least Sandpiper
Tree Swallow
Sanderling
Semipalmated Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Dunlin
Least Tern
Black-bellied Plover
Laughing Gull
Willet
Forster's Tern
Ring-billed Gull
Boat-tailed Grackle
American Oystercatcher
Black Skimmer
Royal Tern
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican

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