Birds of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Guide
A practical, portable guide to more than 400 bird species of the Pacific Northwest

In this updated edition of their best-selling field guide, renowned bird experts Tom Aversa, Richard Cannings, and Hal Opperman illuminate the key identification traits, vocalizations, seasonal statuses, habitat preferences, and feeding behaviors of bird species from British Columbia to southern Oregon.

• Compact full-page accounts feature maps and more than 900 color photographs by the region’s top bird photographers

• Comprehensive revisions to taxonomic structure and sequencing of avian families to align with the most current print and online resources

• Territorial range covers much of British Columbia; all of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; and parts of western Montana and Wyoming

Spanning a vast, distinctive region rich in protected wildlands and iconic national parks, Birds of the Pacific Northwest is a superlative, complete resource for enjoying the many bird species found in the region.

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Birds of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Guide
A practical, portable guide to more than 400 bird species of the Pacific Northwest

In this updated edition of their best-selling field guide, renowned bird experts Tom Aversa, Richard Cannings, and Hal Opperman illuminate the key identification traits, vocalizations, seasonal statuses, habitat preferences, and feeding behaviors of bird species from British Columbia to southern Oregon.

• Compact full-page accounts feature maps and more than 900 color photographs by the region’s top bird photographers

• Comprehensive revisions to taxonomic structure and sequencing of avian families to align with the most current print and online resources

• Territorial range covers much of British Columbia; all of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; and parts of western Montana and Wyoming

Spanning a vast, distinctive region rich in protected wildlands and iconic national parks, Birds of the Pacific Northwest is a superlative, complete resource for enjoying the many bird species found in the region.

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Birds of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Guide

Birds of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Guide

Birds of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Guide

Birds of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Guide

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A practical, portable guide to more than 400 bird species of the Pacific Northwest

In this updated edition of their best-selling field guide, renowned bird experts Tom Aversa, Richard Cannings, and Hal Opperman illuminate the key identification traits, vocalizations, seasonal statuses, habitat preferences, and feeding behaviors of bird species from British Columbia to southern Oregon.

• Compact full-page accounts feature maps and more than 900 color photographs by the region’s top bird photographers

• Comprehensive revisions to taxonomic structure and sequencing of avian families to align with the most current print and online resources

• Territorial range covers much of British Columbia; all of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; and parts of western Montana and Wyoming

Spanning a vast, distinctive region rich in protected wildlands and iconic national parks, Birds of the Pacific Northwest is a superlative, complete resource for enjoying the many bird species found in the region.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780295748054
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 07/31/2020
Edition description: second edition
Pages: 464
Sales rank: 477,780
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Tom Aversa teaches about wildlife and captive wildlife care at Unity College in Maine. Richard Cannings is a renowned naturalist, conservationist, and bird expert. Hal Opperman is past editor of Washington Birds, the Washington Ornithological Society’s journal.

Table of Contents

Authors' Preface 6

The Pacific Northwest Bioregion: Geography, Climate, Ecology 9

Users' Guide 24

Species Accounts

Geese, Swans, and Ducks (Family Anatidae) 33-73

New World Quails (Family Odontophoridae) 74-77

Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys (Family Phasianidae) 78-90

Grebes (Family Podicipedidae) 91-96

Pigeons and Doves (Family Columbidae) 97-101

Cuckoos (Family Cuculidae) 102

Nightjars (Family Caprimulgidae) 103-104

Swifts (Family Apodidae) 105-107

Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae) 108-114

Rails and Coots (Family Rallidae) 115-118

Cranes (Family Gruidae) 119

Stilts and Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae) 120-121

Oystercatchers (Family Haematopodidae) 122

Plovers (Family Charadriidae) 123-129

Sandpipers, Snipes, and Phalaropes (Family Scolopacidae) 130-163

Skuas and Jaegers (Family Stercorariidae) 164-167

Auks (Family Alcidae) 168-179

Gulls and Terns (Family Laridae) 180-202

Loons (Family Gaviidae) 203-206

Albatrosses (Family Diomedeidae) 207-209

Northern Storm-Petrels (Family Hydrobatidae) 210-211

Petrels and Shearwaters (Family Procellariidae) 212-220

Boobies and Gannets (Family Sulidae) 221

Cormorants (Family Phalacrocoracidae) 222-224

Pelicans (Family Pelecanidae) 225-226

Herons and Bitterns (Family Ardeidae) 227-234

Ibises and Spoonbills (Family Threskiornithidae) 235

New World Vultures (Family Cathartidae) 236

Ospreys (Family Pandionidae) 237

Kites, Hawks, and Eagles (Family Accipitridae) 238-251

Barn Owls (Family Tytonidae) 252

Typical Owls (Family Strigidae) 253-266

Kingfishers (Family Alcedinidae) 267

Woodpeckers (Family Picidae) 268-280

Falcons and Caracaras (Family Falconidae) 281-285

Tyrant Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae) 286-304

Vireos (Family Vireonidae) 305-309

Shrikes (Family Laniidae) 310-311

Jays and Crows (Family Corvidae) 312-322

Larks (Family Alaudidae) 323-324

Swallows and Martins (Family Hirundinidae) 325-331

Chickadees and Titmice (Family Paridae) 332-337

Bushtits (Family Aegithalidae) 338

Nuthatches (Family Sittidae) 339-341

Treecreepers (Family Certhiidae) 342

Wrens (Family Troglodytidae) 343-348

Gnatcatchers (Family Polioptilidae) 349

Sylviid Babblers (Family Sylviidae) 350

Dippers (Family Cinclidae) 351

Kinglets (Family Regulidae) 352-353

Thrushes (Family Turdidae) 354-361

Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Family Mimidae) 361-365

Starlings (Family Sturnidae) 366

Pipits and Wagtails (Family Motacillidae) 367

Waxwings (Family Bombycillidae) 368-369

Old World Sparrows (Family Passeridae) 370

Longspurs and Snow Buntings (Family Calcariidae) 371-373

Finches (Family Fringillidae) 374-388

New World Sparrows (Family Passerellidae) 389-413

Blackbirds and Orioles (Family Icteridae) 414-424

Yellow-Breasted Chat (Family Icteriidae) 425

New World Warblers (Family Parulidae) 426-448

Cardinal Grosbeaks (Family Cardinalidae) 449-453

References 455

Index 457

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