Compact Guide to Colorado Birds

by Michael Roedel, Krista Kagume, Gregory Kennedy

Overview

An easy-to-use field guide that will help even the novice birder identify the species encountered in backyards and along Colorado's wilderness trails. Over 80 different common or notable birds are featured, complete with color illustrations, photographs of eggs and extensive natural history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789768200228
Publisher:	Lone Pine Publishing
Publication date:	02/15/2007
Series:	Compact Guide , #15
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 11.94(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

KRISTA KAGUME is a nature writer who has travelled across North America, working as a freelance journalist, cycling-tour guide and deckhand on a commercial fishing vessel. After earning her degree in conservation biology, Krista focused on environmental research and communications. Her work in Alberta and the Northwest Territories has included research on tiny tundra plants, organic farming, breeding birds and one grizzly bear immobilization. She currently lives in a small town outside Edmonton with her adventurous family, who enjoys the outdoors and encourages others to appreciate nature.

Table of Contents

Reference Guide     4
Introduction     10
Geese, Ducks     20
Pheasants, Ptarmigans, Grouse, Turkeys, Quail     32
Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants     42
Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Vultures     50
Eagles, Hawks, Kestrels, Falcons     60
Coots, Cranes     70
Killdeers, Avocets, Sandpipers, Phalaropes     74
Gulls, Terns     84
Pigeons, Doves     92
Owls     98
Nighthawks, Swifts, Hummingbirds     108
Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, Flickers     118
Wood-Pewees, Flycatchers, Phoebes, Kingbirds     126
Shrikes, Vireos     134
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Ravens     138
Larks, Martins, Swallows     148
Chickadees, Nuthatches, Wrens, Dippers     156
Kinglets, Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins     166
Mockingbirds, Starlings, Thrashers, Waxwings     174
Chats, Wood-warblers, Juncos, Tanagers     182
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Grosbeaks, Buntings     192
Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Orioles     212
Finches, Old World Sparrows     222
Glossary     230
Checklist     232
Select References     237
Index     238