The Kentucky breeding bird atlas / Brainard L. Palmer-Ball, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer-Ball, Brainard L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Kentucky.

Birds.

Birds--Kentucky--Geographical distribution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ten years in the making, The Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas presents the results of a seven-year survey of all birds that nest in the Bluegrass State, providing photographs of each species. This work summarizes the distribution and abundance of these bird species, and describes such recent phenomena as the invasions of the Blue Grosbeak and House Finch and the notable decline of other familiar species.Introductory material outlines the methodology used to complete the survey and summarizes its results. Of particular interest, this work helps to document the effect human alteration of the landsc

Contents:

Cover; THE KENTUCKY BREEDING BIRD ATLAS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; LISTS OF FIGURES AND TABLES; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Methods; Preliminary Setup; Materials; Data Recording; Abundance; Incidental Observations; Notable Species; Forest Cover; Data Processing and Quality Control; Results and Discussion; Fieldwork; Supplemental Data Sources; Coverage; Abundance; Forest Cover; Limitations/Qualifications of Data; Species Accounts; Maps; Tables; Abbreviations; BREEDING SPECIES OBSERVED; NONBREEDING SPECIES OBSERVED; EXTINCT AND EXTIRPATED BREEDING SPECIES; APPENDICES

A. Kentucky's Physiographic Province SectionsB. Common and Scientific Names of Plants Noted in the Text; C. Sample KBBA Field Card; LITERATURE CITED; INDEX TO BIRD NAMES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-5900-8

OCLC:

900344832