Birds of Maine. / Peter D. Vickery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vickery, Peter D., 1949- author.

Duncan, Charles, Author.

Wells, Jeffrey V., Author.

Contributor:

Jönsson, Lars.

Van Dusen, Barry

Vickery, Barbara, Editor.

Weidensaul, Scott, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Maine.

Birds.

Maine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (669 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford, England : Princeton University Press, [2020]

Summary:

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview to the birds of Maine The first comprehensive overview of Maine’s incredibly rich birdlife in more than seven decades, Birds of Maine is a detailed account of all 464 species recorded in the Pine Tree State. It is also a thoroughly researched, accessible portrait of a region undergoing rapid changes, with southern birds pushing north, northern birds expanding south, and once-absent natives like Atlantic Puffins brought back by innovative conservation techniques pioneered in Maine.Written by the late Peter Vickery in cooperation with a team of leading ornithologists, this guide offers a detailed look at the state’s dynamic avifauna—from the Wild Turkey to the Arctic Tern—with information on migration patterns and timing, current status and changes in bird abundance and distribution, and how Maine's geography and shifting climate mold its birdlife. It delves into the conservation status for Maine's birds, as well as the state's unusually textured ornithological history, involving such famous names as John James Audubon and Theodore Roosevelt, and home-grown experts like Cordelia Stanwood and Ralph Palmer. Sidebars explore diverse topics, including the Old Sow whirlpool that draws multitudes of seabirds and the famed Monhegan Island, a mecca for migrant birds.Gorgeously illustrated with watercolors by Lars Jonsson and scores of line drawings by Barry Van Dusen, Birds of Maine is a remarkable guide that birders will rely on for decades to come.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Maps

List of Sidebars and Boxed Text

Foreword

In Memoriam: Peter D. Vickery

1 Introduction

2 The Distribution of Birds in Maine

3 Maine’s Ornithological History

4 The Current Status and Conservation Needs of Maine Birds

5 Introduction to Species Accounts

Waterfowl – Anseriformes

Quails to Turkeys – Galliformes

Grebes – Podicipediformes

Pigeons and Doves – Columbiformes

Cuckoos – Cuculiformes

Nightjars – Caprimulgiformes

Swifts to Hummingbirds – Apodiformes

Rails to Cranes – Gruiformes

Stilts to Skimmers – Charadriiformes

Tropicbirds – Phaethontiformes

Loons – Gaviiformes

Albatrosses to Shearwaters – Procellariiformes

Storks – Ciconiiformes

Frigatebirds to Cormorants – Suliformes

Pelicans to Spoonbills – Pelecaniformes

New World Vultures – Cathartiformes

Osprey to Hawks – Accipitriformes

Owls – Strigiformes

Kingfishers – Coraciiformes

Woodpeckers – Piciformes

Falcons – Falconiformes

Parakeets – Psittaciformes

Flycatchers to Dickcissel – Passeriformes

Acknowledgments

Appendices

Works Cited

Bird Species Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-691-19319-3

OCLC:

1193105819