All about Birds : Southeast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Author.

Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.

Series:

Regional field guide series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The perfect guide to the birds of the southeastern United States, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.orgThe All About Birds Regional Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 24 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of the southeastern United States. The guide offers fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 210 bird species most commonly seen in the Southeast; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The southeastern USA edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.This volume features the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as Washington, DC.Descriptions of 210 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, complete index at the backInformation on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participateBonus content includes identification best practices and tips on bird photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and moreFree MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong

Contents:

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

White Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

Black Vulture / VULTURES

Turkey Vulture

Osprey / KITES HAWKS EAGLES

Swallow-tailed Kite

Mississippi Kite

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Bald Eagle

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Eastern Screech-Owl / OWLS

Great Horned Owl

Burrowing Owl

Barred Owl

Belted Kingfisher / KINGFISHERS

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker / WOODPECKERS

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Spotted Sandpiper

Willet

Laughing Gull / GULLS TERNS

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Least Tern

Caspian Tern

Black Tern

Common Tern

Forster's Tern

Royal Tern

Black Skimmer / SKIMMERS

Red-throated Loon / LOONS

Common Loon

Wood Stork / STORKS

Northern Gannet / GANNETS

Anhinga / ANHINGAS

Double-crested Cormorant / CORMORANTS PELICANS

American White Pelican

Brown Pelican

Great Blue Heron / HERONS IBISES SPOONBILL

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron

Tricolored Heron

Cattle Egret

Mourning Dove

Greater Roadrunner

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Common Nighthawk / NIGHTJARS

Chimney Swift / SWIFTS HUMMINGBIRDS

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Sora / RAILS GALLINULES COOTS

Common Gallinule

American Coot

Purple Gallinule

Limpkin

Sandhill Crane / CRANES STILTS OYSTERCATCHERS

Black-necked Stilt

American Oystercatcher

Black-bellied Plover / PLOVERS SANDPIPERS

Killdeer

Long-billed Curlew

Marbled Godwit

Ruddy Turnstone

Sanderling

Western Sandpiper

Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds

Guide to Species

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck / GEESE DUCKS

Snow Goose

Canada Goose

Muscovy Duck

Wood Duck

Blue-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

American Black Duck

Mottled Duck

Northern Pintail

Canvasback

Redhead

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Ruddy Duck

Northern Bobwhite / QUAIL TURKEY GROUSE

Wild Turkey

Ruffed Grouse

Pied-billed Grebe / GREBES

Rock Pigeon / PIGEONS DOVES CUCKOOS

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Common Ground Dove

White-winged Dove

Cover

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Started

Birding 101

Four Keys to Bird Identification

Using Field Marks to Identify Birds

Use Merlin to See the Possibilities

Tips for Beginning Bird Watchers

Listening to Birds

Photographing Birds

Digiscoping

Attracting Birds to Your Yard

Birdscaping

Bird Feeders

Feeder Placement & Safety

Bird Food

Water Sources

Features of a Good Birdhouse

Getting Involved

Citizen Science

eBird

Great Backyard Bird Count

Bird Academy

Project FeederWatch

NestWatch

Celebrate Urban Birds

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Hairy Woodpecker.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-691-23006-4

OCLC:

1288210950