All about Birds : California.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Author.

Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.

Series:

Regional field guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

California.

Genre:

field guides.

Field guides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The perfect guide to the birds of California, 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 California. The guide features fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of 218 bird species commonly seen in this popular state; 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 California edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.Descriptions of 218 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:

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Cattle Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

White-faced Ibis

Turkey Vulture / VULTURES

Osprey / KITES HAWKS EAGLES

White-tailed Kite

Golden Eagle

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Bald Eagle

Red-shouldered Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Western Screech-Owl / OWLS

Great Horned Owl

Burrowing Owl

Barred Owl

Belted Kingfisher / KINGFISHERS

Red-breasted Sapsucker / WOODPECKERS

Acorn Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Spotted Sandpiper

Willet

Common Murre / MURRES AUKS

Pigeon Guillemot

Black-legged Kittiwake / GULLS TERNS

Heermann's Gull

Mew Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Western Gull

California Gull

Herring Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous Gull

Least Tern

Caspian Tern

Black Tern

Common Tern

Forster's Tern

Royal Tern

Elegant Tern

Black Skimmer / SKIMMERS

Red-throated Loon / LOONS

Common Loon

Brandt's Cormorant / CORMORANTS PELICANS

Double-crested Cormorant

American White Pelican

Brown Pelican

Great Blue Heron / HERONS IBISES

Greater Roadrunner

Lesser Nighthawk / NIGHTJARS

Common Nighthawk

White-throated Swift / SWIFTS HUMMINGBIRDS

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Costa's Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Sora / RAILS GALLINULES COOTS

Common Gallinule

American Coot

Sandhill Crane / CRANES STILTS OYSTERCATCHERS

Black-necked Stilt

Black 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

Snow Goose / GEESE SWANS DUCKS

Brant

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Wood Duck

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Canvasback

Redhead

Lesser Scaup

Ruddy Duck

California Quail / QUAIL TURKEY GROUSE

Gambel's Quail

Wild Turkey

Sooty Grouse

Chukar

Pied-billed Grebe / GREBES

Eared Grebe

Western Grebe

Rock Pigeon / PIGEONS DOVES CUCKOOS

Band-tailed Pigeon

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Common Ground Dove

White-winged Dove

Mourning 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.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-691-23011-0

OCLC:

1289370851