Raptors of CaliforniaRaptors—the charismatic group of birds that includes hawks, eagles, and falcons—evoke power, swiftness, and grace. Raptors, or birds of prey, gaze calmly about while at rest, exuding confidence and nobility, and, while soaring aloft, they are absolute icons of the California landscape. Featuring descriptions of every diurnal California raptor, this state-of-the-art, beautifully illustrated guide is the first to combine identification of these important birds with a comprehensive discussion of their natural history. Raptors of California notes well-established field marks in addition to introducing several new pointers that help distinguish especially difficult species. More than a field guide, the book also includes information on raptor anatomy, foraging, reproduction, movement, where and how to observe raptors, human-raptor interactions, raptor conservation, endangered species, caring for injured hawks, falconry, and more. Of special interest is the inclusion of previously unpublished descriptions of raptor behavior and many fascinating anecdotes and vivid observations from the field that provide new insights into the lives of these captivating birds. * Covers 27 species, with range maps for the 18 species regularly occurring in California * 104 color figures include photographs and wash drawings illustrating habitats, anatomy, field marks, and behavior * 12 full-page color plates show the various plumages of each species—including rarities—as well as their appearance in flight * Highly readable and accessible, even when covering complicated topics such as flight and evolutionary adaptations |
Contents
II | 1 |
III | 5 |
IV | 7 |
V | 9 |
VI | 34 |
VII | 35 |
VIII | 38 |
IX | 47 |
XXVII | 119 |
XXVIII | 120 |
XXIX | 122 |
XXX | 128 |
XXXI | 130 |
XXXII | 133 |
XXXIII | 135 |
XXXIV | 135 |
X | 49 |
XI | 59 |
XII | 73 |
XIII | 77 |
XIV | 78 |
XVI | 83 |
XVII | 88 |
XVIII | 91 |
XIX | 98 |
XX | 99 |
XXI | 100 |
XXII | 104 |
XXIII | 107 |
XXIV | 108 |
XXV | 111 |
XXVI | 113 |
XXXV | 136 |
XXXVI | 150 |
XXXVII | 160 |
XXXVIII | 164 |
XXXIX | 170 |
XL | 174 |
XLI | 186 |
XLII | 212 |
XLIII | 215 |
XLIV | 226 |
XLV | 251 |
XLVI | 261 |
XLVII | 269 |
XLVIII | 271 |
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Accipiter American Kestrel appear areas Bald Eagle band bars beak birds of prey breast breeding buffy Califor California Condor cere cliffs Coast Ranges color conspicuous Cooper's Hawk dark brown dark morph DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT dive eggs feed Ferruginous Hawks fledging flight feathers flying folded wings foraging forest gliding Golden Eagle grassland gray ground squirrels Gyrfalcon Harris's Hawk hawk-watcher hawk's head hunting incubated Journal of Raptor juvenile kill leg feathers light morph malar stripe male Merlin migration nearly neck nest sites North Northern Goshawk Northern Harrier numbers Osprey pair pale perched Peregrine Falcon populations Prairie Falcon predator quarry raptors Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Buteo rodents roosts Rough-legged Hawks rufous seen Sharp-shinned Hawk Sierra SIMILAR SPECIES soaring sometimes southern spots stoop streaks subadult Swainson's Hawk territories trees Turkey Vulture underparts undertail coverts usually White-tailed Kite whitish wild Wildlife wingbeats wingtips winter woodland young