Birds of New Hampshire & Vermont Field Guide

by Stan Tekiela

Overview

Go Birding with New Hampshire and Vermont’s Best-Selling Bird Guide!

Learn to identify birds in New Hampshire and Vermont, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area. This book features 130 species of New Hampshire and Vermont birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out.

Book Features:

• 130 species: Only New Hampshire and Vermont birds
• Simple color guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section
• Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes
• Stan’s Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts
• Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images

This field guide includes the most common and important species to know, professional photographs and range maps, relevant information, and plenty of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Birds of New Hampshire & Vermont Field Guide for your next birding adventure—to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591936602
Publisher:	Adventure Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/30/2016
Series:	Bird Identification Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	328
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela has written more than 130 books. As a professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various awards for his books and photographs. He lives in Victoria, MN.

Read an Excerpt

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis

Size: 8-9" (20-22.5 cm)

Female: buff brown bird with tinges of red on crest and wings, a black mask and large red bill

Male: red bird with a black mask extending from face down to chin and throat, large red bill and crest

Juvenile: same as female, but with a blackish gray bill

Nest: cup; female builds; 2-3 broods per year

Eggs: 3-4; bluish white with brown markings

Incubation: 12-13 days; female and male incubate

Fledging: 9-10 days; female and male feed young

Migration: non-migrator

Food: seeds, insects, fruit; comes to seed feeders

Compare: The Cedar Waxwing (pg. 143) has a small dark bill. Female Northern Cardinal appears similar to the juvenile Cardinal, but juvenile has a dark bill. Look for the bright red bill of female Northern Cardinal.

Stan’s Notes: A familiar backyard bird. Look for the male feeding the female during courtship. Male feeds young of the first brood by himself while female builds a second nest. The name comes from the Latin word cardinalis, which means “important,” as represented by Catholic cardinals in their scarlet priestly garments. Very territorial in spring, it fights its own reflection in a window or other reflective surface. Non-territorial during winter, gathering in small flocks of up to 20 birds. Both the female and male sing and can be heard any time of year. Listen for its “whata-cheer-cheer-cheer” territorial call in spring.

Table of Contents

Species List

Blackbird, Red-winged
Bluebird, Eastern
Bobolink
Bufflehead
Bunting, Indigo
Cardinal, Northern
Catbird, Gray
Chickadee, Black-capped
Chickadee, Boreal
Collared-Dove, Eurasian
Coot, American
Cormorant, Double-crested
Cowbird, Brown-headed
Creeper, Brown
Crow, American
Crow, Fish
Dove, Eurasian Collared-
Dove, Mourning
Duck, American Black
Duck, Ring-necked
Duck, Wood
Eagle, Bald
Egret, Great
Falcon, Peregrine
Finch, House
Finch, Purple
Flicker, Northern
Flycatcher, Great Crested
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray
Goldeneye, Common
Goldfinch, American
Goose, Canada
Goose, Snow
Grackle, Common
Grebe, Pied-billed
Grosbeak, Evening
Grosbeak, Pine
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted
Grouse, Ruffed
Grouse, Spruce
Gull, Great Black-backed
Gull, Herring
Gull, Ring-billed
Harrier, Northern
Hawk, Broad-winged
Hawk, Cooper’s
Hawk, Red-shouldered
Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk, Rough-legged
Hawk, Sharp-shinned
Heron, Black-crowned Night-
Heron, Great Blue
Heron, Green
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
Jay, Blue
Jay, Gray
Junco, Dark-eyed
Kestrel, American
Killdeer
Kingbird, Eastern
Kingfisher, Belted
Kinglet, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
Lark, Horned
Loon, Common
Mallard
Martin, Purple
Meadowlark, Eastern
Merganser, Common
Merganser, Hooded
Mockingbird, Northern
Nighthawk, Common
Night-Heron, Black-crowned
Nuthatch, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, White-breasted
Oriole, Baltimore
Oriole, Orchard
Osprey
Owl, Barred
Owl, Eastern Screech-
Owl, Great Horned
Pheasant, Ring-necked
Phoebe, Eastern
Pigeon, Rock
Plover, Black-bellied
Raven, Common
Redpoll, Common
Redstart, American
Robin, American
Sandpiper, Spotted
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied
Scaup, Lesser
Screech-Owl, Eastern
Shoveler, Northern
Siskin, Pine
Sparrow, American Tree
Sparrow, Chipping
Sparrow, Fox
Sparrow, House
Sparrow, Song
Sparrow, White-crowned
Sparrow, White-throated
Starling, European
Swallow, Barn
Swallow, Tree
Swan, Mute
Swift, Chimney
Tanager, Scarlet
Teal, Blue-winged
Teal, Green-winged
Thrasher, Brown
Thrush, Hermit
Thrush, Wood
Titmouse, Tufted
Towhee, Eastern
Turkey, Wild
Vulture, Turkey
Warbler, Black-and-white
Warbler, Chestnut-sided
Warbler, Magnolia
Warbler, Palm
Warbler, Pine
Warbler, Prairie
Warbler, Yellow
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Waxwing, Bohemian
Waxwing, Cedar
Wigeon, American
Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Pileated
Woodpecker, Red-bellied
Wren, Carolina
Wren, House
Yellowlegs, Greater
Yellowthroat, Common