Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City
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Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City
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Overview
New York City's favorite naturalist is back with a guided tour of the Big Apple that unveils the beautiful birds living in its midst.
Winner of the Hardcover Nonfiction (Design) of The New York Book Show, Illustrated Text of the Washington Publishers
Look around New York, and you’ll probably see birds: wood ducks swimming in Queens, a stalking black-crowned night-heron in Brooklyn, great horned owls perching in the Bronx, warblers feeding in Central Park, or Staten Island’s purple martins flying to and fro. You might spot hawks and falcons nesting on skyscrapers or robins belting out songs from trees along the street.
America’s largest metropolis teems with birdlife in part because it sits within the great Atlantic flyway where migratory birds travel seasonally between north and south. The Big Apple’s miles of coastline, magnificent parks, and millions of trees attract dozens of migrating species every year and are also home year-round to scores of resident birds.
There is no better way to identify and learn about New York’s birds than with this comprehensive field guide from New York City naturalist Leslie Day. Her book will quickly teach you what each species looks like, where they build their nests, what they eat, the sounds of their songs, what time of year they appear in the city, the shapes and colors of their eggs, and where in the five boroughs you can find them—which is often in the neighborhood you call home. The hundreds of stunning photographs by Beth Bergman and gorgeous illustrations by Trudy Smoke will help you identify the ninety avian species commonly seen in New York. Once you enter the world of the city’s birds, life in the great metropolis will never look the same.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421416175 |
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| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Publication date: | 07/31/2015 |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.20(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Trudy Smoke is a professor of linguistics and rhetoric at Hunter College, City University of New York and a nature illustrator. She is the illustrator of Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City.
Beth Bergman is a photographer for the Metropolitan Opera who has been documenting nature for forty-one years. Her photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Opera News, and Paris Match.
Table of Contents
Foreword, by Don RiepeAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Illustrated Bird, Wing, and Feather Anatomy2. Bird Terminology3. BirdsCormorantDouble-crested CormorantWaterfowlBrant GooseCanada GooseMute SwanMallard DuckBufflehead DuckNorthern ShovelerRuddy DuckWood DuckHooded MerganserGulls and TernsRing-billed GullGreat Black-backed GullHerring GullCommon TernWading BirdsGreat Blue HeronGreat EgretGreen HeronBlack-crowned Night-HeronGlossy IbisShorebirdsAmerican OystercatcherAmerican WoodcockSpotted SandpiperGround BirdsWild TurkeyHawksRed-tailed HawkOspreyCooper's HawkFalconsAmerican KestrelPeregrine FalconOwlsEastern Screech-OwlGreat Horned OwlBarred OwlNorthern Saw-whet OwlHummingbirdsRuby-throated HummingbirdParrotsMonk ParakeetDovesRock PigeonMourning DoveWoodpeckersRed-bellied WoodpeckerYellow-bellied SapsuckerDowny WoodpeckerHairy WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerFlycatchersEastern Wood-PeweeEastern PhoebeEastern KingbirdVireosRed-eyed VireoJays and CrowsBlue JayAmerican CrowSwallowsTree SwallowBarn SwallowChickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, and CreepersBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown CreeperWrensHouse WrenCarolina WrenKingletsGolden-crownedKingletRuby-crowned KingletThrushesVeeryHermit ThrushWood ThrushAmerican RobinMimidsGray CatbirdBrown ThrasherNorthern MockingbirdStarlingsEuropean StarlingWaxwingsCedar WaxwingWarblersOvenbirdBlack-and-white WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican RedstartNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerYellow WarblerYellow-rumped WarblerBlack-throated Green WarblerSparrowsEastern TowheeChipping SparrowSong SparrowWhite-throated SparrowDark-eyed JuncoCardinals, Tanagers, and GrosbeaksScarlet TanagerNorthern CardinalRose-breasted GrosbeakBlackbirds and OriolesRed-winged BlackbirdCommon GrackleBrown-headed CowbirdBaltimore OrioleFinches and Old World SparrowsHouse FinchAmerican GoldfinchHouse SparrowBirding Organizations and ResourcesBirding HotspotsBibliographyPhotography CreditsIndex
What People are Saying About This
Leslie Day has compiled this long-awaited and superb book filled with stunning illustrations, photographs, and concise information. This welcome anthology of species that harmoniously coexist in our urban environment will be cherished by and is a must-have for anyone interested in the diverse avian community of New York City.
Visually beautiful, Leslie Day's Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City manages to be clear and concise while including lesser-known salient features of each bird. With this book in hand, you will know where to go to see the woodcock's hunting dance or hear the ruby-throat's call.
Leslie Day provides a visually arresting and fascinating introduction to our city’s most common birds, including details on behavior and ecology not found in typical field guides. Sections covering New York City birding spots as well as birding and conservation organizations will serve to connect readers to the rich birdlife and habitats of the city’s five boroughs.
Leslie Day provides a visually arresting and fascinating introduction to our city’s most common birds, including details on behavior and ecology not found in typical field guides. Sections covering New York City birding spots as well as birding and conservation organizations will serve to connect readers to the rich birdlife and habitats of the city’s five boroughs.—Susan B. Elbin, PhD, Director of Conservation and Science, New York City Audubon
Visually beautiful, Leslie Day's Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City manages to be clear and concise while including lesser-known salient features of each bird. With this book in hand, you will know where to go to see the woodcock's hunting dance or hear the ruby-throat's call.—Rita McMahon, Director, Wild Bird Fund
Leslie Day has compiled this long-awaited and superb book filled with stunning illustrations, photographs, and concise information. This welcome anthology of species that harmoniously coexist in our urban environment will be cherished by and is a must-have for anyone interested in the diverse avian community of New York City.—Anthony A. Pilny, DVM, The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine