Field guide to birds of the northern California coast /

Field guide to birds of the northern California coast /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stallcup, Rich.
Imprint:	[Oakland, California] : University of California Press, [2014] ©2014
Description:	xiii, 294 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 19 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	California natural history guide series ; no. 109 California natural history guides ; 109.
Subject:	Shore birds -- California, Northern. Shore birds. California, Northern.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10106337

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Other authors / contributors:	Evens, Jules G.
ISBN:	9780520276161 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520276167 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780520276178 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520276175 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520958388 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index.
Summary:	The Northern California coast--from Monterey County to the Oregon border--is home to some of the richest avian habitats on the North American continent. Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast provides a comprehensive ecological overview of this extensive and diverse region. It features detailed discussions of the area's most common waterbirds, raptors, and landbirds and highlights the most productive birding sites in each Northern California coastal county.--Publisher Accessibly written and user-friendly, this guide contains nearly 250 species accounts that focus on seasonal rhythms and behavioral characteristics of each species. More than 130 color photographs and hand-drawn sketches depict the birds in context, and maps and occurrence charts indicate when readers might spot each species.--Publisher

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Summary:	The Northern California coast--from Monterey County to the Oregon border--is home to some of the richest avian habitats on the North American continent. Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast provides a comprehensive ecological overview of this extensive and diverse region. It features detailed discussions of the area's most common waterbirds, raptors, and landbirds and highlights the most productive birding sites in each Northern California coastal county.<br> <br> Accessibly written and user-friendly, this guide contains nearly 250 species accounts that focus on seasonal rhythms and behavioral characteristics of each species. More than 130 color photographs and hand-drawn sketches depict the birds in context, and maps and occurrence charts indicate when readers might spot each species.
Physical Description:	xiii, 294 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 19 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index.
ISBN:	9780520276161 0520276167 9780520276178 0520276175 9780520958388