Bird Tracks and Sign
A Guide to North American Species
Published on 1. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-8117-2696-2 (ISBN)
Description
- Songbirds, waterfowl, owls, shorebirds, warblers, woodpeckers, nightjars, birds of prey
- Dozens of feather groups photographed in color
A sighting in the field is just one way birders can identify bird species. Observant nature-lovers can discover what birds are where by examining tracks, trails, and a variety of bird sign: discarded feathers, feeding leftovers and caches, pellets, nests, droppings, and skulls and bones. This fully illustrated guide--the first of its kind for North American birds--presents thorough and straightforward instruction for identifying bird families or individual species by careful examination of the unique sign they leave behind. It also offers keys to the birds' behavior in the wild.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
colour photos & b/w illus
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
789 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-2696-2 (9780811726962)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Mark Elbroch | Eleanor Marks | Diane C. Boretos
Bird Tracks & Sign
E-Book
11/2001
1st Edition
Stackpole Books
€23.73
Available for download
Persons
NOBA award-winning author Mark Elbroch has contributed to numerous research projects in North America, including the capturing and collaring of cougars and Glacier National Park's bear sign survey. He lives in Vermont. Eleanor Marks is an avid birder, veteran tracker, and writer. She lives in Massachusetts. Diane Boretos, a wetlands biologist, is a senior scientist with an environmental consulting service.