Field guide to birds of the northern California coast [electronic resource] / Rich Stallcup and Jules Evens ; graphites by Keith Hansen.
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 feature...
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2014.
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| Series: | California natural history guides ;
no. 109. |
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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. 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : color illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520958388 0520958381 9780520276161 0520276167 9780520276178 0520276175 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |