Waterfowl of Eastern North America
An indispensable field guide and reference for birders.\ The eastern Continental Divide from Florida to Ontario contains the world's largest network of freshwater lakes, rivers, wetlands and coastal waters. It is home to an astonishingly large variety of ducks, geese, and other waterfowl.\ Waterfowl of Eastern North America is a richly illustrated pocket-sized field guide for birders and naturalists. Full-color photographs show these birds in their natural habitats in each season.\ Comparison...
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A well-illustrated field guide to the ducks, geese and shorebirds of Eastern North America. Includes well organized species comparison pages, male-female, seasonal and immature plumage, distinctive markings. Appropriate for novice or experienced birders.
Wonderful waterfowl7How to use this book8A note to beginners10The quotes11Taxonomy11Classification12Waterfowl groups13Identification features14Waterfowl look-alikes15Seasonal status of waterfowl for Point Pelee National Park16Bird profilesGreater White-fronted Goos18Snow Goose20Ross's Goose22Canada Goose & Cackling Goose24Brant26Mute Swan28Trumpeter Swan30Tundra Swan32Wood Duck34Gadwall36Eurasian Wigeon38American Wigeon40American Black Duck42Mallard44Blue-winged Teal46Cinnamon Teal48Northern Shoveler50Northern Pintail52Green-winged Teal54Canvasback56Redhead58Ring-necked Duck60Tufted Duck62Greater Scaup64Lesser Scaup66King Eider68Common Eider72Harlequin Duck76Surf Scoter78White-winged Scoter80Black Scoter82Long-tailed Duck84Bufflehead88Common Goldeneye90Barrow's Goldeneye92Hooded Merganser94Common Merganser96Red-breasted Merganser98Ruddy Duck100Red-throated Loon102Common Loon104Pied-billed Grebe106Horned Grebe108Red-necked Grebe110Eared Grebe112Western Grebe114American White Pelican116Double-crested Cormorant118Common Moorhen120American Coot122Vagrants and southern and coastal specialtiesBlack-bellied Whistling-Duck124Fulvous Whistling-Duck124Barnacle Goose125Mottled Duck125Garganey125Steller's Eider126Smew126Masked Duck126Pacific Loon127Least Grebe127Yellow-billed Loon127Clark's Grebe128Brown Pelican128Neotropic Cormorant128Great Cormorant129Anhinga129Purple Gallinule129What can I do to help waterfowl?130Comparison pagesFemale dabbling ducks132Canvasback/Redhead134Greater/Lesser Scaup135King/Common Eiders136Scoters138Goldeneyes140Female mergansers141Winter loons142Winter grebes143Flight144Female divers148Male ducks150References154Author's notes156Credits156Index157
\ E-Streams - Sue Reyna\ Each species enjoys a step-by-step profile to facilitate precise identification, while brilliant color photographs reveal birds in their natural habitat.\ \ \ \ \ \ Wildlife ActivistA beautiful photographic guide to ducks and other waterfowl found in the eastern U.S... A handy section in the back provides photos of similar waterfowl species for comparison.\ \ \ \ Ontario SailorFilled with incredibly vibrant photographs of wildfowl in their natural habitat. Each bird and gender is described.\ \ \ \ \ \ Wave Length MagazineA very useful field guide and birding primer... In fact, since many waterfowl are common to both coasts, this guide is useful for west coast observation as well... excellent color photographs showing the bird swimming and flying.\ \ \ \ \ \ ChoiceFor each species the format is two full-color pages with excellent photographs, notes on distinctive features, and range maps... This is an attractive handbook for novice birders, new hunters, and others wanting to name waterfowl. Summing Up: Recommended.\ \ \ \ \ \ Ibis [British Ornithologists' Union]An excellent field guide... illustrated with excellent photographs of both male and females... useful comparison photographs complete the guide.\ \ \ \ \ \ Good TimesA must-have book if you love watching our feathered friends. While the 400 magnificent color photographs will catch your eye, it's the anecdotes that keep even non-birders flocking back for more.\ \ \
