The Resource Birding in the American West : a handbook, Kevin J. Zimmer
Birding in the American West : a handbook, Kevin J. Zimmer
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The item Birding in the American West : a handbook, Kevin J. Zimmer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
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- Summary
- A guide to finding and identifying birds in the American West, designed to fill in the gaps left by field guides and bird-finding guides. Provides birders with general concepts and frameworks needed to develop good bird-finding and identification skills, describes different identification techniques, and details microhabitats and difficult-to-identify species in depth. Also gives advice on keeping field notes
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 402 pages
- Contents
-
- Finding Pelagic Birds
- Calling Birds In
- Ethics
- Techniques of Identifying Birds
- Form and Structure
- Trophic Structures
- Wing and Tail Shape and Flight Characteristics
- Body Proportions
- Color and Plumage Patterns
- Vocalizations
- Techniques of Finding Birds
- Behavior
- Gestalt, or Jizz
- Accessory Information
- Importance of Preparation
- Ready Reference to Key Characters
- Psychological Influences
- Keeping Field Notes
- Why Keep a Journal?
- How to Keep a Journal
- Species Accounts
- Habitat Recognition
- Some Useful Tips
- Difficult Identifications: Beyond the Field Guides
- Nonbreeding-Plumaged Loons
- Arctic versus Pacific Loon
- Clark's versus Western Grebe
- Horned versus Eared Grebe
- Sooty versus Short-tailed Shearwater
- Double-crested versus Neotropic Cormorant
- Pacific Coast Cormorants
- Immature Night-Herons
- Elevation
- Tundra versus Trumpeter Swan
- Ross's versus Snow Goose
- Female Teals
- Greater versus Lesser Scaup
- Female Goldeneyes
- Female Common versus Female Red-breasted Merganser
- Immature Eagles
- Accipiters
- Buteos and Other Soaring Hawks
- Shorebirds
- Key Plant Species
- Jaegers
- Identifying Gulls
- Slaty-backed Gulls
- Thayer's Gulls
- Kittiwakes
- Common versus Arctic versus Forster's Tern
- Elegant versus Royal versus Caspian Tern
- Common versus Thick-billed Murre
- Kittlitz's Murrelets
- Craveri's versus Xantus's Murrelet
- Nest Site Availability
- Time of Day
- Time of Year
- Tapping the Hotline
- Isbn
- 9780801432576
- Label
- Birding in the American West : a handbook
- Title
- Birding in the American West
- Title remainder
- a handbook
- Statement of responsibility
- Kevin J. Zimmer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A guide to finding and identifying birds in the American West, designed to fill in the gaps left by field guides and bird-finding guides. Provides birders with general concepts and frameworks needed to develop good bird-finding and identification skills, describes different identification techniques, and details microhabitats and difficult-to-identify species in depth. Also gives advice on keeping field notes
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Zimmer, Kevin J
- Dewey number
- 598/.07/23478
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL683.W4
- LC item number
- Z55 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Label
- Birding in the American West : a handbook, Kevin J. Zimmer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-389) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Finding Pelagic Birds
- Calling Birds In
- Ethics
- Techniques of Identifying Birds
- Form and Structure
- Trophic Structures
- Wing and Tail Shape and Flight Characteristics
- Body Proportions
- Color and Plumage Patterns
- Vocalizations
- Techniques of Finding Birds
- Behavior
- Gestalt, or Jizz
- Accessory Information
- Importance of Preparation
- Ready Reference to Key Characters
- Psychological Influences
- Keeping Field Notes
- Why Keep a Journal?
- How to Keep a Journal
- Species Accounts
- Habitat Recognition
- Some Useful Tips
- Difficult Identifications: Beyond the Field Guides
- Nonbreeding-Plumaged Loons
- Arctic versus Pacific Loon
- Clark's versus Western Grebe
- Horned versus Eared Grebe
- Sooty versus Short-tailed Shearwater
- Double-crested versus Neotropic Cormorant
- Pacific Coast Cormorants
- Immature Night-Herons
- Elevation
- Tundra versus Trumpeter Swan
- Ross's versus Snow Goose
- Female Teals
- Greater versus Lesser Scaup
- Female Goldeneyes
- Female Common versus Female Red-breasted Merganser
- Immature Eagles
- Accipiters
- Buteos and Other Soaring Hawks
- Shorebirds
- Key Plant Species
- Jaegers
- Identifying Gulls
- Slaty-backed Gulls
- Thayer's Gulls
- Kittiwakes
- Common versus Arctic versus Forster's Tern
- Elegant versus Royal versus Caspian Tern
- Common versus Thick-billed Murre
- Kittlitz's Murrelets
- Craveri's versus Xantus's Murrelet
- Nest Site Availability
- Time of Day
- Time of Year
- Tapping the Hotline
- Control code
- 42692178
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 402 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801432576
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 99053727
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Label
- Birding in the American West : a handbook, Kevin J. Zimmer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-389) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Finding Pelagic Birds
- Calling Birds In
- Ethics
- Techniques of Identifying Birds
- Form and Structure
- Trophic Structures
- Wing and Tail Shape and Flight Characteristics
- Body Proportions
- Color and Plumage Patterns
- Vocalizations
- Techniques of Finding Birds
- Behavior
- Gestalt, or Jizz
- Accessory Information
- Importance of Preparation
- Ready Reference to Key Characters
- Psychological Influences
- Keeping Field Notes
- Why Keep a Journal?
- How to Keep a Journal
- Species Accounts
- Habitat Recognition
- Some Useful Tips
- Difficult Identifications: Beyond the Field Guides
- Nonbreeding-Plumaged Loons
- Arctic versus Pacific Loon
- Clark's versus Western Grebe
- Horned versus Eared Grebe
- Sooty versus Short-tailed Shearwater
- Double-crested versus Neotropic Cormorant
- Pacific Coast Cormorants
- Immature Night-Herons
- Elevation
- Tundra versus Trumpeter Swan
- Ross's versus Snow Goose
- Female Teals
- Greater versus Lesser Scaup
- Female Goldeneyes
- Female Common versus Female Red-breasted Merganser
- Immature Eagles
- Accipiters
- Buteos and Other Soaring Hawks
- Shorebirds
- Key Plant Species
- Jaegers
- Identifying Gulls
- Slaty-backed Gulls
- Thayer's Gulls
- Kittiwakes
- Common versus Arctic versus Forster's Tern
- Elegant versus Royal versus Caspian Tern
- Common versus Thick-billed Murre
- Kittlitz's Murrelets
- Craveri's versus Xantus's Murrelet
- Nest Site Availability
- Time of Day
- Time of Year
- Tapping the Hotline
- Control code
- 42692178
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 402 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801432576
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 99053727
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
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