Birds of prey
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, voices, and habitats of a variety of eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls. Includes the Peterson System of identifying birds by their unique markings.
| Main Author: | Latimer, Jonathan P. |
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| Other Authors: | Nolting, Karen Stray., Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996. (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin,
1999.
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| Series: |
Peterson field guides for young naturalists
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- How to watch birds of prey
- Large soaring hunters: Bald eagle
- Golden eagle
- Turkey vulture
- Black vulture
- Medium-sized soaring hunters: Osprey
- Red-tailed hawk
- Northern goshawk
- Northern harrier
- Peregrine falcon
- Cooper's hawk
- Small soaring hunters: Sharp-shinned hawk
- Merlin
- American kestrel
- Owls: Great horned owl
- Snowy owl
- Barn owl
- Short-eared owl
- Long-eared owl
- Screech-owls
- Birds of prey in flight.