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The common tern : its breeding biology and social behavior
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ISBN: 0231075022 Year: 1991 Publisher: New York Columbia University Press

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All about Birds : Northeast US and Canada.
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ISBN: 0691230056 Year: 2022 Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press,

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The perfect guide to the birds of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.orgThe All About Birds Regional Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 24 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.This dynamic pocket guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The guide offers fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 198 bird species most commonly seen in these regions; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The northeastern USA and eastern Canada edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.This volume features the following states, provinces, and territories: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Quebec, Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, eastern Ontario, eastern Nunavut.Descriptions of 198 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, complete index at the backInformation on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participateBonus content includes identification best practices and tips on photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and moreFree MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong

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Acadian flycatcher. --- Accipiter. --- Agaricus bisporus. --- American crow. --- American kestrel. --- American robin. --- Auk. --- Baltimore oriole. --- Barred owl. --- Beech. --- Belted kingfisher. --- Bird feeder. --- Bird food. --- Bird hide. --- Blue-winged teal. --- Canada goose. --- Caterpillar. --- Cattle egret. --- Common nighthawk. --- Common pheasant. --- Common raven. --- Common starling. --- Common tern. --- Cooper's hawk. --- Cornell Lab of Ornithology. --- Dawn chorus (birds). --- Diving duck. --- Eastern kingbird. --- Eastern phoebe. --- Eastern screech owl. --- Eastern towhee. --- Empidonax. --- Evening grosbeak. --- Feedlot. --- Fleet Air Arm. --- Flight feather. --- Flycatcher. --- Forster's tern. --- Gannet. --- Goose. --- Great black-backed gull. --- Great crested flycatcher. --- Grosbeak. --- Gyrfalcon. --- Harlequin duck. --- Hatching. --- Horned lark. --- Ingredient. --- Insect. --- John James Audubon. --- Lincoln's sparrow. --- Little blue heron. --- MacGillivray's warbler. --- Mallard. --- Mammal. --- Mockingbird. --- Monk parakeet. --- Mourning dove. --- Natural resource. --- Nature center. --- North America. --- Northern flicker. --- Northern mockingbird. --- Northern shoveler. --- Nuthatch. --- Ovenbird (family). --- Peregrine falcon. --- Pine warbler. --- Plover. --- Plumage. --- Purple martin. --- Razorbill. --- Red-tailed hawk. --- Red-winged blackbird. --- Savannah sparrow. --- Sharp-shinned hawk. --- Shoulder (road). --- Shrike. --- Snow goose. --- Snowy egret. --- Snowy owl. --- Song sparrow. --- Sparrow. --- Starling. --- Tent caterpillar. --- Tern. --- Towhee. --- Townsend's warbler. --- Turkey vulture. --- Tyrant flycatcher. --- Vegetation. --- Vulture. --- Warbler. --- Western tanager. --- Wetland. --- White-throated sparrow. --- Winter wren. --- Wood thrush. --- Woodpecker. --- Yellow-bellied sapsucker.


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Gulls Simplified : A Comparative Approach to Identification
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ISBN: 0691185522 Year: 2018 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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A simpler and more user-friendly visual approach to gull identificationThis unique photographic field guide to North America's gulls provides a comparative approach to identification that concentrates on the size, structure, and basic plumage features of gulls-gone are the often-confusing array of plumage details found in traditional guides.Featuring hundreds of color photos throughout, Gulls Simplified illustrates the variations of gull plumages for a variety of ages, giving readers strong visual reference points for each species. Extensive captions accompany the photos, which include comparative photo arrays, digitized photo arrays for each age group, and numerous images of each species-a wealth of visual information at your fingertips. This one-of-a-kind guide includes detailed species accounts and a distribution map for each gull.An essential field companion for North American birders, Gulls Simplified reduces the confusion commonly associated with gull identification, offering a more user-friendly way of observing these marvelous birds.Provides a simpler approach to gull identificationFeatures a wealth of color photos for easy comparison among speciesIncludes detailed captions that explain identification criteria and aging, with direct visual reinforcement above the captionsCombines plumage details with a focus on size, body shape, and structural features for easy identification in the fieldHighlights important field marks and physical features for each gull

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North America. --- Nordamerika. --- Albinism. --- American coot. --- American herring gull. --- American oystercatcher. --- Arctic fox. --- Audubon's shearwater. --- Auk. --- Bald eagle. --- Bird atlas. --- Bird migration. --- Black-headed gull. --- Black-legged kittiwake. --- Black-tailed gull. --- Blue-gray. --- Bonaparte's gull. --- Booby. --- Broad-winged hawk. --- Brown booby. --- Brown pelican. --- Bycatch. --- California gull. --- Caspian tern. --- Common gull. --- Common tern. --- Covert feather. --- Diving bird. --- Diving duck. --- Dogfish. --- Dowitcher. --- Dunlin. --- Egret. --- Eye color. --- Flight feather. --- Forster's tern. --- Franklin's gull. --- Gannet. --- Glaucous gull. --- Glaucous-winged gull. --- Glaucous. --- Great black-backed gull. --- Great shearwater. --- Gull wing. --- Gull. --- Halibut. --- Heermann's gull. --- Herring gull. --- Horseshoe crab. --- Iceland gull. --- Invertebrate. --- Ivory gull. --- Kelp gull. --- Larva. --- Laughing gull. --- Lesser black-backed gull. --- Lesser scaup. --- Little gull. --- Marine biology. --- Masked booby. --- Mormon cricket. --- Moulting. --- Northern flicker. --- Northern fulmar. --- Northern gannet. --- Northwestern crow. --- Ornithology. --- Pacific gull. --- Parasitic jaeger. --- Pelican. --- Phalarope. --- Piebald. --- Plover. --- Plumage. --- Red-breasted merganser. --- Ring-billed gull. --- Rollover Pass. --- Ross's gull. --- Royal tern. --- Sabine's gull. --- Sandpiper. --- Sandwich tern. --- Sea otter. --- Seabird. --- Seawater. --- Sharp-shinned hawk. --- Shearwater. --- Skua. --- Slaty-backed gull. --- Sooty shearwater. --- Southern California. --- Tern. --- Thayer's gull. --- The Sibley Guide to Birds. --- Tilapia. --- Vega gull. --- Wader. --- Warbler. --- Western gull. --- White tern. --- Yellow-footed gull. --- Yellow-legged gull.

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