{"product_id":"birds-of-the-sierra-nevada-9780520274938","title":"Birds of the Sierra Nevada","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents information on the natural histories of birds of the Sierra Nevada, the origins of their names, the habitats they prefer, how they communicate and interact with one another, their relative abundance, and where they occur within the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Presents the most up-to-date information available about the natural histories of birds of the Sierra Nevada.\" The Union \"[This] book will deepen the experience of visits to the range for serious ornithologists and casual hikers alike.\" BirdWatching \"A thorough, accessible text embracing a massive and diverse region of California... [The book] distills wisdom from many people who love both the avifauna and the high country and will inspire many of us to follow in their tracks.\" -- Claire Peaslee West Marin County \"A book like Birds of the Sierra Nevada reaffirms your faith in how birding can dovetail with conservation, and in what birding can do for our collective sense of meaningful communion with nature.\" Birding Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ECOLOGICAL ZONES AND BIRD HABITATS\u003cbr\u003e RECENT TRENDS IN SIERRA BIRD POPULATIONS AND RANGES\u003cbr\u003e UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT SIERRA BIRDS\u003cbr\u003e BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE SIERRA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Family and Species Accounts\u003cbr\u003e WATERFOWL • Anatidae\u003cbr\u003e QUAIL • Odontophoridae\u003cbr\u003e FOWL-LIKE BIRDS • Phasianidae\u003cbr\u003e LOONS • Gaviidae\u003cbr\u003e GREBES • Podicipedidae\u003cbr\u003e CORMORANTS • Phalacrocoracidae\u003cbr\u003e PELICANS • Pelecanidae\u003cbr\u003e HERONS AND RELATIVES • Ardeidae\u003cbr\u003e IBIS • Threskiornithidae\u003cbr\u003e NEW WORLD VULTURES • Cathartidae\u003cbr\u003e OSPREY • Pandionidae\u003cbr\u003e HAWKS AND RELATIVES • Accipitridae\u003cbr\u003e FALCONS • Falconidae\u003cbr\u003e RAILS AND RELATIVES • Rallidae\u003cbr\u003e CRANES • Gruidae\u003cbr\u003e PLOVERS • Charadriidae\u003cbr\u003e STILTS AND AVOCETS • Recurvirostridae\u003cbr\u003e SANDPIPERS AND RELATIVES • Scolopacidae\u003cbr\u003e GULLS AND TERNS • Laridae\u003cbr\u003e PIGEONS AND DOVES • Columbidae\u003cbr\u003e CUCKOOS AND ROADRUNNERS • Cuculidae\u003cbr\u003e BARN OWL • Tytonidae\u003cbr\u003e TYPICAL OWLS • Strigidae\u003cbr\u003e NIGHTHAWKS AND RELATIVES • Caprimulgidae\u003cbr\u003e SWIFTS • Apodidae\u003cbr\u003e HUMMINGBIRDS • Trochilidae\u003cbr\u003e KINGFISHERS • Alcedinidae\u003cbr\u003e WOODPECKERS • Picidae\u003cbr\u003e TYRANT FLYCATCHERS • Tyrannidae\u003cbr\u003e SHRIKES • Laniidae\u003cbr\u003e VIREOS • Vireonidae\u003cbr\u003e JAYS AND RELATIVES • Corvidae\u003cbr\u003e LARKS • Alaudidae\u003cbr\u003e SWALLOWS • Hirundinidae\u003cbr\u003e CHICKADEES AND TITMICE • Paridae\u003cbr\u003e VERDIN • Remizidae\u003cbr\u003e BUSHTIT • Aegithalidae\u003cbr\u003e NUTHATCHES • Sittidae\u003cbr\u003e CREEPERS • Certhiidae\u003cbr\u003e WRENS • Troglodytidae\u003cbr\u003e GNATCATCHERS • Polioptilidae\u003cbr\u003e DIPPERS • Cinclidae\u003cbr\u003e KINGLETS • Regulidae\u003cbr\u003e WRENTIT • Sylviidae\u003cbr\u003e THRUSHES AND RELATIVES • Turdidae\u003cbr\u003e MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS • Mimidae\u003cbr\u003e STARLINGS • Sturnidae\u003cbr\u003e PIPITS • Motacillidae\u003cbr\u003e WAXWINGS • Bombycillidae\u003cbr\u003e SILKY FLYCATCHERS • Ptilogonatidae\u003cbr\u003e WOOD-WARBLERS • Parulidae\u003cbr\u003e SPARROWS AND RELATIVES • Emberizidae\u003cbr\u003e GROSBEAKS AND RELATIVES • Cardinalidae\u003cbr\u003e BLACKBIRDS AND RELATIVES • Icteridae\u003cbr\u003e FINCHES AND RELATIVES • Fringillidae\u003cbr\u003e OLD WORLD SPARROWS • Passeridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e 1 Checklist of Sierra Birds\u003cbr\u003e 2 Rare, Casual, and Accidental Birds of the Sierra Nevada\u003cbr\u003e 3 Methods Used to Determine Population Trends\u003cbr\u003e 4 Common and Scientific Names of Plant Species\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of Common Names\u003cbr\u003e Index of Scientific Names\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors and Artist","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402860110167,"sku":"9780520274938","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520274938.jpg?v=1730481708","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/birds-of-the-sierra-nevada-9780520274938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}