| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Falcon pocket guide
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Falcon Guides |
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Falcon guide.
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Falcon pocket guide.
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
Birds of Alaska is a field guide to the most common and sought-after species in the state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, this informative guide makes it easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Notes about the Species Accounts; Bird Topography and Terms; NONPASSERINES; Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons; Emperor Goose, Chen canagica; Brant, Branta bernicla; Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens; Canada Goose, Branta canadensis; Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator; Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus; Gadwall, Anas strepera; American Widgeon, Anas americana; Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors; Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata; Northern Pintail, Anas acuta; Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca. |
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Redhead, Aythya americanaCanvasback, Aythya valisineria; Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris; Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis; Steller's Eider, Polysticta stelleri; King Eider, Somateria spectabilis; Common Eider, Somateria mollissima; Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; White-winged Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis; Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula; Common Merganser, Mergus merganser; Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator; Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus. |
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Willow Ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopusRock Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus; White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura; Sooty Grouse, Dendragapus fuliginosus; Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata; Common Loon, Gavia immer; Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica; Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus; Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena; Black-footed Albatross, Phoebastria nigripes; Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis; Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma furcata; Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus; Pelagic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus; Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias; Osprey, Pandion haliaetus. |
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Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalusNorthern Harrier, Circus cyaneus; Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos; Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis; Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus; Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus; American Kestrel, Falco sparverius; Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus; Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus; Sora, Porzana carolina; Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis; Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola; American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica; Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus. |
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Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmaniSpotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius; Wandering Tattler, Tringa incanus; Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca; Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus; Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica; Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres; Black Turnstone, Gallinago gallinago; Surfbird, Aphriza virgata; Red Knot, Calidris canutus; Sanderling, Calidris alba; Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri; Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; Dunlin, Calidris alpina; Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus; Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata. |
| Subject |
Birds -- Alaska -- Identification.
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NATURE -- Animals -- General.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
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NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
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Birds. (OCoLC)fst00832970
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Alaska. (OCoLC)fst01204480
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| Genre/Form |
Identification guides. (OCoLC)fst01940354
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Telander, Todd. Birds of Alaska. Guilford, Connecticut : Falcon Guides, [2013] 9780762779314 (DLC) 2012038534 (OCoLC)824670589 |
| ISBN |
9780762793563 (electronic bk.) |
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0762793562 (electronic bk.) |
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