Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Contributing Authors ix
5. History of the Federation of New York State Bird Clubs) Inc xv
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Part I Introduction
8. Origin and Structure of the Book 3
9. The Physical Environment 11
10. The Ecozones of New York State 15
11. Bird Habitats in New York State 29
12. The Role of the Federation in Conservation of New York Birds: The Past Twenty Years 42
13. From Glaciers to Global Warming: Long-Term Changes in the Birdlife of New York State 56
14. Whither Taxonomy? 72
15. Historical Review of the New York State Checklist 74
16. Checklist of the Birds of New York State 79
17. Part II Species Accounts
18. LOONS-GAVIIDAE 93
19. GREBES-PODICIPEDIDAE 98
20. ALBATROSSES-DIOMEDEIDAE 103
21. SHEARWATERS AND PETRELS-PROCELLARIIDAE 103
22. STORM-PETRELS-HYDROBATIDAE 110
23. TROPICBIRDS-PHAETHONTIDAE 113
24. BOOBIES AND GANNETS-SULIDAE 114
25. PELICANS-PELECANIDAE 115
26. CORMORANTS-PHALACROCORACIDAE 117
27. DARTERS-ANHINGIDAE 120
28. FRIGATEBIRDS-FREGATIDAE 121
29. BITTERNS, HERONS, AND ALLIES-ARDEIDAE 122
30. IBISES AND SPOONBILLSTHRESKIORNITHIDAE 134
31. STORKS-CICONIIDAE 137
32. NEW WORLD VULTURES-CATHARTIDAE 138
33. GEESE, SWANS, AND DUCKS-ANATIDAE 141
34. KITES, EAGLES, HAWKS, AND ALLIES-ACCIPITRIDAE 178
35. CARACARAS AND FALCONS-FALCONIDAE 200
36. PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, AND TURKEYS-PHASIANIDAE 208
37. NEW WORLD QUAIL-ODONTOPHORIDAE 215
38. RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS-RALLIDAE 217
39. CRANES-GRUIDAE 227
40. PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS-CHARADRIIDAE 228
41. OYSTERCATCHERS-HAEMATOPODIDAE 234
42. STILTS AND AVOCETSRECURVIROSTRIDAE 235
43. SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES, AND ALLIES-SCOLOPACIDAE 236
44. SKUAS, GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS-LARIDAE 271
45. AUKS, MURRES, AND PUFFINS-ALCIDAE 310
46. PIGEONS AND DOVES-COLUMBIDAE 316
47. PARROTS-PSITTACIDAE 321
48. CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, AND ANIS-CUCULIDAE 322
49. BARN OWLS-TYTONIDAE 324
50. TYPICAL OWLS-STRIGIDAE 325
51. GOATSUCKERS-CAPRIMULGIDAE 341
52. SWIFTS-APODIDAE 344
53. HUMMINGBIRDS-TROCHILIDAE 345
54. KINGFISHERS-ALCEDINIDAE 347
55. WOODPECKERS AND ALLIES-PICIDAE 347
56. TYRANT FLYCATCHERS-TYRANNIDAE 359
57. SHRIKES-LANIIDAE 376
58. VIREOS-VIREONIDAE 379
59. JAYS, MAGPIES, AND CROWS-CORVIDAE 387
60. LARKS-ALAUDIDAE 396
61. SWALLOWS-HIRUNDINIDAE 397
62. CHICKADEES AND TITMICE-PARIDAE 409
63. NUTHATCHES-SITTIDAE 412
64. CREEPERS-CERTHIIDAE 415
65. WRENS-TROGLODYTIDAE 417
66. KINGLETS-REGULIDAE 424
67. OLD WORLD WARBLERS AND GNATCATCHERS-SYLVIIDAE 426
68. THRUSHES-TURDIDAE 427
69. MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS, AND ALLIES-MIMIDAE 443
70. STARLINGS AND ALLIES-STURNIDAE 447
71. WAGTAILS AND PIPITS-MOTACILLIDAE 448
72. WAXWINGS-BOMBYCILLIDAE 449
73. WOOD WARBLERS-PARULIDAE 451
74. TANAGERS-THRAUPIDAE 498
75. NEW WORLD SPARROWS-EMBERIZIDAE 501
76. GROSBEAIZS AND BUNTINGSCARDINALIDAE 538
77. BLACKBIRDS-ICTERIDAE 544
78. FRINGILLINE AND CARDUELINE FINCHES-FRINGILLIDAE 558
79. OLD WORLD SPARROWS-PASSERIDAE 574
80. Bibliography 577
81. Index of English Bird Names 611
82. Index of Scientific Bird Names 617