Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. SPECIES ACCOUNTS
6. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK 14
7. SNOW GOOSE 16
8. CACKLING GOOSE and CANADA GOOSE 18
9. WOOD DUCK 20
10. AMERICAN WIGEON 22
11. MALLARD 24
12. BLUE-WINGED TEAL 26
13. NORTHERN SHOVELER 28
14. GREEN-WINGED TEAL 30
15. CANVASBACK 32
16. REDHEAD 34
17. RING-NECKED DUCK 36
18. LESSER SCAUP 38
19. MASKED DUCK 40
20. GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN 42
21. LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN 44
22. WILD TURKEY 46
23. SCALED QUAIL 48
24. GAMBEL'S QUAIL 50
25. NORTHERN BOBWHITE 52
26. MONTEZUMA QUAIL 54
27. COMMON LOON 56
28. LEAST GREBE 58
29. PIED-BILLED GREBE 60
30. AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN 62
31. BROWN PELICAN 64
32. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT 66
33. ANHINGA 68
34. AMERICAN BITTERN 70
35. LEAST BITTERN 72
36. GREAT BLUE HERON 74
37. GREAT EGRET 76
38. SNOWY EGRET 78
39. LITTLE BLUE HERON 80
40. REDDISH EGRET 82
41. CATTLE EGRET 84
42. GREEN HERON 86
43. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON 88
44. WHITE-FACED IBIS 90
45. ROSEATE SPOONBILL 92
46. BLACK VULTURE 94
47. TURKEY VULTURE 96
48. OSPREY 98
49. MISSISSIPPI KITE 100
50. BALD EAGLE 102
51. NORTHERN HARRIER 104
52. COOPER'S HAWK 106
53. HARRIS'S HAWK 108
54. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 110
55. SWAINSON'S HAWK 112
56. WHITE-TAILED HAWK 114
57. ZONE-TAILED HAWK 116
58. RED-TAILED HAWK 118
59. CRESTED CARACARA 120
60. AMERICAN KESTREL 122
61. APLOMADO FALCON 124
62. KING RAIL 126
63. AMERICAN COOT 128
64. SANDHILL CRANE 130
65. WHOOPING CRANE 132
66. KILLDEER 134
67. AMERICAN AVOCET 136
68. LONG-BILLED CURLEW 138
69. SANDERLING 140
70. LEAST SANDPIPER 142
71. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 144
72. LAUGHING GULL 146
73. RING-BILLED GULL 148
74. ROYAL TERN 150
75. FORSTER'S TERN 152
76. BLACK SKIMMER 154
77. WHITE-WINGED DOVE 156
78. MOURNING DOVE 158
79. INCA DOVE 160
80. COMMON GROUND-DOVE 162
81. GREEN PARAKEET 164
82. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO 166
83. GREATER ROADRUNNER 168
84. BARN OWL 170
85. WESTERN SCREECH-OWL and EASTERN SCREECH-OWL 172
86. GREAT HORNED OWL 174
87. FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL 176
88. BURROWING OWL 178
89. BARRED OWL 180
90. LESSER NIGHTHAWK 182
91. COMMON NIGHTHAWK 184
92. COMMON POORWILL 186
93. WHIP-POOR-WILL 188
94. CHIMNEY SWIFT 190
95. BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD 192
96. LUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD 194
97. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD 196
98. BELTED KINGFISHER 198
99. GREEN KINGFISHER 200
100. GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER 202
101. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER 204
102. LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER 206
103. DOWNY WOODPECKER 208
104. RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER 210
105. NORTHERN FLICKER 212
106. PILEATED WOODPECKER 214
107. VERMILION FLYCATCHER 216
108. GREAT KISKADEE 218
109. WESTERN KINGBIRD 220
110. EASTERN KINGBIRD 222
111. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 224
112. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE 226
113. WHITE-EYED VIREO 228
114. BLACK-CAPPED VIREO 230
115. BLUE-HEADED VIREO 232
116. BLUE JAY 234
117. GREEN JAY 236
118. WESTERN SCRUB-JAY 238
119. MEXICAN JAY 240
120. AMERICAN CROW 242
121. COMMON RAVEN 244
122. PURPLE MARTIN 246
123. CAVE SWALLOW 248
124. BARN SWALLOW 250
125. CAROLINA CHICKADEE 252
126. TUFTED TITMOUSE and BLACK-CRESTED TITMOUSE 254
127. BUSHTIT 256
128. CACTUS WREN 258
129. CAROLINA WREN 260
130. BEWICK'S WREN 262
131. MARSH WREN 264
132. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET 266
133. BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER 268
134. EASTERN BLUEBIRD 270
135. HERMIT THRUSH 272
136. WOOD THRUSH 274
137. CLAY-COLORED ROBIN 276
138. AMERICAN ROBIN 278
139. GRAY CATBIRD 280
140. NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD 282
141. BROWN THRASHER 284
142. CURVE-BILLED THRASHER 286
143. CEDAR WAXWING 288
144. PHAINOPEPLA 290
145. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER 292
146. NASHVILLE WARBLER 294
147. COLIMA WARBLER 296
148. TROPICAL PARULA 298
149. YELLOW WARBLER 300
150. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER 302
151. GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER 304
152. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER 306
153. COMMON YELLOWTHROAT 308
154. WILSON'S WARBLER 310
155. SUMMER TANAGER 312
156. SCARLET TANAGER 314
157. SPOTTED TOWHEE 316
158. CHIPPING SPARROW 318
159. LARK SPARROW 320
160. BLACK-THROATED SPARROW 322
161. SAVANNAH SPARROW 324
162. HARRIS'S SPARROW 326
163. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 328
164. DARK-EYED JUNCO 330
165. NORTHERN CARDINAL 332
166. PYRRHULOXIA 334
167. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK 336
168. BLUE GROSBEAK 338
169. INDIGO BUNTING 340
170. VARIED BUNTING 342
171. PAINTED BUNTING 344
172. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 346
173. EASTERN MEADOWLARK and WESTERN MEADOWLARK 348
174. YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD 350
175. BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE 352
176. GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE 354
177. BRONZED COWBIRD 356
178. BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 358
179. BULLOCK'S ORIOLE 360
180. ALTAMIRA ORIOLE 362
181. BALTIMORE ORIOLE 364
182. HOUSE FINCH 366
183. LESSER GOLDFINCH 368
184. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 370
185. APPENDIX 373
186. GLOSSARY 389
187. SUGGESTED REFERENCES 391
188. INDEX 394