Birds of the Cottage Country 9780920469026, 0920469027
A virtual storybook account of the author's personalised observations throughout Ontario's cottage playground.
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English Pages 215 Year 1985
Table of contents :
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
1. The Loons, Grebes, Cormorants, and Petrels......Page 14
2. The Herons and Storks......Page 20
3. The Swans, Geese, and Ducks......Page 25
4. The Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures......Page 33
5. The Grouse, Quails, and Pheasants......Page 40
6. The Cranes and Rails......Page 47
7. The Shorebirds......Page 49
8. The Gulls, Terns, Jaegers, and Murres......Page 56
9. The Pigeons, Cuckoos, and Owls......Page 62
10. The Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, and Kingfishers......Page 68
11. The Woodpeckers......Page 74
12. The Tyrant Flycatchers......Page 80
13. The Swallows......Page 86
14. The Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens......Page 91
15. The Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Creepers......Page 97
16. The Wrens, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers......Page 101
17. The Thrushes......Page 106
18. The Mimids, Larks, Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, and Starlings......Page 123
19. The Vireos......Page 131
20. The Wood Warblers......Page 136
I: The Nesting Dendroicas......Page 138
II: The Transient Dendroicas......Page 144
III: Other Tree Warblers......Page 148
IV: The Ground Warblers......Page 153
21. The Tanagers and Cardinal Grosbeaks......Page 159
22. The Buntings......Page 166
I: The Towhees, Juncos, Vesper Sparrows, and Winter Buntings......Page 167
II: Chipping, Fox, and Crown Sparrows......Page 173
III: Song, Lincoln’s, and Grass Sparrows......Page 181
23. The Troupials......Page 187
24. The Finches......Page 198
List of Birds with Migration Dates......Page 208
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
1. The Loons, Grebes, Cormorants, and Petrels......Page 14
2. The Herons and Storks......Page 20
3. The Swans, Geese, and Ducks......Page 25
4. The Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures......Page 33
5. The Grouse, Quails, and Pheasants......Page 40
6. The Cranes and Rails......Page 47
7. The Shorebirds......Page 49
8. The Gulls, Terns, Jaegers, and Murres......Page 56
9. The Pigeons, Cuckoos, and Owls......Page 62
10. The Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, and Kingfishers......Page 68
11. The Woodpeckers......Page 74
12. The Tyrant Flycatchers......Page 80
13. The Swallows......Page 86
14. The Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens......Page 91
15. The Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Creepers......Page 97
16. The Wrens, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers......Page 101
17. The Thrushes......Page 106
18. The Mimids, Larks, Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, and Starlings......Page 123
19. The Vireos......Page 131
20. The Wood Warblers......Page 136
I: The Nesting Dendroicas......Page 138
II: The Transient Dendroicas......Page 144
III: Other Tree Warblers......Page 148
IV: The Ground Warblers......Page 153
21. The Tanagers and Cardinal Grosbeaks......Page 159
22. The Buntings......Page 166
I: The Towhees, Juncos, Vesper Sparrows, and Winter Buntings......Page 167
II: Chipping, Fox, and Crown Sparrows......Page 173
III: Song, Lincoln’s, and Grass Sparrows......Page 181
23. The Troupials......Page 187
24. The Finches......Page 198
List of Birds with Migration Dates......Page 208
- Author / Uploaded
- William C. Mansell
- William Blair Mansell
- Sheila Smith
