Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors [PB]
by Liguori, Jerry![Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors [PB] Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors [PB]](graphics/covers/13423.jpg)

Format: Paperback
Release Date: 1/1/2011
Code: 13423
Condition: New
Product Details
Field Guide=A guide with illustrations or photographs for identification- The first guide to focus on distant raptors as they are viewed in the field
- New information and approaches for identifying distant raptors
- Illustrates twenty-nine species in various lighting situations and settings
- 558 color photos and 896 black-and-white images depicting plumage and shape characteristics
- All aspects of in-flight hawk identification, including flight style and behavior
Jerry Liguori has been studying raptors throughout North America since 1984. He has conducted hawk migration counts at spring and fall migration sites, such as Cape May Point, Sandy Hook, Derby Hill, Braddock Bay, Whitefish Point, and Dinosaur Ridge, and the Goshute, Wasatch, and Sandia mountains. He is the author of Hawks from Every Angle (Princeton).
Endorsements:
quot;Jerry Liguori's book takes the hawk identification guide to a whole new level. It is hard to imagine the amount of time that went into this book--countless hours on mountaintops and other hawk-watching sites taking the photographs, then selecting and arranging them. The result is simply the best collection of hawk ID photos ever assembled, combined with Liguori's clear and concise identification tips. This book is a gold mine of information for anyone interested in hawk identification.quot;--David Sibley. quot;Liguori has done it again. Fresh on the heels of his highly acclaimed Hawks from Every Angle, we now have the new Hawks at a Distance. He never missed a beat. Not only did he pick up where he left off, he has taken it to a higher plane. This twenty-first-century offering does for raptors what the seminal Ducks at a Distance did for waterfowl in the mid-twentieth century. It makes a quantum leap in the complex art and science of hawk identification, taming these shape-shifters like never before.quot;--Clay Sutton. "Jerry Liguori presents an innovative concept tackling the age-old problem of identifying flying raptors when seen under field-viewing conditions. Optimal grasp of each species and age class is obtained with a multitude of photographs depicting various flight modes and lighting conditions of dorsal, ventral, and head-on views. The concise text is easy to read and very informative. Liguori's field identification prowess is impeccable and is articulated throughout this guide.quot;--Brian K. Wheeler.
With a foreword by Pete Dunne. 558 color photos. 896 halftones. 2 tables.
ISBN: 9780691135595
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year of Publication: 2011
Page Count: 190
Shipping Weight: 1.75 lb