05005nam 2200637 450 991046290400332120211028213056.00-520-95447-510.1525/9780520954472(CKB)2670000000340224(EBL)1158453(OCoLC)833765667(SSID)ssj0000855819(PQKBManifestationID)11460051(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855819(PQKBWorkID)10792182(PQKB)11561615(MiAaPQ)EBC1158453(DE-B1597)520427(DE-B1597)9780520954472(Au-PeEL)EBL1158453(CaPaEBR)ebr10837520(CaONFJC)MIL471426(EXLCZ)99267000000034022420140228h20132013 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrBirds of the Sierra Nevada their natural history, status, and distribution /Edward C. Beedy and Edward R. Pandolfino ; illustrated by Keith Hansen ; foreword by Rich StallcupBerkeley, California :University of California Press,2013.©20131 online resource (445 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27493-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Birds of the Sierra Nevada --Front matter --Foreword --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --INTRODUCTION --ECOLOGICAL ZONES AND BIRD HABITATS --RECENT TRENDS IN SIERRA BIRD POPULATIONS AND RANGES --UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT SIERRA BIRDS --BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE SIERRA --Family and Species Accounts --WATERFOWL · Anatidae --QUAIL · Odontophoridae --FOWL-LIKE BIRDS · Phasianidae --LOONS · Gaviidae --GREBES · Podicipedidae --CORMORANTS · Phalacrocoracidae --PELICANS · Pelecanidae --HERONS AND RELATIVES · Ardeidae --IBIS · Threskiornithidae --NEW WORLD VULTURES · Cathartidae --OSPREY · Pandionidae --HAWKS AND RELATIVES · Accipitridae --FALCONS · Falconidae --RAILS AND RELATIVES · Rallidae --CRANES · Gruidae --PLOVERS · Charadriidae --STILTS AND AVOCETS · Recurvirostridae --SANDPIPERS AND RELATIVES · Scolopacidae --GULLS AND TERNS · Laridae --PIGEONS AND DOVES · Columbidae --CUCKOOS AND ROADRUNNERS · Cuculidae --BARN OWL · Tytonidae --TYPICAL OWLS · Strigidae --NIGHTHAWKS AND RELATIVES · Caprimulgidae --SWIFTS · Apodidae --HUMMINGBIRDS · Trochilidae --KINGFISHERS · Alcedinidae --WOODPECKERS · Picidae --TYRANT FLYCATCHERS · Tyrannidae --SHRIKES · Laniidae --VIREOS · Vireonidae --JAYS AND RELATIVES · Corvidae --LARKS · Alaudidae --SWALLOWS · Hirundinidae --CHICKADEES AND TITMICE · Paridae --VERDIN · Remizidae --BUSHTIT · Aegithalidae --NUTHATCHES · Sittidae --CREEPERS · Certhiidae --WRENS · Troglodytidae --GNATCATCHERS · Polioptilidae --DIPPERS · Cinclidae --KINGLETS · Regulidae --WRENTIT · Sylviidae --THRUSHES AND RELATIVES · Turdidae --MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS · Mimidae --STARLINGS · Sturnidae --PIPITS · Motacillidae --WAXWINGS · Bombycillidae --SILKY FLYCATCHERS · Ptilogonatidae --WOOD-WARBLERS · Parulidae --SPARROWS AND RELATIVES · Emberizidae --GROSBEAKS AND RELATIVES · Cardinalidae --BLACKBIRDS AND RELATIVES · Icteridae --FINCHES AND RELATIVES · Fringillidae --OLD WORLD SPARROWS · Passeridae --Appendices --Glossary --Bibliography --Index of Common Names Index of Common Names --Index of Scientific Names --About the Authors and ArtistThis beautifully illustrated and user-friendly book presents the most up-to-date information available about the natural histories of birds of the Sierra Nevada, the origins of their names, the habitats they prefer, how they communicate and interact with one another, their relative abundance, and where they occur within the region. Each species account features original illustrations by Keith Hansen. In addition to characterizing individual species, Birds of the Sierra Nevada also describes ecological zones and bird habitats, recent trends in populations and ranges, conservation efforts, and more than 160 rare species. It also includes a glossary of terms, detailed maps, and an extensive bibliography with over 500 citations.BirdsSierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)BirdsSierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)IdentificationElectronic books.BirdsBirds598.09794/4Beedy Edward C1026476Stallcup Rich1026477Hansen Keith1026478Pandolfino Edward R1026479MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462904003321Birds of the Sierra Nevada2441405UNINA