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Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. The Warbler Guide enables you to quickly identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. This groundbreaking guide features more than 1,000 stunning color photos, extensive species accounts with multiple viewing angles, and an entirely new system of vocalization analysis that helps you distinguish songs and calls. The Warbler Guide revolutionizes birdwatching, making warbler identification easier than ever before. For more information, please see the author videos on the Princeton University Press website.
* Covers all 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada* Visual quick finders help you identify warblers from any angle* Song and call finders make identification easy using a few simple questions* Uses sonograms to teach a new system of song identification that makes it easier to understand and hear differences between similar species* Detailed species accounts show multiple views with diagnostic points, direct comparisons of plumage and vocalizations with similar species, and complete aging and sexing descriptions* New aids to identification include song mnemonics and icons for undertail pattern, color impression, habitat, and behavior* Includes field exercises, flight shots, general identification strategies, and quizzes* A complete, page-by-page audio companion to all of the 1,000-plus songs and calls covered by the book is available for purchase and download from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library by using the link at www.TheWarblerGuide.com
Contents
How to Use This Book 6 Icons and Key Terms 8 How to Use the Maps 10 Topographic Tour 12 What to Notice on a Warbler 16 Aging and Sexing Warblers 56 Understanding Sonograms 62 How to Listen to Warbler Songs 68 Learning Chip and Flight Calls 90 Visual Finder Guides 100 Warbler Song Finder Charts 116 Chip Call Finder 130 Flight Call Finder 134 Species Accounts 138 American Redstart Male 138 American Redstart F/1yM 146 Audubon's Bright 476 Audubon's Drab 480 Bay-breasted Bright 150 Bay-breasted Drab 156 Black-and-white 160 Blackburnian Bright 166 Blackburnian Drab 172 Blackpoll Spring 176 Blackpoll Fall 182 Black-throated Blue Male 186 Black-throated Blue Female 192 Black-throated Gray 196 Black-throated Green 202 Blue-winged 208 Brewster's 214 Canada 216 Cape May Bright 222 Cape May Drab 228 Cerulean 232 Chestnut-sided Bright 238 Chestnut-sided Drab 244 Colima 248 Common Yellowthroat AdM 254 Common Yellowthroat F/1yM 260 Connecticut Bright 264 Connecticut Drab 270 Crescent-chested 498 Fan-tailed 500 Golden-cheeked 274 Golden-crowned 502 Golden-winged 280 Grace's 286 Gray-crowned Yellowthroat 504 Hermit 294 Hooded 300 Kentucky 306 Kirtland's 312 Lawrence's 214 Louisiana Waterthrush 318 Lucy's 324 MacGillivray's Bright 330 MacGillivray's Drab 336 Magnolia Bright 340 Magnolia Drab 346 Mourning Bright 350 Mourning Drab 356 Myrtle Bright 476 Myrtle Drab 480 Nashville 360 Northern Parula 366 Northern Waterthrush 372 Olive Warbler 522 Orange-crowned 378 Ovenbird 384 Painted Redstart 390 Palm 396 Pine 402 Prairie 410 Prothonotary 416 Red-faced 422 Rufous-capped 506 Slate-throated 508 Swainson's 428 Tennessee 434 Townsend's 440 Tropical Parula 510 Virginia's 446 Wilson's 452 Worm-eating 460 Yellow 466 Yellow-breasted Chat 520 Yellow-rumped Bright 476 Yellow-rumped Drab 480 Yellow-throated 492 Similar Non-warbler Species 512 Hybrid Warblers 524 Quiz and Review 526 Warblers in Flight 534 North American Warbler Taxonomy 540 Measurements 542 Silhouettes 544 Habitat and Behavior 546 Glossary 549 Resources 555 Acknowledgments 557 Photo Credits 558 Index 559
