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A richly illustrated guide celebrates California's coastal birds and the wonders of witnessing them.
"A compact treasury of natural history knowledge." —Burr Heneman, former executive director of Point Reyes Bird Observatory
"A meditation on beauty and survival." —Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
A birding paradise, Point Reyes National Seashore boasts a breathtaking coastline that attracts an array of winged beauties and their flightless fanciers year-round. Both a waystation for feathered vagrants and home to a wealth of native species, this coastal sanctuary is teeming with avian life, and in Birds of Point Reyes expert birder and ornithological illustrator Keith Hansen celebrates this airborne abundance. From the sparrows and cormorants to the hawks and ravens to the wild wanderers who sweep through in vast seasonal migrations, Hansen introduces readers to the wildlife that soar and swirl overhead through over 25 awe-filled portraits of Point Reyes's birds. Both experienced birdwatchers and less-than-expert birders will delight in Hansen's reflections, brought vividly to life by full-color artworks that reward the reader's sustained attention and help to identify the many-splendored species of the region. With this guide Hansen invites readers to imagine the world's fastest hunt through the eyes of a cliff-dwelling peregrine, to appreciate the evolutionary complexity of the shorebird beaks prodding the sands of Drakes Bay, and to attune to the serenade of birdsong. Grab your binoculars and get ready to see these birds like never before.
Contents
Introduction
Vantage Point Reyes
A Quick Look Around
The Clock and the Calendar—Timing's Everything!
Going from Point A to Point B, but Ending Up at Sea
Before You Go—Respect
Power Tools
Be Prepared, Helpful, and Trustworthy
Locating Birds
Getting a Look
Identifying a Bird
Species
Northern Harrier
Sparrows of Point Reyes
Turkey Vulture
Black and Say's Phoebes
Surf Scoter
Common Raven
Ring-billed Gull
Point Reyes Spring Seabird Migration
Black Oystercatcher
Pigeon Guillemot
Snowy Plover
Double-crested, Brandt's, and Pelagic Cormorants
Peregrine Falcon
Common Murre
Barn Swallow
White-crowned Sparrow
The Boyds of Summer
Western Gull
Townsend's Warbler
Northern Parula
Tricolored Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Bluebird and Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Kestrel
Shorebirds of Point Reyes
Great Horned Owl
Rock Wren
Bird Group Species List
Acknowledgments
About the Author
