Handbook of Bird Biology

Handbook of Bird Biology
Author: Irby J. Lovette
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 736
Release: 2016-06-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118291042

Selected by Forbes.com as one of the 12 best books about birds and birding in 2016 This much-anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Bird Biology is an essential and comprehensive resource for everyone interested in learning more about birds, from casual bird watchers to formal students of ornithology. Wherever you study birds your enjoyment will be enhanced by a better understanding of the incredible diversity of avian lifestyles. Arising from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology and authored by a team of experts from around the world, the Handbook covers all aspects of avian diversity, behaviour, ecology, evolution, physiology, and conservation. Using examples drawn from birds found in every corner of the globe, it explores and distills the many scientific discoveries that have made birds one of our best known - and best loved - parts of the natural world. This edition has been completely revised and is presented with more than 800 full color images. It provides readers with a tool for life-long learning about birds and is suitable for bird watchers and ornithology students, as well as for ecologists, conservationists, and resource managers who work with birds. The Handbook of Bird Biology is the companion volume to the Cornell Lab’s renowned distance learning course, Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology.

An Ornithologist's Guide to Life

An Ornithologist's Guide to Life
Author: Ann Hood
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780393059007

"A collection of short stories that makes it possible to be proud to be human." Carolyn See, "Washington Post"

Manual of Ornithology

Manual of Ornithology
Author: Noble S. Proctor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780300076196

"Here is a volume that has no parallel. . . . A good reference book for those interested in the details of avian anatomy."--Science Books & Films "A gold mine of facts. . . . Every library and biology department, as well as every birder, should have a copy close at hand."--Roger Tory Peterson, from the foreword One of the most heavily illustrated ornithology references ever written, Manual or Ornithology is a visual guide to the structure and anatomy of birds--a basic tool for investigation for anyone curious about the fascinating world of birds. A concise atlas of anatomy, it contains more than 200 specially prepared accurate and clear drawings that include material never illustrated before. The text is as informative as the drawings; written at a level appropriate to undergraduate students and to bird lovers in general, it discusses why birds look and act the way they do. Designed to supplement a basic ornithology textbook, the Manual of Ornithology covers systematics and evolution, topography, feathers and flight, the skeleton and musculature, and the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, reproductive, sensory, and nervous systems of birds, as well as field techniques for watching and studying birds. Each chapter concludes with a list of key references for the topic covered, with a comprehensive bibliography at the end of the volume.

Statistics for Ornithologists

Statistics for Ornithologists
Author: Jim Fowler
Publisher: BTO Guides
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1995
Genre: Ornithology
ISBN: 9780903793551

A guide that intends to introduce ornithologists to the fundamentals of statistics without swamping them with the underlying theory. It illustrates some of the techniques with examples that can be applied without the use of a computer.

The Backyard Birdsong Guide

The Backyard Birdsong Guide
Author: Donald Kroodsma
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2008-04-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780811863421

Teaches about the habitat, behaviors, appearance, and songs of seventy-five Eastern and Central North American birds, and includes basic birdwatching guidelines and audio samples.

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
Author: David Allen Sibley
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2009
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781400043866

Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.

Urban Ornithology

Urban Ornithology
Author: P. A. Buckley
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2018-12-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1501719629

Urban Ornithology is the first quantitative historical analysis of any New York City natural area’s birdlife and spans the century and a half from 1872 to 2016. Only Manhattan’s Central and Brooklyn’s Prospect Parks have preliminary species lists, not revised since 1967, and the last book examining the birdlife of the entire New York City area is now more than fifty years old. This book updates the avifaunas of those two parks, the Bronx, and other New York City boroughs. It treats the 301 bird species known to have occurred within its study area—Van Cortlandt Park and the adjacent Northwest Bronx—plus 70 potential additions. Its 123 breeding species are tracked from 1872 and supplemented by quantitative breeding bird censuses from 1937 to 2015. Gains and losses of breeding species are discussed in light of an expanding New York City inexorably extinguishing unique habitats.