Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast

✍ Scribed by Rich Stallcup; Jules Evens

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 378
• Series: California Natural History Guides; 109
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Northern California coast--from Monterey County to the Oregon border--is home to some of the richest avian habitats on the North American continent. Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast provides a comprehensive ecological overview of this extensive and diverse region. It features detailed discussions of the area's most common waterbirds, raptors, and landbirds and highlights the most productive birding sites in each Northern California coastal county.

Accessibly written and user-friendly, this guide contains nearly 250 species accounts that focus on seasonal rhythms and behavioral characteristics of each species. More than 130 color photographs and hand-drawn sketches depict the birds in context, and maps and occurrence charts indicate when readers might spot each species.

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
FAMILY AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS
BIRDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ROADSIDE NATURE CENTERS
Occurrence Charts
Glossary
References
Index
ABOUT THE AUTHORS