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'Take this guide wherever you go,' [Day] implores readers in the introduction. And we hope many do, since it reveals a New York we long to see, the wild, beautiful city of birds known to Audubon, Chapman, and Griscom.
An excellent guide for New York City residents. If you have any interest in the birds around you (and there are plenty of birds around you, even in NYC), this guide will really open your eyes.
Day's deeply researched and richly illustrated Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City will be indispensable to locals and tourists alike.
Will fill a niche for beginning birders and backyard watchers in the northeastern US...
You don't have to live in or be visiting New York to enjoy this book.
These three fabulous New York women have been to every park in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx, seeking out their feathered material. Their pooled talents have yielded a field guide that runs from Double-Crested Cormorants to Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, revealing the richness of diversity in the lives of our fellow New Yorkers from the natural world.
Overall, this guide is not just a source of information, but fosters an appreciation for the wildlife that surrounds us every day.
Leslie Day provides a visually arresting and fascinating introduction to our city’s most common birds, including details on behavior and ecology not found in typical field guides. Sections covering New York City birding spots as well as birding and conservation organizations will serve to connect readers to the rich birdlife and habitats of the city’s five boroughs.
Visually beautiful, Leslie Day's Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City manages to be clear and concise while including lesser-known salient features of each bird. With this book in hand, you will know where to go to see the woodcock's hunting dance or hear the ruby-throat's call.
Leslie Day has compiled this long-awaited and superb book filled with stunning illustrations, photographs, and concise information. This welcome anthology of species that harmoniously coexist in our urban environment will be cherished by and is a must-have for anyone interested in the diverse avian community of New York City.
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Book Details
Publication Date
Status
Available
Trim Size
5.25
x 8.25
Pages
384
ISBN
9781421416182
Illustration Description
354 color photos, 61 color plates
Subject
Table of Contents
Foreword, by Don Riepe
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Illustrated Bird, Wing, and Feather Anatomy
2. Bird Terminology
3. Birds
Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Waterfowl
Brant Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mall
Foreword, by Don Riepe
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Illustrated Bird, Wing, and Feather Anatomy
2. Bird Terminology
3. Birds
Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Waterfowl
Brant Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard Duck
Bufflehead Duck
Northern Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Wood Duck
Hooded Merganser
Gulls and Terns
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Common Tern
Wading Birds
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Shorebirds
American Oystercatcher
American Woodcock
Spotted Sandpiper
Ground Birds
Wild Turkey
Hawks
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Falcons
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Parrots
Monk Parakeet
Doves
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Woodpeckers
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Flycatchers
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Vireos
Red-eyed Vireo
Jays and Crows
Blue Jay
American Crow
Swallows
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, and Creepers
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Wrens
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Kinglets
Golden-crownedKinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Thrushes
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Mimids
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Starlings
European Starling
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Warblers
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Sparrows
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Cardinals, Tanagers, and Grosbeaks
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blackbirds and Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Finches and Old World Sparrows
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Birding Organizations and Resources
Birding Hotspots
Bibliography
Photography Credits
Index
Featured Contributor
Leslie Day, Ed.D.
Leslie Day is a New York City naturalist. The author of Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria's Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC, Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City, and Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City, Dr. Day taught environmental science and biology for more than twenty years. Today, she leads nature walks, gives talks, and teaches at the New York Botanical...
Featured Contributor
Trudy Smoke
Trudy Smoke is a professor of linguistics and rhetoric at Hunter College, City University of New York and a nature illustrator. She is the illustrator of Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City.
Featured Contributor
Beth Bergman
Beth Bergman is a photographer for the Metropolitan Opera who has been documenting nature for forty-one years. Her photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Opera News, and Paris Match.Resources
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