Identifying hawks in flight is a tricky business. Across North America,
tens of thousands of people gather every spring and fall at more than
one thousand known hawk migration sites--from New Jersey's Cape May to
California's Golden Gate. Yet, as many discover, a standard field guide,
with its emphasis on plumage, is often of little help in identifying
those raptors soaring, gliding, or flapping far, far away.
Hawks from Every Angle takes hawk identification to new heights. It
offers a fresh approach that literally looks at the birds from every
angle, compares and contrasts deceptively similar species, and provides
the pictures (and words) needed for identification in the field. Jerry
Liguori pinpoints innovative, field-tested identification traits for
each species from the various angles that they are seen.
Featuring 339 striking color photos on 68 color plates and 32 black &
white photos, Hawks from Every Angle is unique in presenting a host of
meticulously crafted pictures for each of the 19 species it covers in
detail--the species most common to migration sites throughout the United
States and Canada. All aspects of raptor identification are discussed,
including plumage, shape, and flight style traits.
For all birders who follow hawk migration and have found themselves
wondering if the raptor in the sky matches the one in the guide, Hawks
from Every Angle--distilling an expert's years of experience for the
first time into a comprehensive array of truly useful photos and other
pointers for each species--is quite simply a must.
Key Features?
- The essential new approach to identifying hawks in flight
- Innovative, accurate, and field-tested identification traits for each
species
- 339 color photos on 68 color plates, 32 black & white photos
- Compares and contrasts species easily confused with one another, and
provides the pictures (and words) needed for identification in the
field
- Covers in detail 19 species common to migration sites throughout the
North America
- Discusses light conditions, how molt can alter the shape of a bird,
aberrant plumages, and migration seasons and sites
- User-friendly format
