Birds of the California Delta

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Aaron N. K. Haiman volunteered from a young age with bird research organizations before receiving a BS in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley as well as MS degrees in Avian Science and Animal Behavior from UC Davis. Aaron guides bird walks, mentors high school students in ecology and sustainability, leads a youth bird-a-thon team, and gives presentations on birds and habitat restoration. He works for the State of California and lives in West Sacramento.

Martha Espinoza is a naturalist and scientific illustrator from Costa Rica. Recognized for her meticulous attention to detail, Martha collaborates with publishers internationally, providing illustrations of mammals and birds that capture the essence and behavior of these creatures in their natural environment.

Texte du rabat

An illustrated birding guide to the wetlands and developed areas of the California Delta-- Provided by publisher.

Contenu

Introduction

• About This Book
• The California Delta
• Birding How-To

• Some Things to Consider as You Bird Species

• Yellow-billed Magpie
• Swainson's Hawk
• Snow Goose
• Great-Tailed Grackle
• Blue Grosbeak
• Caspian Tern
• Cackling Goose
• Killdeer
• Sandhill Crane
• Nuttall's Woodpecker
• Lesser Scaup
• Savannah Sparrow
• Marsh Wren
• Oak Titmouse
• White-Tailed Kite
• Pied-Billed Grebe
• American Pipit
• American Coot
• Tricolored Blackbird
• White-Faced Ibis
• Loggerhead Shrike
• Blue-Winged Teal
• Long-Billed Dowitcher
• American Bittern
• Western Kingbird Acknowledgements

Resources

About the Author and About the Illustrator