Bay Area Wildlife

Préface

• Co-op available.
• National media outreach, with a special focus on regional nature and local public media outlets like Bay Nature, KQED, Golden State Naturalist podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, and Oaklandside.
• Co-promotion with Center for Biological Diversity.
• Book tour focusing on Bay Area bookstores and nature organizations.
• Targeted digital advertising across Instagram, FB, Amazon sponsored product ads, and the Google ad network.
• Ingram Advance supplement.

Auteur

Jeff Miller is the founder of the Alameda Creek Alliance and has served as executive director since 1997. Jeff also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and working on biodiversity issues and endangered species protection throughout California. He lives in Ashland, OR.

Obi Kaufmann is the author and illustrator of The California Field Atlas (2017), The State of Water (2019), The Forests of California (2020), The Coasts of California (2022), and The Deserts of California (2023), all published by Heyday. 


Texte du rabat

"A humorous guide to Bay Area animal life, featuring more than sixty species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects"--

Résumé

Learn about the wildlife of the Bay Area from a lifelong protector of endangered species, and enjoy the wild ride.

Jeff Miller's quirky guide to the coolest animal neighbors in the Bay Area will have you gawking at elk, whooping with cranes, and crowning yourself a crossing guard for newts before you know it. Join Jeff on a local safari to meet more than sixty species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, and discover the fascinating and sometimes bizarre mating, feeding, and athletic antics of our most charismatic animals. Portraits by Obi Kaufmann, the renowned conservationist artist who created The California Field Atlas, bring each animal to vivid life alongside fun facts, comical photos, and maps to help you scope out the best spots to find your furred, feathered, slimy, and slithery friends. Imbued with the author’s deep compassion for the well-being of our local fauna, Bay Area Wildlife reveals why each of these creatures matters, as well as the threats that loom over our region's incredible biodiversity.

Contenu

Introduction 
 How to Use This Guide 
 Stuff with Fur: Mammals 


• Tule Elk—A Resounding Clash of Antlers
• Bobcat, Fox and Weasel—Pint-Sized Predator Safari
• Coyote—Return of the Trickster
• River Otter—Aquatic Death Weasels
• Badger—Who’s Badgering Who?
• Beaver—Worth A Dam

• Bats—Lords of the NightBlubber Fest: Marine Mammals

• Elephant Seal—Nature in the Raw
• Orca—Some Call Them Killer
• Sea Otter—Adorable Psychopaths
• Whales—Seeking Leviathan
• Sea Lion—In Praise of Blubber














 Feathered Dinosaurs: Birds 


• Roadrunner—Looney Tunes Bad-Ass
• Yellow-Billed Magpie—A Tiding of Iridescence
• Vaux’s Swift—Autumnal Chimney Tornado
• Sandhill Crane—The Trumpet in the Orchestra
• Albatross—Chumming for Tubenoses
• Night-Heron—A Racket in the Rookery
• Clapper Rail—Cryptic Marsh Chickens
• Black Skimmer—Aerial Beagles
• Raptors—Hawk Hill
• Bald Eagle—On A Wing and A Prayer
• Burrowing Owl—The Superb Owl
• Peregrine Falcon—Screaming Death Parrot
• Pileated Woodpecker—Built for Headbanging
• Loggerhead Shrike—The Butcherbird
• Rare Wood-Warblers—Pursuing Avian Gems
















 Pissing in Your Drinking Water: Fish 


• Salmon and Steelhead—Spawn Till You Die
• Grunion—Greeting the Grunion
• Sturgeon—Monsters From the Deep
• Herring and Anchovy—Bait Ball
• Leopard Shark and Bat Ray—Eelgrass Adventures
• Lamprey—A Seriously Punk Rock Fish
• Great White Shark—Devil’s Teeth








 Cold-Blooded Herps: Reptiles and Amphibians 


• Alameda Whipsnake—The Chaparral Striped Racer
• Newt—Psychedelic Pond Orgy
• Rattlesnake—Adrenaline Rush
• Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog—Amorous Amplexus
• Giant Salamander—Humongous Barking Babies






 Spineless Creepy Crawlies: Invertebrates 


• Monarch Butterfly—Multi-Generational Migration
• Tarantula—Post-Coital Snack
• Ladybug—Loveliness at the Ladybug Hotel
• Nudibranchs—Hardcore Tidepooling
• Jellyfish—Smacks and Blooms






 Ghosts, Phantoms and Rumors: Rare and Elusive Wildlife 


• Mountain Lion—Ghost Cat
• Pronghorn—On Fine Fleet Limbs
• San Francisco Garter Snake—The Turquoise Serpent
• Ringtail—Elusive Acrobat
• Mountain Beaver—The Western Wombat
• Condor—Thunderbird Back from the Brink
• Black Bear—Furry Foodie
• Porcupine—Stab Rabbit









 Oddities: Introduced Species 


• Fallow Deer—The Spiritual Unicorns of Point Reyes
• Feral Parakeets—The Urban Jungle



 Lost and Missing: Extinction 


• Extinct and Extirpated—Missing Species of the Bay Area


 Watchable Wildlife Highlights by County 
 Wildlife Viewing Tips 
 Greater Bay Area Wildlife Festivals 
 Conservation 
 Ways to Share Your Sightings 
 Acknowledgments 
 Photo Credits 
 About the Author