Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors

The ultimate must-have guide for identifying migrant raptors, Hawks at a Distance is the first volume to focus on distant raptors as they are truly seen in the field. Jerry Liguori, a leading expert on North American raptors, factors in new information and approaches for identifying twenty-nine species of raptor in various lighting situations and settings. The field guide's nineteen full-color portraits, 558 color photos, and 896 black-and-white images portray shapes and plumages for each species from all angles. Useful flight identification criteria are provided and the accompanying text discusses all aspects of in-flight hawk identification, including flight style and behavior. Concentrating on features that are genuinely observable at a distance, this concise and practical field guide is ideal for any aspiring or experienced hawk enthusiast.

The first guide to focus on distant raptors as they are viewed in the field

New information and approaches for identifying distant raptors

Illustrates twenty-nine species in various lighting situations and settings

558 color photos and 896 black-and-white images depicting plumage and shape characteristics

All aspects of in-flight hawk identification, including flight style and behavior

— "A Charm of Finches"

• Author
• Jerry Liguori, Pete Dunne

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 216

• Publisher
• Princeton University Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780691135595

• Genres
• birds, reference, science, nature

• Release date
• 2011