Common Birds of Greater Atlanta

Name: Common Birds of Greater Atlanta
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ISBN: 9780820338255

ISBN-10: 0820338257

ISBN-13: 9780820338255

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jim Wilson, Anselm Atkins

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Designed for beginning birders and nature enthusiasts alike, this easy-to-use guide presents sixty-one of the most common species of birds in the greater Atlanta area.The guide features large color photographs throughout for immediate identification and is conveniently organized by bird size, starting with very small birds, such as the ruby-throated hummingbird, and progressing to larger species, such as the great blue heron. Information for each bird species includes common and scientific names, distinguishing marks and characteristics, and descriptions of bird calls, typical habitats, and nesting and feeding behaviors. Accounts also show variations in plumage according to sex, age, and…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication date: 4/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Species Accounts (arranged by size)


Very Small Size (3"-5")


Ruby-throated Hummingbird


Brown-headed Nuthatch


Ruby-crowned Kinglet / Golden-crowned Kinglet


Carolina Chickadee


American Goldfinch


House Wren


Indigo Bunting


Chipping Sparrow


Yellow-rumped Warbler


Carolina Wren


Pine Warbler


Small Size (5"-6")


Field Sparrow


Red-eyed Vireo


White-breasted Nuthatch


Dark-eyed Junco


House Finch / Purple Finch


House Sparrow


Song Sparrow


Tufted Titmouse


Eastern Bluebird


Downy Woodpecker / Hairy Woodpecker


Eastern Phoebe


Cedar Waxwing


White-throated Sparrow


Medium Size (6"-10")


European Starling


Brown-headed Cowbird


Rose-breasted Grosbeak


Red-winged Blackbird


Eastern Towhee


Red-headed Woodpecker


Northern Cardinal


Yellow-bellied Sapsucker


Eastern Screech-Owl


Killdeer


American Robin


Red-bellied Woodpecker


Northern Mockingbird


Brown Thrasher


Blue Jay


Large Size (10"-17")


Mourning Dove


Northern Flicker


Common Grackle


Rock Pigeon


Belted Kingfisher


Wood Duck


Green Heron


Pileated Woodpecker


Cooper's Hawk


Red-shouldered Hawk


Mallard


Very Large Size (17"-38")


American Crow


Barred Owl


Red-tailed Hawk


Great Horned Owl


Black Vulture / Turkey Vulture


Canada Goose


Great Blue Heron


Checklist of Common Birds of Greater Atlanta


Index