Birds Of The Pacific Northwest. A Falcon Pocket Guide

Birds of the Pacific Northwest Falcon Pocket Guide: Birds of the Pacific Northwest highlights 300 of the most common and sought-after bird species in the region. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each bird’s prominent physical attributes and natural habitat make it easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Informative and beautiful to peruse, this is the essential resource when you’re out in the field. Todd Telander is a freelance natural science illustrator, a wildlife artist, and the author and illustrator of many FalconGuides, including Mushrooms and the Scats and Tracks series. He lives with his wife, Kirsten, and two sons, Miles and Oliver. birds of the Pacific Northwest Essential gear for every adventure: Outfit Your Mind® Nature In Your Pocket™ Cover illustrations of (front) Tufted Puffin, (back left) Hutton’s Vireo, and (back right) Thayer’s Gull © Todd Telander falcon.com FalconGuides® is an imprint of Globe Pequot Press TODD TELANDER Birds of the Pacific Northwest Todd Telander FFG_Birds_PacificNW.indd 1 7/2/13 2:01 PM To my wife, Kirsten; my children, Miles and Oliver; and my parents, all of whom have supported and encouraged me through the years. Special thanks to Mike Denny for his expert critique of the illustrations. Versa insert FSC logo FALCONGUIDES GUIDES ® Copyright © 2013 Morris Book Publishing, LLC Illustrations © 2013 Todd Telander ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed to Globe Pequot Press, Attn: Rights and Permissions Department, PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437. FalconGuides is an imprint of Globe Pequot Press. Falcon, FalconGuides, and Outfit Your Mind are registered trademarks of Morris Book Publishing, LLC. Illustrations: Todd Telander Project Editor: Staci Zacharski Text Design: Sheryl P. Kober Layout: Sue Murray Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Telander, Todd. Falcon pocket guide: Birds of the Pacific Northwest / Todd Telander. pages cm — (Falcon field guide) (Falcon pocket guides) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7627-8364-9 (paperback) 1. Birds—Northwest, Pacific—Identification. I. Title. II. Title: Birds of the Pacific Northwest. III. Title: Falcon pocket guide. QL683.N75T45 2013 598.09795—dc23 2013022409 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FFG_Birds_PacificNW.indd 2 7/2/13 2:01 PM Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Notes about the Species Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Bird Topography and Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Nonpasserines Geese, Ducks, Mergansers (Family Anatidae) . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys (Family Phasianidae) . . . . . . . 18 Quail (Family Odontophoridae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Loons (Family Gaviidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Grebes (Family Podicipedidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Albatrosses (Family Diomedeidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Fulmars, Shearwaters (Family Procellariidae). . . . . . . . . . 30 Storm-Petrels (Family Hydrobatidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pelicans (Family Pelecanidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Cormorants (Famil