The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID 3 Sea Ducks & Others by Kevin J. McG

Description: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID 3 Sea Ducks & Others by Kevin J. McGowan, Waterford Press This 12-panel folding guide features more than 25 species of sea ducks, geese, loons, grebes and other waterfowl. It includes silhouettes for distinctive shape and placement of white and full color images of pairs and seasonal changes. Sections address behavior, habitat, color patterns and other characteristics important for each species. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Waterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and patterns of white. This guide features more than 25 species of ducks and includes both silhouettes that emphasize distinctive shape and placement of white, and full color images of both males and females. Sections address behavior, habitat, color patterns and other characteristics important for each species. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this guide support continued educational activities by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Made in the USA. Author Biography Born in Springfield, Ohio, Kevin McGowan has had a lifelong interest in birds and mammals. He received a B.S. in Zoology from the Ohio State University in 1977, and an M.S. in Zoology from Ohio State in 1980 for a thesis on small mammals and their use of arthropods on reclaimed strip-mines. He then went to the University of South Florida where he received a Ph.D. in Biology in 1987 for work on the social development of young Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens). He went to work at Cornell University in 1988 as a Curator/Research Associate in the Section of Ecology & Systematics (now the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology). He was promoted to Senior Research Associate in 1994. He was the principal caretaker of the bird and mammal collections, and conducted his own research. In addition, he taught classes at Cornell in specimen preparation, field collecting methods, the relationships of birds, and Neotropical canopy biology and canopy access. In July 2001, Kevin moved to the Education department at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, developing an informative website All About Birds and writing the Bird Guide section. Beginning in January 2005 he became the co-editor of the publication of the second New York State Breeding Bird Atlas project, officially a member of the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University, but based at the Lab of Ornithology. The resulting book, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State, was published in 2008 by the Cornell University Press. Kevin currently works in the Education department of the Lab again. He is the instructor for the long-running Home Study Course in Bird Biology and the online course Investigating Behavior: Courtship and Rivalry in Birds. Blurring the line between his professional and private life, Kevin has been an avocational birder since childhood. He has traveled throughout North America, as well as to Europe, Central America, South America, and Africa, watching and studying birds. He has led birding field trips for groups of all skill levels. He has been the President of the Cayuga Bird Club, the President and webmaster for the New York State Ornithological Association (formerly the Federation of New York State Bird Clubs), and a member of the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC). For 16 years Kevin was a member of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithologys team (The Sapsuckers) competing in the World Series of Birding in New Jersey each May. (The Sapsuckers, sponsored by Swarovski Optik, tied for first place in 2001, and won in 2002. Long Description Waterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and patterns of white. This guide features more than 25 species of ducks and includes both silhouettes that emphasize distinctive shape and placement of white, and full color images of both males and females. Sections address behavior, habitat, color patterns and other characteristics important for each species. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this guide support continued educational activities by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Made in the USA. Details ISBN1583559361 Pages 12 Publisher Waterford Press Ltd Year 2015 Illustrator Waterford Press ISBN-10 1583559361 ISBN-13 9781583559369 Format Paperback Imprint Waterford Press Ltd Place of Publication Blaine, WA Country of Publication United States Author Waterford Press Birth 1956 DEWEY 598.41 Short Title CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY WAT Language English Media Book Publication Date 2015-04-14 Series Waterfowl ID Series UK Release Date 2015-04-14 AU Release Date 2015-04-14 NZ Release Date 2015-04-14 US Release Date 2015-04-14 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137156014;

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