The Raptor Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures

Here is a magnificent guideenthusiasts and anyone interested in the natural world--with hundreds of full-color photographs. The birds of prey the most glamorous birds are top on the list for most birders. All those who watch these aerialists will find their experience far richer if they first study this handsome book before going afield to their favorite lookouts during migration. There is great diversity among these Lords of the sky.Roger Tory Peterson THE RAPTOR ALMANAC is a comprehensive reference to the 310 species of diurnal (day-flying) birds of prey worldwide including hawks eagles falcons and vultures. For the birder or naturalist who wants to go beyond the fundamentals and especially for anyone fascinated by birds of prey THE RAPTOR ALMANAC gathers virtually every important fact about these birds in an accessible and entertaining way. This inspiring all-inclusive book covers raptor evolution taxonomy behavior courtship and breeding nesting migration human/bird interaction environmental threats and conservation effortsfrom the well-known programs to reintroduce the California condor and peregrine falcon to lesser known efforts to preserve the snail kite and the ferruginous hawk. This volume also includes the latest advances in the studies of both raptor biology and ecology.