The Nature Handbook

Ernest H. Williams, Jr.

Oxford University Press

2005

Photo Information for Chapter 6, Birds

Fig. 6.1. Bill shapes:

(a) kestrel, Falco sparverius; Guadeloupe; 1974; EHW

(b) evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus; David Liebman

(c) brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; Richard Nickson

(d) willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; Richard Nickson

(e) mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos; Richard Nickson

Fig. 6.2. Wing shapes:

(a) common tern, Sterna hirundo; Lang Elliot/ Cornell Lab Ornithology

(b) red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; Frank Schleicher/Cornell Lab Ornithology

Fig. 6.3. Tail shapes:

(a) barn swallow, Hirundo rustica; C.H. Greenewalt/VIREO

 (b) blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata; Richard Nickson

Fig. 6.4. Bright male coloration:

(a) northern cardinals, Cardinalis cardinalis; T. Veso/VIREO

(b) wood duck, Aix sponsa; Roger Rageot

(c) painted bunting, Passerina ciris; Tom Veso/Cornell Lab Ornithology

Fig. 6.5. Nest designs:

(a) Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula; Mike Hopiak/Cornell Lab Ornithology

(b) cliff swallows, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota; Hugh Smith

(c) northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos;Cape Cod, MA; 19 Apr 2003; EHW

 (d) American pipit, Anthus rubescens; Beartooth Mtns, WY; 1973; EHW

Fig. 6.6. Newly hatched birds:

(a) American robin, Turdus migratorius; David Liebman

(b) piping plover, Charadrius melodus; S. Greer/VIREO

Fig. 6.7. Eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna; Allen Blake Sheldon

Fig. 6.8. Canada goose, Branta canadensis; M. Stubblefield/VIREO

Fig. 6.9. Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus; Richard Nickson

Fig. 6.10. Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, being mobbed: Hugh Smith

Fig. 6.11. Soaring:

(a) red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; Hugh Smith

(b) broad-winged hawks, Buteo platypterus; N.G. Smith/VIREO

Fig. 6.12. Canada geese, Branta canadensis; David Liebman

Fig. 6.13. Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; Dennis Sheridan

Fig. 6.14. snow geese, Chen caerulescens; T. Veso/VIREO

Fig. 6.15. Returning birds:

(a) cliff swallows, Petrochelidon pyrrhonta; Hugh Smith

(b) turkey vultures, Cathartes aura; Allen Blake Sheldon

(c) red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus; Allen Blake Sheldon

Fig. 6.16. Returning birds:

(a) common redpoll, Carduelis flammea; Lang Elliot/ Cornell Lab Ornithology

(b) snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca; Allen Blake Sheldon

Fig. 6.17. A mixed flock of ducks and wading birds:.D. Wechsler/VIREO

Fig. 6.18. American robin, Turdus migratorius; A. & S. Carey/VIREO

Fig. 6.19. Acorn-caching birds:

(a) blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata; David Liebman

(b) acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus; Dennis Sheridan

Fig. 6.20. Pellet collection; EHW:

Eastern screech owl, Otus asio; ________ ******

great horned owl, Bubo virginianus; ________ ******

Asio otus; Clinton, NY; ________ ********

Ardea herodias; Utica Marsh, NY; __________ *******

Fig. 6.21. Active feeders:

(a) red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus; Hugh Smith

(b) snowy egret, Egretta thula; Richard Nickson

Fig. 6.22. Cold feet:

(a) willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus; Denali Nt’l Pk, AK; Sep 1972; EHW

(b) long-billed curlew, Numenius americanus; Leroy Simon