Hawks from every angle….. Jerry Liguori an excellent reference for birders and hawk watchers.
how to identify raptors in flight….
by… with foreward by David Sibley
Princeton University Press 2005
Birds of prey (raptors) are a constant source of fascination for me.
In the field the identification of hawks in flight can be a real challenge.
This book is the best that I have read on the subject of identifying birds of prey in flight.
With over 300 photos for comparison Jerry Liguori discusses 19 species of migratory birds of prey that can be found at migration sites all over North America ….(this includes Mexico)
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Here is a list of species covered in the book.
Turkey Vulture,Cathartes aura
Osprey,Pandion haliaeetus
Mississippi Kite,Ictinia mississippiensis
Northern Harrier,Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk,Accipiter striatus
Cooper’s Hawk,Accipiter cooperi
Harris’s Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus
Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk,Buteo platypterus
Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk,Buteo albonotus
Red-tailed Hawk,Buteo jamaicensis
American Kestrel, Falco sparverius
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon,Falco peregrinus
Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis
Rough-legged Hawk,Buteo lagopus
Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
The Peterson field guide to Hawks of North America by William S. Clark and Brian K. Wheeler is a “must have for every serious birder.
Other note worthy books related to birds of prey:
Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors
Clay Sutton, Peter Dunne and David Allen Sibley
A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors
Brian K. Wheeler and William S. Clark
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July 1, 2008 at 9:15 pm
[...] Hawks from every angle….. Jerry Liguori an excellent reference for birders and hawk watchers. HAWKS FROM EVERY ANGLE how to identify raptors in flight…. by… with foreward by David Sibley Princeton University Press 2005 Birds of prey (raptors) are a constant source of fascination for me. In the field the identification of hawks in flight can be a real challenge. This book is the best that I have read on the subject of identifying birds of prey in flight. With over 300 photos for comparison Jerry Liguori discusses 19 species of migratory birds of prey that can be found at migrat [...]