Hawks at a distance: identification of migrant raptors

Foreword by Pete Dunne ix  Preface xiii  Acknowledgments xiii  Introduction 1  How to Use This Book 1  Terminology 2  Glossary 3  Hawk Migration 4  Helpful Hints 4  Anatomy 5  Flight Positions 6  Hawk Counting 8  Optics for Hawk Watching 8  Photography 9  Accipiters 14  Sharp-shinned Hawk 17  Cooper's Hawk 25  Northern Goshawk 31  Northern Harrier 37  Buteos 44  Red-shouldered Hawk 47  Broad-winged Hawk 51  Swainson's Hawk 59  Red-tailed Hawk 67  Ferruginous Hawk 83  Rough-legged Hawk 91  Falcons 101  American Kestrel 103  Merlin 109  Peregrine Falcon 115  Prairie Falcon 121  Gyrfalcon 124  Vultures, Osprey, Eagles 127  Black Vulture 127  Turkey Vulture 131  Osprey 135  Bald Eagle 137  Golden Eagle 147  Uncommon Migrants and Others 157  California Condor 157  Mississippi Kite 159  White-tailed Kite 159  Swallow-tailed Kite 162  Hook-billed Kite 162  Crested Caracara 163  Short-tailed Hawk 166  White-tailed Hawk 167  Zone-tailed Hawk 169  Shapes 171  Photo Credits 191  Bibliography 192  Index 193