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Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 242–261: Flycatchers & Larks, Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 242–261: Flycatchers & Larks, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis) Western Wood"pewee (Contopus sordidulus) Yellow"bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) Willow Flycatbher (Empidonax trailli) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondi) Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri) Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferus) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora forficata) Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
31 Gray Partridge, Paul A. Johnsgard
31 Gray Partridge, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Perdix perdix (Linnaeus) 1758 Other vernacular names: Bohemian partridge, English partridge, European partridge, Hungarian partridge, Hun, Hunkie Range: Native to Europe and Asia but introduced into North America and now widely established in southern Canada and the northern United States (see distribution map). The North American population was probably derived from stock representing several different geographic races.
Waterfowl Of North America: Black & White Photographs (Following Page 450), Paul A. Johnsgard
Waterfowl Of North America: Black & White Photographs (Following Page 450), Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Steller Eider, Pair Spectacled Eider, Adult female Spectacled Eider, Adult male Oldsquaw, Male in Summer Oldsquaw, Male in Winter Oldsquaw, Female in late Spring Harlequin Duck, Adult male Harlequin Duck, Pair American Black Scoter, Male (Courtesy Felix Neck Wildlife Trust) European Black Scoter, Pair Surf Scoter, Male (San Diego Zoo Photo) Surf Scoter, Pair White-winged Scoter, Male (Courtesy Felix Neck Wildlife Trust) White-winged Scoter, Adult female Bufflehead, Adult males Bufflehead, Pair Barrow Goldeneye, Adult male Common Goldeneye, Pair Common Goldeneye, Courting pair Smew, Pair Smew, Adult male Hooded Merganser, Adult female Hooded Merganser, Adult male Red-breasted Merganser, Adult male Red-breasted …
Ecogeographic Aspects Of Greater Prairie-Chicken Leks In Southeastern Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard
Ecogeographic Aspects Of Greater Prairie-Chicken Leks In Southeastern Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
An analysis of the distribution of 104 Greater Prairie-chicken leks in Pawnee and Johnson counties indicates that the birds favor using those mile-square sections having no more than two dwellings per section, ones that are located at least two miles from the nearest town, and at least a half-mile from the nearest lek. Relationships with the nearest water were not clear, but most leks were located at least a half-mile from it, perhaps reflecting a general avoidance of heavy cover during the display season.
Cranes Of The World: Key To The Species And Subspecies Of Cranes Of The World, Paul A. Johnsgard
Cranes Of The World: Key To The Species And Subspecies Of Cranes Of The World, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Key to the Families of Gruoidea Key to Cranes of the World
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 129–141: Upland Gamebirds, Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 129–141: Upland Gamebirds, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Chukar (Alectoris chukar) Ring.necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis) Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
Birds Of The Great Plains: References, Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Great Plains: References, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
A 21-page bibliography, including REGIONAL AND STATE REFERENCES and REFERENCES ON INDIVIDUAL SPECIES. Approximately 400 entries, through 1979. An updated list of references will be found at the end of the new essay "Three Decades of Change in Great Plains Birds."
Waterfowl Of North America: Sea Ducks Tribe Mergini, Paul A. Johnsgard
Waterfowl Of North America: Sea Ducks Tribe Mergini, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
The sea ducks are a group of mostly arctic-adapted diving ducks that usually winter in coastal waters and typically breed in tundra situations or in northern forests. All twenty species (two of which are now extinct) depend predominantly on animal sources of food, and some feed exclusively on such materials. These foods include shellfish, mollusks, other invertebrates, and aquatic vertebrates such as fish. In general the sea ducks are thus not regarded as highly as table birds as are the surface-feeding ducks and some of the more vegetarian pochard species. Like the pochards, their legs are placed well to the …
Grouse And Quails Of North America — Frontmatter, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse And Quails Of North America — Frontmatter, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Table of Contents: List of Illustrations Preface Introduction
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 314–322: Waxwings, Shrikes, & Vireos, Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 314–322: Waxwings, Shrikes, & Vireos, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Solitary Vireo (Vireo solitarius) Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Red~eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceous)
The American Wood Quails Odontophorus, Paul A. Johnsgard
The American Wood Quails Odontophorus, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
It is ironic that the genus of New World quails that not only has the greatest collective geographic range (from central Mexico to northeastern Argentina) but also the largest number of species (12 or more, varying with the authority), is one of the least known groups of American gallinaceous birds. This is in large measure the result of the fact that all of the species are forest-adapted, and generally are associated with tropical to sub-tropical communities, where opportunities for easy observation are virtually absent. Not only is this the largest genus of the subfamily Odontophorinae, but also the species tend …
Ducks, Geese, And Swans Of The World, Revised Edition [Complete Work], Paul A. Johnsgard
Ducks, Geese, And Swans Of The World, Revised Edition [Complete Work], Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
The only one-volume comprehensive survey of the family Anatidae available in English, this book combines lavish illustration with information on the natural history, distribution and status, and identification of all the species. After an introductory discussion of the thirteen tribes of Anatidae, separate accounts follow for each of the nearly 150 recognized species. These include scientific and vernacular names (in French, German, and Spanish as well as English), descriptions of the distribution of all recognized subspecies, selected weights and measurements, and identification criteria for both sexes and various age classes. The “Natural History” section of each species account considers habitats, …
A 2009 Supplement To Birds Of The Rocky Mountains, Paul A. Johnsgard
A 2009 Supplement To Birds Of The Rocky Mountains, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
More than 20 years have elapsed since the publication of Birds of the Rocky Mountains, and many changes have occurred in that region’s ecology and bird life. There has also been a marked increase in recreational bird-watching, and an associated need for informative regional references on where and when to look for rare or especially appealing birds. As a result, an updating of the text seemed appropriate, especially as to the species accounts and the technical literature. The following update includes all those species that have undergone changes in their vernacular or Latin names, have had important changes in ranges, …
Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Gaviidae (Loons), Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Gaviidae (Loons), Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Common Loon
Cranes Of The World: Blue Crane (Anthropoides Paradises), Paul A. Johnsgard
Cranes Of The World: Blue Crane (Anthropoides Paradises), Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Other Vernacular Names: Stanley crane; Bloukraan (Afrikaan); Grue bleue (French); Paradieskranich (German); Hagoromo zuru (Japanese); Chetyrekhkrydy zhuravl (Russian); Grulla azul (Spanish); Groote Sprinkhaan-vogel (Boers, Transvaal). Range: Resident in the upland interior of South Africa and possibly adjacent Mozambique north almost to the Zambezi, and with a small isolated population near the Etosha Pan of Namibia (South- West Africa).
Rocky Mountain Birds: Birds And Birding In The Central And Northern Rockies, Paul A. Johnsgard
Rocky Mountain Birds: Birds And Birding In The Central And Northern Rockies, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
“The Rocky Mountain region has fascinated me ever since I traveled to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks as a teenager, and saw for the first time such wonderful birds as ospreys, American dippers, and Lewis’s woodpeckers.” This book is in part based on the author’s earlier Birds of the Rocky Mountains (1986, revised 2009), but over a third of the original text has been eliminated. The rest has been updated, expanded and modified to be less technical and more useful to birders in the field. Bird enthusiasts will find viewing locations and updated contact information for hundreds of sites in …
Ducks, Geese, And Swans Of The World: Tribe Tadornini (Sheldgeese And Shelducks), Paul A. Johnsgard
Ducks, Geese, And Swans Of The World: Tribe Tadornini (Sheldgeese And Shelducks), Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Blue-winged Goose Andean Goose Magellan Goose Kelp Goose Ashy-headed Sheldgoose Ruddy-headed Sheldgoose Orinoco Goose Egyptian Goose Ruddy Shelduck Cape Shelduck Australian Shelduck New Zealand Shelduck Crested Shelduck Northern (Common) Shelduck Radjah Shelduck The most gooselike species of the subfamily Anatinae are the sheldgeese, which together with the closely related shelducks constitute the tribe Tadornini. This group of 14 species has a worldwide distribution except for North America. The typical sheldgeese are grazing birds, the ecological counterparts of the true geese, while the shelducks are mostly wading and dabbling birds, frequently feeding to a large extent on aquatic invertebrates. In all …
Addendum To The G. M. Sutton Bibliography, Paul A. Johnsgard
Addendum To The G. M. Sutton Bibliography, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Since the publication of "The George Miksch Sutton Bibliography" (Nebraska BirdReview 65(2): 46-58), the following additional titles have come to light:Sutton, G. M. 1921. "Night Voices." Bird Lore 21:108-110.__ 1933. "Fifty years of progress in American bird art." pp 181-197 in: Fifty Years'Progress of American Ornithology: 1883-1933. American Ornithologists Union, Lancaster, PA.__ 1962. Is bird art art? Living Bird 1 :73-78.__ 1977. A wood duck portrait. Living Bird 16:5-6.__ 1978. Three pine grosbeaks. Living Bird 17:5-6.__ 1980. A yellow rail sketch. Living Bird 18:5-6.__ 1981. A boreal owl portrait. Living Bird 19:5-6.__ 1982. Portrait ofa young cuckoo. Living Bird Quart. …
Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers And Kinglets), Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers And Kinglets), Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet
In Explorers' Footsteps: You Can Find Nearly All The Birds Documented By Lewis And Clark In Great Refuges On The Great Plains, Paul A. Johnsgard
In Explorers' Footsteps: You Can Find Nearly All The Birds Documented By Lewis And Clark In Great Refuges On The Great Plains, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Two hundred years ago this May, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, together with the three dozen army volunteers and hired hunter-interpreters who made up the Corps of Discovery, departed their winter camp at the mouth of the Missouri River, north of St. Louis, Missouri, and set out to make history. President Thomas Jefferson had charged them with the monumental task of exploring the unknown lands of the Louisiana Territory, purchased from France the year before, and trying to find a navigable route to the Pacific Ocean via the Missouri River. The explorers were also asked to make extensive geological, geographic, …
Cranes Of The World In 2008: A Supplement To Crane Music, Paul A. Johnsgard
Cranes Of The World In 2008: A Supplement To Crane Music, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Time proceeds inexorably onward, and it has been 17 years since the first edition of Crane Music was published. During that time more than a billion people have been added to the earth's roles, and global warming has increasingly been recognized as a real tlu:oat to our planet's future. Although during that period a small percentage of Americans have become very rich through advances in technology, expanding markets and globalization, wildlife in general has suffered. Continuing population growth and associated economic and ecological pressures have resulted in greatly increased deforestation, wetland drainage, and destruction of natural habitats. Additionally, global climate …
1 Evolution And Taxonomy, Paul A. Johnsgard
1 Evolution And Taxonomy, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
The modern array of grouse-, quail-, and partridge-like species occurring in North America is the result of three processes: evolution and speciation within this continent, range expansion or immigration from Central America and Eurasia, and recent introductions by man. The last category accounts for the presence in North America of the chukar and gray partridges, which are both natives of Europe or southern Asia and typical representatives of the quail-like and partridge-like forms that have extensively colonized those land masses. It is still necessary to account for the presence of the nine or so species of grouse-like forms that are …
A Century Of Breeding Birds In Nebraska, Jackie Canterbury, Paul A. Johnsgard
A Century Of Breeding Birds In Nebraska, Jackie Canterbury, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
With the imminent publication of the Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas and the turning of a new millennium, it is perhaps an appropriate time to survey the state of breeding birds in Nebraska. Wayne Mollhoff’s summary of the N.O.U.’s Nebraska Breeding Birds Aliasing Project (Mollhoff, 2000) provides important databases for the latter part of the past century, and the historic overview by James Ducey (1988) offers a useful basis for judging the breeding avifauna of Nebraska from about the beginning of the century. The Biological Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey’s (WSGS-BRD) annual Breeding Bird Survey data currently extends …
25 California Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
25 California Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Callipepla californica (Shaw) 1798 Other vernacular names: California partridge, Catalina quail, Codorniz Californiana, crested quail, San Lucas quail, San Quintin quail, topknot quail, valley quail Range: From southern Oregon and western Nevada south to the tip of Baja California. Introduced into southern British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, northern Oregon, and Utah
Review Of Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas By William H. Busby And John L. Zimmerman, Paul A. Johnsgard
Review Of Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas By William H. Busby And John L. Zimmerman, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Kansas has now joined the expanding group of Midwestern states for which breeding bird atlases have recently been published, including South Dakota (1995), Iowa (1996), Missouri (1997), and Nebraska (200 I). Atlases are also in preparation or in press for Oklahoma and Texas, which will soon help fill out distributional knowledge of the Great Plains avifauna in a way unimaginable when I was assembling regional data for my Birds of the Great Plains: The Breeding Species and Their Distribution (1979).
Handbook Of Waterfowl Behavior: Tribe Anatini (Surface-Feeding Ducks), Paul A. Johnsgard
Handbook Of Waterfowl Behavior: Tribe Anatini (Surface-Feeding Ducks), Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
The tribe of surface-feeding, or dabbling, ducks is the largest single tribe in the family. There are 40 species in the tribe as it is constituted here. Contrary to the arrangement of Delacour (1956), the ringed teal is included in the Cairinini; and the crested duck, included in the Tadornini by Delacour, is here considered a typical dabbling duck. In addition, the pink-headed duck has been removed from the Anatini and placed in the Aythyini with the pochards, and the freckled duck has been removed from the tribe and is considered a primitive species having anserine relationships. The marbled teal …
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains With Particular Reference To National Parks In The Northern Rocky Mountain Region, Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains With Particular Reference To National Parks In The Northern Rocky Mountain Region, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Notwithstanding the great latitudinal spread and the equally wide altitudinal variations that occur in the region, the Rocky Mountains contain surprisingly uniform bird life. A bird-watcher in Banff or Jasper national parks in Alberta will encounter the vast majority of the same breeding species in the coniferous zones of those areas as one who is observing nearly a thousand miles to the south in Rocky Mountain National Park, although particular bird species would occur at considerably different altitudes. This comprehensive reference work describes in detail 354 species found in a 353,000-square-mile area—from the 40th parallel in Colorado north to the …
Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers), Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers), Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Eastern Kingbird Western Kingbird Cassin Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher (Crested Flycatcher) Ash-throated Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Say Phoebe Acadian Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher (Traill Flycatcher) Least Fl ycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Western Flycatcher Eastern Wood Pewee Western Wood Pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Vermilion Flycatcher
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Checklist Of Birds Of The Rocky Mountain Parks, Paul A. Johnsgard
Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Checklist Of Birds Of The Rocky Mountain Parks, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
Checklist of Birds of the Rocky Mountain Parks: United States: Rocky Mountain, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Glacier Canada: Waterton Lakes, Kootenay, Yoho, Banff/Jasper Symbols: R = breeding resident; r = resident, breeding unproven; S = breeding summer resident; s = summer resident, breeding unproven; M = migrant, including wintering visitors; V = vagrant, out of normal range; X = extirpated from area; * = species also included in the Birds of the Great Plains (Johnsgard, 1979). A 16-page table
Teton Wildlife: Observations By A Naturalist, Paul A. Johnsgard
Teton Wildlife: Observations By A Naturalist, Paul A. Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
The diversity of wildlife in Grand Teton National Park and its environs draws millions to the valley of Jackson Hole every year, but few are the visitors who are able to observe individual species over the course of several seasons. Paul Johnsgard, a noted naturalist who has written many books on the waterfowl of the world, here integrates his own observations with those who have studied Teton wildlife in the past. The result is a compassionate, simple reconstruction of the lives of a few individuals from spring through early autumn. Teton Wildlife describes the migration of a herd of antelope …