The Raptors of North America
The Raptors of North America
A Coloring Book of Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls
Winner of the 2020 Skipping Stones Honor Award for Nature and Ecology Books
Bird enthusiasts of all ages will welcome this fun approach to learning about the raptors of North America. Educators, children, and beginning birders will find creative ways to learn about the birds and their distinguishing characteristics with the activities and coloring exercises in this book, which features sections on vultures, osprey, kites, harriers, eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons.
Anne Price provides extensive facts and descriptions on each species. The short essays describe how birds descended from dinosaurs, how the art of falconry began, how to distinguish a raptor from other birds, and how each species is scientifically classified. The Raptors of North America provides a creative and educational overview of the majestic birds found throughout North America and encourages us to continue exploring the birds we find in our own backyards and beyond.
A unique book aimed at introducing young and beginning birders to the world of raptors. . . . Creative for certain! Helpful, too.'--Jim Williams, Wingnut blog, Minneapolis Star Tribune
A very cool new book.'--Doc Kirby, On The Bookshelf
Bird enthusiasts of all ages will find this book full of educational fun.'--Skipping Stones
Beautiful, educational coloring book.'--Katie L. Burke, American Scientist
All the essays were well-written and provided lots of easy-to-understand information, which allows the reader to identify many different types of raptors. I also really enjoyed the further reading at the back of the book about the kestrel box. The instructions were clear-cut, and the activity was easy and fun to do.'--Hannah, age thirteen, Kids' BookBuzz
Anne Price is the curator at the Raptor Education Foundation in Colorado and has been an avid falconer since the age of sixteen. Donald Malick has been featured in Audubon magazine and has illustrated plates for the National Geographic Guide to North American Birds and the Birds of Colorado.
Foreword
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Bird or Dinosaur?
What Makes a Bird a Raptor?
What About These Funny Names?
Raptors in the Twenty-First Century: Successes and Challenges
Vultures
Black Vulture: Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture: Cathartes aura
California Condor: Gymnogyps californianus
Osprey
Osprey: Pandion haliaetus
Kites
Swallow-Tailed Kite: Elanoides forficatus
White-Tailed Kite: Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite: Rostrhamus sociabilis
Mississippi Kite: Ictinia mississippiensis
Harriers
Northern Harrier: Circus cyaneus
Eagles
Bald Eagle: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Golden Eagle: Aquila chrysaetos
Hawks
Sharp-Shinned Hawk: Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk: Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk: Accipiter gentilis
Common Black Hawk: Buteogallus anthracinus
Harris's Hawk: Parabuteo unicinctus
White-Tailed Hawk: Geranoaetus albicaudatus
Gray Hawk: Buteo plagiatus
Red-Shouldered Hawk: Buteo lineatus
Broad-Winged Hawk: Buteo platypterus
Short-Tailed Hawk: Buteo brachyurus
Swainson's Hawk: Buteo swainsoni
Zone-Tailed Hawk: Buteo albonotatus
Red-Tailed Hawk: Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-Legged Hawk: Buteo lagopus
Ferruginous Hawk: Buteo regalis
Owls
Barn Owl: Tyto alba
Flammulated Owl: Psiloscops flammeolus
Western Screech Owl: Megascops kennicottii
Eastern Screech Owl: Megascops asio
Whiskered Screech Owl: Megascops trichopsis
Great-Horned Owl: Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl: Bubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk Owl: Surnia ulula
Northern Pygmy Owl: Glaucidium gnoma
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl: Glaucidium brasilianum
Elf Owl: Micrathene whitneyi
Burrowing Owl: Athene cunicularia
Spotted Owl: Strix occidentalis
Barred Owl: Strix varia
Great Gray Owl: Strix nebulosa
Long-Eared Owl: Asio otus
Short-Eared Owl: Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl: Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-Whet Owl: Aegolius acadicus
Falcons
Crested Caracara: Caracara cheriway
American Kestrel: Falco sparverius
Merlin: Falco columbarius
Aplomado Falcon: Falco femoralis
Gyrfalcon: Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon: Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon: Falco mexicanus
Raptors and Humans: Falconry
Build a Kestrel Box
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Author
About the Illustrator
Checklist of Raptors You've Seen
