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Birds of Bolivar Peninsula 6?1@<3<96C.?#2;6;@B9. <B@A<;B1B/<;&<062AF DDD5<B@A<;.B1B/<;<?4 How to Use This Book Range Maps: The Range maps are color coded to show where and when to expect each bird to occur. The maps cover ranges of birds living in North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Each map shows four ranges: orange for summer, blue for win- ter, yellow for migration, and green for year round. Because birds do not stay strictly inside these boundaries, you may find them wandering far from ranges assigned in this guide, par- ticularly during migration. In some cases, a bird may be so rare that its sightings appear as small dots on the map; a bird may be seen in a certain area, and then disappear shortly after it has been spotted. When a bird is so rare that its range cannot be drawn, the map area will read “No Map Available”. Summer Migration Year Round Winter (non breeding) Definitions and Conventions Common Name: Birds are organized by common name, sex or seasonal or age variation, such as Abert’s Towhee Breeding Male, American Robin Female California Gull 1st Winter. The Latin species name, Order, and Family name are located under the common name, for example: Abert’s Towhee Breeding Male Pipilo aberti Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: Sparrows (Emberizidae) Family Name and Color: The top of every page has a unique color bar associated with each family name.) General: The general heading gives an overview of basic identification details. It describes the coloring of the body, any distinctive marks found in the head, tail, and underparts and the coloring differences between sexes and juveniles. Example: American Kestrel is the small- est North American hawk. Dainty falcon with two distinct black facial stripes and rust- brown tail and back. Male has slate-blue wings and black-spotted underparts. Female has rust-brown wings, narrow tail bands, and rust-streaked underparts. iii Foraging and Feeding: Describes what the bird eats during different seasons. Example: In the summer, American Kestrels hunt in the early morning and evening, eating large in- sects like grasshoppers. During winter months, they hunt throughout daylight hours and eat small mammals such as mice, sandpiper chicks, lizards, scorpions, and amphibians. Breeding and Nesting: Describes breeding, nesting, egg-laying, and incubation. Exam- ple: American Kestrel: For up to six weeks before egg laying, females are promiscuous, mat- ing with two or three males. Once a female settles with one mate, the pair mates frequently until eggs are laid. Typically, three to seven white or light pink eggs are laid. Incubation is carried out primarily by the female, and lasts approximately 29-30 days; however, the male will occasionally take over the duties. Similar Species: Distinguishes birds that closely resemble the bird in question. Example: American Kestrel: The Sharp-shinned Hawk is similar in size, but has rounded wings and is patterned differently. The Merlin is larger with broader-based wings, lacks rust tones on back and wing coverts, has a single mustache mark, and is strongly checkered under wings. Flight Pattern: How the bird flies. For example: “American Kestrel: Soars on thermals. Several rapid wing beats followed by a glide. Often hovers on rapidly beating wings” Song: Describes the bird’s vocalization in a mnemonic form. Example: American Kestrel alarm call is a loud, quick klee-klee-klee or killy, killy, killy. Range and Habitat: Describes where the bird breeds, residence and migration patterns, and preferred habitats such as chaparral, brushy oak, woodlands, and so on. Example: Ameri- can Kestrel breeds from Alaska and the Northwest Territories east through the Maritime Provinces and south throughout the continent. It winters north to British Columbia, Great Lakes, and New England. Preferred habitat includes towns and cities, parks, farmlands, and open country. Info Box: Contains basic physical parameters including body length, wingspan, weight, coloring, and patterns. Units are given in metric and English.. All information contained in this field guide is derived from the WhatBird database found at http://www.whatbird.com. This database includes a state of the art parametric search engine that allows identification of any one of over 800 bird species or variations found in North America with just a few clicks. There is also a bird forum where our ornithologists will help you identify birds that you cannot find with the search engine. 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