Part 1 About Birds 6
Distribution 6
Classification 8
Feathers and Flight 10
Birds and Nests 13
Migration 14
Bird Society 15
Part 2 Bird Groups 16
Loons and Grebes 16
Waterfowl 18
Diurnal Predators 22
Large Predators 23
Falcons 23
Eagles, Vultures, Ospreys, Hawks 25
Lesser Predators 26
Hawks and Kestrel 26
Herons, Bitterns, Rails, and Coot 28
Gulls, Terns, and Shorebirds 30
Cormorant and Dove 32
Nocturnal Predators 34
Owls 34
Nighthawk and Kingfisher 38
Woodpecker 39
Swallows 40
Perching Birds 41
Part 3 Birdwatching And More 48
Field Guides 48
Bird Check List 50
Binoculars 50
Photography 50
Part 4 British Columbia - A Land Of Contrasts 53
Bristish Columbia Biotic Areas 54
Puget Sound Lowland, Straight of Georgia 55
Coast Forest, Queen Charlotte Islands, and Pelagic 58
Alpine and Sub-Alpine 60
Dry Forest and Semi-arid Southern Valleys 61
Cariboo Parkland 62
Boreal Forest 62
Peace River Parkland 63
Columbia Forest 64
Check List of B.C. Birds 65
Index to Species 69 |
