Author: Evelyn L. BullPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great gray owl
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Ecology of the Great Gray Owl
Author: Evelyn L. BullPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great gray owl
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Eastern Screech Owl
Author: Frederick R. GehlbachPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781603441216
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The eastern screech owl, widespread over the eastern half of North America and noticeably tolerant of human activity, is one of America's most familiar birds. Residing naturally in wooded environs with tree cavities, this owl lives well in suburbia and can be found nesting in mailboxes, porch columns, and purple martin houses. Based on a twenty-five-year study, biologist Frederick R. Gehlbach tells the life story of the eastern screech owl, focusing on case studies of suburban and rural study plots in Central Texas. This is the first thorough study of major life-history, behavioral, and ecological features of the species. Indeed, it is the first concurrent, comparative study of an urban and a rural population of any New World animal. Told in a personal voice, the story of these birds will interest all who have not lost touch with their ancestral world. However, Gehlbach has also included quantitative data and analysis of interest to ecologists, wildlife biologists, and ornithologists. Photographs (including color shots of the gray and rufous phases), figures, and tables provide further detail. Gehlbach's investigations have been those of not only an academic ecologist, but a suburbanite curious about his natural surroundings. The result is a model of research on species population dynamics and adaptation, yielding an emerging picture of what the eastern screech owl needs for successful coexistence with human neighbors.
Flammulated, Boreal, and Great Gray Owls in the United States
Author: Gregory Dale HaywardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aegolius funereus
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Barn Owls
Author: Alexandre RoulinPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110716575X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Accessible and beautifully illustrated, this book collates global scientific research on the evolution, ecology and behaviour of barn owls and their relatives into a single volume. For researchers in ornithology, animal behaviour, ecology, conservation biology and evolutionary biology, it will also appeal to amateurs interested in barn owls.
Urban Raptors
Author: Clint W. BoalPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781610918404
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and environmental education. A cutting-edge synthesis of over two decades of scientific research, Urban Raptors is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines urban environments, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It also delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding with real-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts. Boal and Dykstra have compiled the go-to single source of information on urban birds of prey. Among researchers, urban green space planners, wildlife management agencies, birders, and informed citizens alike, Urban Raptors will foster a greater understanding of birds of prey and an increased willingness to accommodate them as important members, not intruders, of our cities.
Owl
Author: Paul BannickPublisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9781594858000
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"For anyone who appreciates wild things and wild places, each of Paul Bannick's stunning photographs is worth ten thousand words." - Ted Williams, Audubon--Moira Macdonald "The Birding Wire"
Australian High Country Owls
Author: Jerry OlsenPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643104119
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Australian High Country Owls provides the latest scientific information on Australian owl species, especially Ninox owls. It details studies of Southern Boobooks and Powerful Owls, visits to North America and Europe to learn about owl research, and the resulting publications that overturned some existing beliefs about Australian owls. Ultimately, this led to the discovery of a new owl species in Indonesia, the Little Sumba Hawk-Owl. Appendices cover the biology, conservation and rehabilitation of Australian owls, including: field recognition, subspecies taxonomy, habitat, behaviour, food, range, migration, breeding, voice and calls, status and myths, questions about each species, and techniques for caring for injured and orphaned owls. The book includes numerous photographs of different owl species, and will be a handy reference for bird researchers and amateur bird watchers alike. 2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Vertebrate Natural History.
Winter Ecology of Great Grey Owls (Strix Nebulosa) in Yosemite National Park, California
Author: Susan Louise SkiffThe Predator-prey Relationships of the Great Gray Owl in Yosemite National Park
Author: Mason Edward ReidIntroduction to California Birdlife
Author: Jules EvensPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520242548
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
An introduction to the behavior and natural history of California's birds, organized by their habitats.