Russell Rogers--do you have this book? Price?

Jane Stewart
Librarian
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Subject: New Hawk ID Book (a tad long)
Author: tweeters at u.washington.edu at Internet
Date: 12/26/95 10:26 AM



Howdy, Tweets--

Hope Santa brought you all your little hearts desired... :-)

Santa brought me:

A photographic Guide to North American Raptors
Wheeler & Clark

Bill Clark's much talked about guide is out. It's very well
done and there are full color pictures throughout..(it's a good
idea to get Pete Dunne's *Hawks in Flight* for the the B&W
silhouette photos..Dunne's argument when they put that book
together was that all you ever see of a hawk is a silhouette
anyway, so B&W is just fine..this new Clark & Wheeler effort
refutes that nicely)

Besides the individual sections on each hawk species, there's
a series of comparisons in the back of the book that are really
worth the price of admission, titled *Raptor Identification
Problems* and then lists:
1. Sharpshin v. Cooper's hawks
2. Pale square primary panels on upperwings of flying
buteos
3. Pale primary panels on back-lighted underwings of
flying buteos
4. White scapular markings on backs of perched buteos
5. Golden Eagle v. non-adult Bald Eagle
6. Perched juveniles with streaked underparts, pale
superciliaries, and dark malar stripes.
7. Dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk v. Harlan's Hawk
8. Perched Junveniles of Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous
Hawk and Swainson's Hawk
9. Perched dark-morph buteos
10. Perched pale-headed buteos
11. Perched juvenile White-tailed Hawk v. other buteos
12. Perched raptors with dark bibs
13. Perched juvenile large falcons
14. Dark-morph Gyrfalcon v. dark peregrine in flight

Looking at these great comparison sections is pretty amazing as
they cover all the pitfalls..it's also clear why it took so long
to get this book in print...Clark announced this book three
years ago at the Skagit Hawk Count.

pp 82 - 99 deal with the variations of the Red-tailed Hawk..it
shows good pictures of Krider's, Harlans, Fuertes adult and
juvenile plumage..this is the best single collection of redtail
info I've seen, and I've been looking everywhere including
rare book sellers...

I love this book..I think you will to..it's good preparation for
the annual pilgrimmage to the Skagit..the Harlan's photos are
exceptional..I never got to see dark-morph v. Harlan's photos..

It's in hard back, which is probably an advantage as it won't wear
as quickly..it's also 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 5/8 inches thick...so it won't
fit in your back pocket..it will, however, go nicely into your
pack with the salami sandwiches..

Since it was a gift, I don't know the price..Personally, this
book is so good, I would buy it at any price.

Enjoy--

Tom



Tom Foote footet at elwha.evergreen.edu
Lab II
The Evergreen State College (360) 866-6000 x6118
Olympia, WA 98505