The Birds of New Jersey (ebook)

Argumento de The Birds of New Jersey (ebook)

"After looking through The Birds of New Jersey: Status and Distribution by William J. Boyle, I was reminded of what a great state New Jersey is for birds. . . . The book is likely the best of its kind in presenting the birding locales, prevalence, and status of birds for a single state. It is easy to navigate and concise. For any birder living in, near, or visiting New Jersey, this is one book to have!"--Jerry Liguori, Utah Birders blog

"This excellent and well-organized guide contains very good range maps and fine photos. William Boyle is the right person to write this book on New Jersey's birds."--Paul Lehman, bird tour leader and bird range mapmaker

"Nobody is more qualified than William Boyle to pull together the scattered sources of New Jersey ornithology into one accurate, well-documented book. This guide will have a wide audience."--Laurie Larson, secretary, New Jersey Bird Records Committee, 1996-2008

"Well written and concise, the work can be recommended as a quick and easy way to determine when and where each New Jersey bird species should occur and will be useful for both amateur birdwatchers and professional ornithologists."--Christopher J. Butler, IBIS

"A must have for birders with an interest in the birds of New Jersey!"--Ian Paulsen, Birdbooker Report

"The Birds of New Jersey is a must for New Jersey birders. And it will be very useful for birders from other states or countries that visit the Garden State."--Fritz Brock, Wildlife Activist

"Anyone who birds regularly in New Jersey or neighbouring states should not only study this book in depth but also keep it side by side with their standard field guide to Eastern North America. . . . The Birds of New Jersey is an object lesson in how to produce a book of this type. It is well researched, succinct but detailed, easily accessible and extremely logical in the arrangement of the information."--Phil Slade, Another Bird Blog

"Here is a beautiful book with a simple purpose, providing up to date status and distribution information for birds in New Jersey and the surrounding region. The Birds of New Jersey: Status and Distribution by William J. Boyle is a real winner in my book. It doesn't try to be a one stop bird book, rather it finds a small niche and really nails it."--Nemesis Bird

"This comprehensive but portable paperback will be the ideal accompaniment for any stay in the state, and records of species like Long-billed Curlew will excite the interest of the British rarity-hunter."--Birdwatch (UK)0Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Physical Geography and Natural Regions of New Jersey 1
History 4
The New Jersey Bird Records Committee (NJBRC) 5
Criteria for Acceptance of Records of Review Species and New Species 6
Nomenclature 8
Species Accounts 8
Maps 9
Status and Abundance Terminology 10
Abbreviations 11
Glossary of Place Names 12
Pelagic Boundaries 13
Annotated List of Species 15
Appendix A: E xotics and Species of Uncertain Provenance or Status 273
Appendix B: N ot Accepted Species 275
Appendix C: List of NJBRC Review Species 277
Appendix D: I dentification Information for Captions by Kevin Karlson 279
Bibliography 283
Index 297