Raptors of the Rockies: Biology of the Birds of Prey and Species Accounts of the Raptors of the Rockies [Paperback]

Kate Davis (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087842461X
• ISBN-13: 978-0878424610
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,069,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kate Davis is the director of Raptors of the Rockies educational program, founded in 1988, and she keeps 18 birds of prey at the facilities at her house in Western Montana. She is also an artist, photographer, and author of three books with one more "in the works." Raptors of the West Captured in Photography is the winner of the 2011 National Outdoor Book Award for Design and Artistic Merit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good basic introduction to raptors of the American mountain west., July 13, 2005

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S. J. Helling "wyldwings" (volunteer - Rocky Mountain Raptor Program - Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raptors of the Rockies: Biology of the Birds of Prey and Species Accounts of the Raptors of the Rockies (Paperback)

"Raptors of the Rockies" provides basic introductory information about more than 30 birds of prey in the American mountain west. It is well organized, moving from the general function of raptors, their lifestyle and migration, to individual species accounts in order of taxonomial nomenclature.

The book concludes with a glossary, chart of bird structure and bird bios of the Raptors of the Rockies program in Montana - of which the author is director - and a moderate list of resources and references.

Species accounts are limited to one to two pages per species, and contain the essential facts re: habitat, behavior, nest and eggs, migration, interesting facts, and status of species survival at present. If there were a fault to this publication, it would be the brevity with which the individual species are covered. The facts given are more focused and relevant to raptor study than those in many of the larger and more expensive general bird guides, although the illustrations and bird descriptions are not as detailed as the field guides published by Sibley, Audubon, Petersen, and others.

At 87 pages, the book holds more information regarding birds of prey than many larger and more expensive bird books. However, it does not replace the field guide for identification of birds by gender, age, molt or morph. It contains more species than "Birds of Prey of the American West," although coverage is less detailed for each.

Overall a good reference book on raptor information, but not a field guide.