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Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review

10,000 Birds

And, that falcons are about as far away from hawks as a bird family could get. Images show the bird in flight, both underside and upperside, and in juvenile and adult plumages– breeding and nonbreeding, and, where appropriate, male and female. This means that loons are no longer first!

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The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors – A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I’m not going to try to explain why people are fascinated by hawks; human-to-avian psychology is not my specialty. The Introduction succinctly describes the basic concepts of migration and molt and summarizes raptor families: vultures, eagles, osprey, buteos, accipiters, harriers, kites, falcons. It’s a Bald Eagle, a hawk.