Birds of the Great Plains (Revised edition 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains: Index

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:39 PDT

A 5-page index of species (by common name).

Birds of the Great Plains: References

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:59:31 PDT

A 21-page bibliography, including REGIONAL AND STATE REFERENCES and REFERENCES ON INDIVIDUAL SPECIES. Approximately 400 entries, through 1979.

An updated list of references will be found at the end of the new essay "Three Decades of Change in Great Plains Birds."

Birds of the Great Plains: Appendix B -- Abundance and Breeding Status of Birds at Selected Parks and Refuges in the Great Plains

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:54:37 PDT

A 14-page table including wildlife refuges in the states of North Dakota (7), Minnesota (3), South Dakota (5), Nebraska (4), Kansas (4), Missouri (1), Oklahoma (4), and Texas (2).

Birds of the Great Plains: Appendix A -- A Guide to Bird-watching Localities in the Great Plains

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:50:41 PDT

Partly on the basis of the availability of relatively complete bird lists available for the areas, I have included here forty-four state and federal parks, refuges, and other sanctuaries located within the region covered by this book. Nearly all the national wildlife refuges are included, except a number of smaller refuges for which bird lists are not available. Further, a group of four North Dakota national wildlife refuges in the Souris Valley is collectively considered in a "Souris Loop" category. In the discussion that follows and the associated list of summer birds, the localities are grouped by states, and the states are organized in a general north-to-south sequence. The 236 species included in the associated bird list (Appendix B) are only those that are known to breed' or to have bred in the region. Accidental species, introduced "pest species," and species not known to breed in the region though occasionally summering within it are excluded from the list.

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Fringillidae (Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows, and Buntings)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:48:31 PDT

Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Green-tailed Towhee
Rufous-sided Towhee
Brown Towhee
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Baird Sparrow
Henslow Sparrow
Le Conte Sparrow
Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Bachman Sparrow (Pine Woods Sparrow)
Cassin Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored and White-winged Juncos)
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
McCown Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:46:08 PDT

Western Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Icteridae (Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Orioles)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:44:51 PDT

Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
Northern Oriole (Baltimore and Bullock Orioles)
Brewer Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Ploceidae (Old World Sparrows and Weaver Finches)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:42:46 PDT

House Sparrow (English Sparrow)

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Parulidae (Wood Warblers)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:41:40 PDT

Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson Warbler
Wonn-eating Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle and Audubon Warblers)
Black-throated Green Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow -throated Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Mourning Warbler
MacGillivray Warbler
Conunon Yellowthroat
Yellow -breasted Chat
Hooded Warbler
Canada Warbler
American Redstart

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Vireonidae (Vireos)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:40:26 PDT

Black-capped Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Bell Vireo
Gray Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Solitary Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Sturnidae (Starlings)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:39:36 PDT

Starling

Birds of the Great Plains: Color Photo Section

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:37:06 PDT

1. Common loon, adult, upright aggressive display
2. Eared grebe, adult incubating (photo courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
3. Black-crowned night heron, adult
4. Snowy egret, adult foraging
5. Trumpeter swan, adults and cygnets
6. Goshawk, adult
7. Prairie falcon, adult (photo courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
8. Swainson hawk, adult
9. Greater prairie chicken, male booming before female
10. Sharp-tailed grouse, adult males in territorial confrontation
11. Greater sandhill crane, adult incubating
12. American coot, adult feeding young
13. Mountain plover, adult (photo courtesy of Ed Schulenberg)
14. Upland sandpiper, adult
15. Long-billed curlew (photo courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
16. American avocet, adults foraging
17. Roadrunner, adult
18. Burrowing owl, adult (photo courtesy of Ed Schulenberg)
19. Short-eared owl, adult
20. Red-headed woodpecker, adult
21. Rough-winged swallow, adult
22. Long-billed marsh wren, male singing
23. Mountain bluebird, adult male
24. Yellow-headed blackbird, adult male
25. Western meadowlark (photo courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
26. Western tanager, adult male
27. Le Conte sparrow, adult (photo courtesy of Phil and Judy Sublett)
28. Vesper sparrow, adult (photo courtesy of Phil and Judy Sublett)
29. Clay-colored sparrow, adult (photo courtesy of Phil and Judy Sublett)
30. Field sparrow, adult (photo courtesy of Phil and Judy Sublett)

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Birds of the Great Plains: Family Laniidae (Shrikes)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:33:01 PDT

Loggerhead Shrike

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Bombycillidae (Waxwings)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:31:59 PDT

Cedar Waxwing

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:31:05 PDT

Sprague Pipit

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Kinglets)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:30:14 PDT

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Turdidae (Thrushes, Bluebirds, and Solitaires)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:29:07 PDT

American Robin
Wood Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Swainson Thrush
Veery
Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend Solitaire

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:27:49 PDT

Northern Mockingbird (Common Mockingbird)
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Curve-billed Thrasher
Sage Thrasher

Birds of the Great Plains: Family Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:26:08 PDT

House Wren
Bewick Wren
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Long-billed Marsh Wren (Marsh Wren)
Short-billed Marsh Wren (Sedge Wren)
Canyon Wren
Rock Wren

Birds of the Great Plains: Family CincIidae (Dippers)

Paul A. Johnsgard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:25:06 PDT

Dipper