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Highlights
- Birds of Rhode Island documents the status and distribution of birds in the state since the late nineteenth century.
- About the Author: Richard L. Ferren is Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Life Sciences at Berkshire Community College and a member of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee.
- 576 Pages
- Nature, Reference
Description
About the Book
"An annotated checklist with information on the birds of the state. More than 500 species accounts describe the birds' habitats, locations found, and data on the seasons of occurrence. A list of observers of cited discoveries of rarities is provided along with a history of ornithology in Rhode Island and a list of published literature"--Book Synopsis
Birds of Rhode Island documents the status and distribution of birds in the state since the late nineteenth century. Based on comprehensive fieldwork and research by Richard L. Ferren and edited by Richard R. Veit, this book describes the habitats and locations of more than four hundred species of birds along with data on the seasons of their occurrence.
This volume features:
- An introductory section that includes a history of ornithology in Rhode Island, descriptions of the state's most important bird habitats and biogeographical regions, and an overview of factors affecting species populations
- Species accounts with information on changes in abundance and distribution as well as conservation and management methods
- An eighty-year history of banding and migration watching at Block Island, seventy years of seabird migration quantification at Point Judith, a detailed history of the state's seabird colonies, and multiple surveys of the state's breeding birds
- Color photographs taken in the field of recent rarities discovered in Rhode Island
Offering a chronicle of changing avian population dynamics, Birds of Rhode Island is an indispensable resource for ornithologists and bird enthusiasts interested in the avifauna of Rhode Island and beyond. Copublished with the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 27 in the series Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club.
Review Quotes
A MUST-have for anyone birding Rhode Island!
-- "The Birdbooker Report"For over 60 years, Richard Ferren's meticulous record-keeping skills allowed him to summarize changes in the Rhode Island avian and birding communities in his new book on the birds of Rhode Island... Ornithologists and birders interested in the status of avifauna in New England states will want to add this to me to their bookshelves.
-- "Ornithological Applications"With a title like Birds of Rhode Island one might expect a typical field guide, but a quick glance reveals nothing of the sort. Instead, this book is an annotated checklist of the 400-plus species recorded from the state... the exceptional depth of information presented for each species assures that it will be found in any library with significant ornithological holdings.
-- "Choice"About the Author
Richard L. Ferren is Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Life Sciences at Berkshire Community College and a member of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee. He is the coauthor of Rhode Island's Maritime Nesting Birds and Status of the American Oystercatcher in New England.
Richard R. Veit is Professor of Biology at The City University of New York's College of Staten Island. He is the coauthor of Birds of Massachusetts and a Nuttall Ornithological Club Publications Editor.