Hawks, Eagles & Falcons of North America: Biology and Natural History

by Paul A. Johnsgard

Book Overview

An identification guide to all 31 species of hawks, eagles and falcons that breed in the United States and Canada. The author also provides an overview of the birds' biology and a collection of life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874746825
• ISBN13: 9780874746822
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 403 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

At minimum, a very interesting read.

I found the text to be quite readable and a lot more interesting than some other books on raptors that I have read. This book, of course, cites many different sources, and with those cites, they are clearly stated that these are the opinions and facts of the authors he is citing from. A good portion of the books I have read regarding raptors, the authors use pictures of wild birds where this book mostly uses pictures of captive birds; I was some what puzzled by this, but all the pictures are clearly marked. There are many tables and graphs in the book and where some are incomplete there is at least one where I questioned just how accurate the data actually was; I had to keep reminding myself that when I read this book, the opinions of the experts vary; I got the impression that the author was trying to give the reader the impression.

A good reference

It was an interesting read about the different types of raptors seen in North America.