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Wild Sonoma

Autor Charles Hood Ilustrat de John Muir Laws
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 oct 2022
  • Charles Hood is also the author of A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat [9781597145459], A Californian's Guide to the Birds among Us [9781597143837], and A Californian's Guide to the Mammals among Us [9781597144438]
  • Features a foreword by renowned scientist Jane Goodall and illustrations by John Muir Laws
  • Sonoma County is the largest wine producing county in California's Wine Country region and has a population of nearly 500,000
  • Part field guide / part activity guide, Wild Sonoma is the perfect companion to exploring the natural world in Wine Country
  • Charles Hood lives in Palmdale, California
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781597145893
ISBN-10: 1597145890
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 227 x 164 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: HEYDAY BOOKS

Cuprins

Foreword by Jane Goodall
Introduction: Welcome to Wild Sonoma!
Part 1: Where Nature Comes From
  • water and watersheds
  • dirt versus soil
  • fire and fire ecology
Part 2: a Field Guide to Cool, Interesting, and Essential Species
birds
  • acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
  • American coot Fulica americana
  • American robin Turdus migratorius
  • Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna
  • California quail Callipepla californica
  • California scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica
  • common raven Corvus corax
  • dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis
  • double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
  • golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
  • great blue heron Ardea herodias
  • great egret Ardea alba
  • house finch Haemorhous mexicanus
  • mallard Anas platyrhynchos
  • mourning dove Zenaida macroura
  • red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
  • red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
  • tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
  • turkey vulture Cathartes aura
  • western bluebird Sialia mexicana
flowers, shrubs, and trees
  • arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis
  • bay laurel Umbellularia californica
  • blue dicks Dipterostemon capitatum
  • California buckeye Aesculus californica
  • California poppy Eschscholzia californica
  • coast live oak Quercus agrifolia
  • coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens
  • common manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita
  • Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • Douglas iris Iris douglasiana
  • field mustard Brassica spp.
  • Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii
  • Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum
  • sky lupine Lupinus nanus
  • spring vetch Vicia sativa
  • sticky monkey-flower Diplacus aurantiacus
  • toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
  • valley oak Quercus lobata
insects
  • common buckeye Junonia coenia
  • bumble bee Bombus spp.
  • cabbage white Pieris rapae
  • California sister Adelpha californica
  • common yellowjacket Vespula pensylvanica
  • darkling beetle Eleodes grandicollis
  • flame skimmer Libellula saturata
  • harvester ant Veromessor andrei
  • mourning cloak Nymphalis antiopa
  • pipevine swallowtail Battus philenor
mammals
  • black bear Urus americanus
  • bobcat Lynx rufus
  • coyote Canis latrans
  • gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • mule deer Odocoileus hemionus
  • northern raccoon Procyon lotor
  • striped skunk Mephitis mephitis
  • western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus
reptiles and amphibians
  • California newt Taricha torosa
  • garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
  • gopher snake Pituophis catenifer
  • northern Pacific rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus
  • Sierran treefrog Pseudacris sierra
  • western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis
Part 3: Explorations and Excursions
  • Jenner and the Russian River Estuary
  • Lake Sonoma
  • The Middle Russian River
  • Spring Lake Regional Park
  • Jack London State Historic Park
  • Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

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