Hawks in Flight - 2nd Edition by David Sibley & Clay Sutton (Hardcover)

About the Book

An indispensable guide for hawk watchers, this is a completely new edition of the seminal book that introduced a holistic method for identifying distant birds in flight.

Book Synopsis

Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance.

In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification, using general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen.

The new edition of the book that Roger Tory Peterson called a "landmark" integrates an array of carefully selected photographs, David Sibley's superb illustrations, and a clear, information-packed text and takes raptor identification to a higher level. This edition covers all of the raptors that breed in North America, including those with limited ranges in Florida, the Southwest, and Texas.

Picking up where its predecessor ended by including two decades of raptor identification refinement, Hawks in Flight summarizes and places in users' hands an identification skill set that used to take years to master. The unique alchemy of Dunne, Sibley, and Sutton--including their collective experience of more than one hundred years watching hawks--make this book a singular achievement and a must-have for anyone interested in hawks.

From the Back Cover

[Designer, please use one or two photos from interior, paired with drawing of the same species. Species that are okay to use:
Gray Hawk
Common Black-Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Snail Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Aplomado Falcon
California Condor]

Review Quotes

"A landmark . . . a book I could learn a lot from." -- Roger Tory Peterson --

About the Author

Pete Dunne is director of the Cape May Bird Observatory and the author of many books. Clay Sutton is a freelance writer, naturalist, lecturer, and tour leader. David Sibley is the author of The Sibley Guide to Birds and several other books.