A Field Guide to Hawks

Peterson Field Guides #35

by William S. Clark, Bryan K. Wheeler

A field guide to Hawks of North America

All 39 of North American hawks and other diurnal raptors, including eagles, falcons, and vultures Color paintings and photographs of each species in various color morphs, plumages, and postures Detailed descriptions of each species, including field marks, plumages (usual and unusual), flight modes, characteristic behaviors, voice, status and distribution, similar species, subspecies, measurements, and even the origin of the name Range maps showing where each species can be found

Genres: Birds, Reference, Field Guides, Nature, Natural History, Nonfiction, Science

240 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 1991

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good but dated identification guide to North American hawks and falcons. Not as thorough as more recent Wheeler guides or Liguori's guides.

[Scott Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This small, compact Peterson field guide has a wealth of identification information for North American raptors. Besides the typical Peterson "arrow" technique for noting key identification marks, it also includes many flight photographs in the end papers of the guide.

[S̶e̶a̶n̶ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have the first edition (1987) which is okay, but not current enough. It also has black and white photos that aren't very helpful. It's the only hawk-specific guide I own, though, so I do use it sometimes. I'm just not much of a hawk watcher, so I haven't bothered to get a better hawk guide.

[Will Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must have reference guide. Classic Peterson guide layout.

[Fernleaf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent guide to raptors.