Minnesota ornithologist, Laura Erickson, has created another wonderful book about the birds of Minnesota--this time with a focus on raptors. Twenty raptor species are profiled in this book including vultures, ospreys, eagles, harriers, kites, hawks and falcons. Information includes nesting, breeding, and migration habits as well as any special signature traits of the species. The introduction includes a history of Hawk Ridge near Duluth, as well as information on the challenge of counting and banding hawks there. Illustrator Betsy Bowen, normally a woodcut artist, switches to painting with acrylics for this second collaboration with Erickson. This is an excellent classroom resource for high school students studying raptors and bird migration.
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