Adirondack wildlife
Subtitle: a field guide
By: James Ryan.
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lebanon, NH
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781584657491
Subjects: Animals -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Park; Biotic communities -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Park; Adirondack Park (N.Y.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A Brief History of the Adirondacks. Geologic History -- Human History -- The Adirondack Park -- Forest Communities.  The Alpine Zone -- Spruce-Fir Forests -- Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forests -- Beech-Maple Forests -- Winter Tree Survival -- Adirondack Waters. Watersheds -- Running Water -- Still Waters -- Aquatic Life -- Impacts of Acid Rain -- Common Invertebrates.  Common Flies -- Bees, Wasps, and Ants -- Terrestrial Beetles and Bugs -- Grasshoppers and Crickets -- Butterflies and Moths -- Aquatic Insects -- Other Invertebrates -- Common Fish. Bullhead and Catfish -- Suckers -- Minnows --Salmon, Trout, and Whitefish -- Smelt -- Mudminnows -- Pike and Pickerel -- Killifish -- Sunfish and Bass -- Perch, Walleye, and Darters -- Sculpins -- Amphibians and Reptiles. Salamanders -- Toads and Frogs -- Turtles -- Snakes -- Birds. Loons, Grebes, and Herons -- Ducks and Geese -- Upland Game Birds -- Diurnal Birds of Prey -- Owls -- Shorebirds and Gulls -- Doves and Cuckoos -- Swifts and Hummingbirds -- Kingfishers -- Woodpeckers -- Flycatchers -- Vireos -- Jays, Crows, and Ravens -- Swallows -- Chickadees -- Nuthatches and Creepers -- Wrens -- Kinglets -- Thrushes and their Allies -- Mockingbirds and Thrashers -- Starlings and Waxwings -- Warblers -- Tanagers -- Sparrows, Towhee, and Juncos -- Grosbeaks and Buntings -- Blackbirds and Orioles -- Finches -- Mammals. Marsupials -- Shrews -- Moles -- Bats -- Rabbits and Hares -- Small Rodents -- Chipmunks and Squirrels -- Larger Rodents -- Weasels and their Allies -- Procyonids -- Canids -- Felids -- Bears -- Ungulates -- Extirpated Carnivores -- Glossary -- Species Checklist.