- Paperback: 327 pages
- Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing (3 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0762748427
- ISBN-13: 978-0762748426
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.1 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 495,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Broad Coverage & Clear Drawings
14 April 2009
Format:Paperback
This book has excellent drawings of tracks, scats, bird pellets and sometimes nests. Each entry has a map of North America showing the range of the subject.
While some field books on tracking cover just animals this book covers invertebrates, amphibians (frogs included) birds, marsupials, Insectivores and many others.
Each entry takes two facing pages which provide a nice drawing of the subject on the left side and drawings of the track and often scat and nests on the right side.
Each entry follows the same format:
1. A description, beside the drawing of the subject.
2. Track.
3. Trail.
4. Scat.
5. Habitat.
6. Similar species.
7. Other sign.
If you are looking for a book that tells you about the habits and / or life style of the subject this is not the book to fill that need.
Combined with Animal Tracking Basics which does an excellent job of covering the "how to" of tracking a better introduction the the basics of tracking would be hard to find.
While some field books on tracking cover just animals this book covers invertebrates, amphibians (frogs included) birds, marsupials, Insectivores and many others.
Each entry takes two facing pages which provide a nice drawing of the subject on the left side and drawings of the track and often scat and nests on the right side.
Each entry follows the same format:
1. A description, beside the drawing of the subject.
2. Track.
3. Trail.
4. Scat.
5. Habitat.
6. Similar species.
7. Other sign.
If you are looking for a book that tells you about the habits and / or life style of the subject this is not the book to fill that need.
Combined with Animal Tracking Basics which does an excellent job of covering the "how to" of tracking a better introduction the the basics of tracking would be hard to find.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great pocket guide for kids.
10 Dec 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a terrific book for kids to carry in a pack while hiking. It is pocket sized and covers not only mammals but also reptiles, amphibians and birds. There are drawings of the animals, tracks and track patterns and a distribution map. For adults who want a more extensive guide, try Mammal Tracks and Sign by Mark Elbroch or Tracking and the Art of Seeing by Paul Rezendes.
My only complaint is that seven pages in the middle of the book are blank or only partially printed.
My only complaint is that seven pages in the middle of the book are blank or only partially printed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Animal identification
17 Feb 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a valuable book for beginners. It should be used more as a classroom textbook than as an in the field guide. The key to the tracks is good but inconviently located in the book. Although there is a page showing shapes of scat, It is not a key.
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