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In The New York Wildlife Encyclopedia, nationally known naturalist Scott Shupe has collected information on all the wildlife that reside in the Empire State. The first in a series of state wildlife encyclopedias, this book will be a handy, usable, laymans guide to New Yorks wildlife.

Included are over 800 color photographs, depicting the different species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish, while also offering over 600 range maps to show their territory. Along with basic information for the biology of each animal, Shupe includes the size, habitat, and abundance of each species located in the state.

Whether youre a lover of the outdoors, photography, or are looking to learn more about your state, this comprehensive guide will teach you about the wonderful wildlife that covers the water, earth, and skies of New York.

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Copyright 2018 by Scott Shupe All rights reserved No part of this book may be - photo 1

Copyright 2018 by Scott Shupe

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018.

Skyhorse Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes. Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or .

Skyhorse and Skyhorse Publishing are registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.

Cover design by Rain Saukas

Cover photos courtesy of the author

Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-2884-4

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-2889-9

Printed in China

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who contributed to the completion of this book. In no particular order those individuals are:

Rob Mottice, Senior Aquarist at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, TN, for help in identifing freshwater fish species photographed at that facility.

David Wilkins, Curator at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC, for his help in identifying freshwater fish species photographed at his facility.

Larry Warner, North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, NC, for his help in identifying freshwater fish species photographed at his facility.

The staff of the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, NC, for help in identifying freshwater fish species photographed at that facility.

The staff at the Georgia Fish Center for helping identify minnow species photographed at that facility.

Dave Frymire for his photo contribution.

The staff at the Texas Fresh Water Fish Center for help in identifiying minnow species photographed at that facility.

John R. MacGregor, KDFWR, for providing a number of amphibian and mammal photographs used in this book and for providing technical information and scientific advice regarding the reptiles and amphibians.

Matthew R. Thomas, KDFWR, for help in identifiying several species of darters and minnows photographed by the author for this book as well as for his technical advice and icthyological expertise; and for providing a large number of fish photographs used in the book.

Amy Berry, Clay Hill Memorial Forest and Nature Center, for providing fish and amphibian specimens for photography.

Dr. Gordon Weddle Campbellsville University, for providing fish and amphibian specimens for photography.

Dr. Ritchard Kessler, Campbellsville University, for help collecting fish specimens for photography.

Judy Tipton for alerting me to the presence of and allowing me to photograph nesting birds in her yard.

Matt Wagner and John Hardy from the Mississippi Museum of Natural History for helping to ID fishes photographed in aquariums at that facility.

Brainard Palmer-Ball of the Kentucky Ornithological Society for help identifying fall warblers photographed by the author for this book.

Barbara Graham for taking the author spelunking in the sandstone caves of eastern Kentucky searching for bats to photograph.

Candy McNamee for guiding the author on a search for migratory birds along the Texas coast.

Karen Finch for guiding the author in a search for migratory birds in south Florida.

Dr. Tim Spier, Murray State University, for his help in collecting fish specimens for photography.

Jennifer Rader of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism for allowing me to photograph freshwater stream fishes at the Southeast Kansas Nature Center.

John Hewlett who accompanied the author in the field and helped locate and collect fish and reptile specimens for photography.

James Kiser for providing several photographs.

Loren Taylor, for help in locating contributing bird photographers.

Kate Slankard, for her help in locating contributing bird photographers.

Don Martin of Don Martin Bird Photography for contributing several of the more excellent bird photos in the book.

T. Travis Brown for several photo contributions.

David Speiser, www.lilibirds.com, for several professional-quality bird photo contributions.

Phil Myers, University of Michigan, for contribution of several small mammal photos.

Konrad Schmidt of North America Native Fish Association for contributions of several fish photos.

Jeffrey Offermann for photo contributions.

Uland Thomas for photo contribution.

Dave Neely for photo contribution.

Sterling Daniels, TWRA Wildlife Biologist, for his photo contribution.

Brian Zimmerman, www.ZimmermansFish.com, for several fish photo contributions.

Greg Lavaty for his photo contributions.

Margarete Novak for her photo contributions.

Robert Morin for his photo contributions.

Jeff Poklen for his photo contributions.

Fishingwithpole for his photo contribution.

James Harding for his photo contributions.

Missy Mandell for her photo contributions.

Nate Tesler for his photo contributions.

Chris Crippen for his photo contributions.

Twan Lenders for his photo contributions.

Tom Murray for his photo contribution.

Roger Tabor and Peter Steenstra of the US Fish & Wildlife Service for photo contributions.

US Forest Service for photo contribution.

And to any others whose names I forgot to include: my thanksand my sincere apologies for inadverdantly omitting your name!

Last but certainly not least I would like to thank my publisher, Jason Katzman of Skyhorse Publishing.

In our negotiations Jason has not only shown patience and a willingness to compromise, but also great faith in this author. He has also exhibited extraordinary entrepreneurial courage in taking on a huge project of which this book is but a first step.

Finally, this book is dedicated to the authors three sons, Haydn, Denham, and Kyle Shupe. Though now adults, as youngsters their keen eyes, youthful enthusiasm, and unflinching companionship were responsible for the author getting many of the photographs in this book. More importantly, their presence in this world has consistently provided this author with the motivation to repeatedly bite off more than I can chew.

PHOTO CREDITS

Most of the 648 wildlife photographs that appear in this book were taken by the author. However, many of the really good photographs were contributed by several other wildlife photographers from across the United States and Canada. Those individuals were critical to the completion of this book and their remarkable photographs add much to its content. The names of those additional photographers and the number of photos each contributed appear below.

David Spieser www.lilibirds.com 15

Matthew R. Thomas 13

John R MacGregor 13

Don Martin Bird Photography 10

Konrad Schmidt 11

Brian Zimmerman 11

Dave Neely 4

James Harding 4

James Kiser 3

Robert Morin, Quebec Canada 3

Jeff Poklen 3

Fishingwithpole 3

Phil Myers 2

Missy Mandel 2

Nate Tessler 2

Chris Crippen 2

Twan Leenders 2

Greg Lavaty 2

Jeffrey Offermann 1

T.Travis Brown 1

Sterling Daniels 1

Uland Thomas 1

Dave Frymire 1

Wayne T. Helfrich 1

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