Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Designed to fit in a backpack or pocket for easy access, each of these handy and popular bird field guides comprises 272 pages and features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Standard features include: Locator Map at the front listing regional birding hotspots; Introduction by an expert on where to find the state's top birds; How-To-Use Section with general tips on birding and advice on making the most of the guide; 125 Easy-Access Individual Entries providing a photograph of the bird in its habitat, recognition clues, specific details on behavior, habitat, and local sites, plus a special "Field Note" with artwork for extra help in tricky identifications; Alphabetical Index with life list; and Color-coded Index. Pennsylvania offers a winning variety of city and country birds. See the bright-colored, vocal Yellow-billed Cuckoo; the migratory Snow Goose; the stunning Red-Tailed Hawk; the olive Acadian Flycatcher, and more.
National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America, 2nd Edition
Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220626
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
You don't have to be an experienced birder to enjoy this guide! With hundreds of illustrations and a user-friendly format, you'll soon be spotting and identifying birds in your locale in no time. The updated text highlights the latest trends in birding and the most up-to-date ornithological information. -- adapted from back cover
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220626
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
You don't have to be an experienced birder to enjoy this guide! With hundreds of illustrations and a user-friendly format, you'll soon be spotting and identifying birds in your locale in no time. The updated text highlights the latest trends in birding and the most up-to-date ornithological information. -- adapted from back cover
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania
Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Designed to fit in a backpack or pocket for easy access, each of these handy and popular bird field guides comprises 272 pages and features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Standard features include: Locator Map at the front listing regional birding hotspots; Introduction by an expert on where to find the state's top birds; How-To-Use Section with general tips on birding and advice on making the most of the guide; 125 Easy-Access Individual Entries providing a photograph of the bird in its habitat, recognition clues, specific details on behavior, habitat, and local sites, plus a special "Field Note" with artwork for extra help in tricky identifications; Alphabetical Index with life list; and Color-coded Index. Pennsylvania offers a winning variety of city and country birds. See the bright-colored, vocal Yellow-billed Cuckoo; the migratory Snow Goose; the stunning Red-Tailed Hawk; the olive Acadian Flycatcher, and more.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Designed to fit in a backpack or pocket for easy access, each of these handy and popular bird field guides comprises 272 pages and features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Standard features include: Locator Map at the front listing regional birding hotspots; Introduction by an expert on where to find the state's top birds; How-To-Use Section with general tips on birding and advice on making the most of the guide; 125 Easy-Access Individual Entries providing a photograph of the bird in its habitat, recognition clues, specific details on behavior, habitat, and local sites, plus a special "Field Note" with artwork for extra help in tricky identifications; Alphabetical Index with life list; and Color-coded Index. Pennsylvania offers a winning variety of city and country birds. See the bright-colored, vocal Yellow-billed Cuckoo; the migratory Snow Goose; the stunning Red-Tailed Hawk; the olive Acadian Flycatcher, and more.
National Geographic Complete Birds of North America
Author: Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426213735
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
"Companion to National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America"--Cover.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426213735
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
"Companion to National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America"--Cover.
National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America
Author: Laura Erickson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426210442
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Presents information about 160 North American bird species, including facts about physical features, voice, habitat, food, and a map indicating the regions in which each species can be found.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426210442
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Presents information about 160 North American bird species, including facts about physical features, voice, habitat, food, and a map indicating the regions in which each species can be found.
Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
A bestseller with more than a quarter million copies sold, this completely revised and updated edition is still one of the most authoritative, sought-after guides to birds of North America on the market--for birders of all levels. 280 color plates. 630 range maps.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
A bestseller with more than a quarter million copies sold, this completely revised and updated edition is still one of the most authoritative, sought-after guides to birds of North America on the market--for birders of all levels. 280 color plates. 630 range maps.
All the Birds of North America
Author: Jack Griggs
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060527706
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A field guide to North American birds presents an identification method that uses panoramic illustrations, range maps, and an organization system based on habitat and characteristics.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060527706
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A field guide to North American birds presents an identification method that uses panoramic illustrations, range maps, and an organization system based on habitat and characteristics.
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: New York
Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792255642
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Contains photographs and descriptions of birds found in New York, providing information on their distinguishing characteristics, behaviors, habitats, and local viewing sites.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792255642
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Contains photographs and descriptions of birds found in New York, providing information on their distinguishing characteristics, behaviors, habitats, and local viewing sites.
Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Author: Ted Floyd
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061120405
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
This new field guide provides a suite of modern tools to effectively aid in the identification of more than 750 species of birds across North America. It introduces a "whole bird" approach by concisely gathering a collection of information about birds into one portable and well-organized volume. 2,000 stunning color photographs of birds in natural habitats show the most important field marks, regional population differences, life stages, and behaviors 700-plus detailed and up-to-date color range maps show summer, migration, winter, year-round, and rare but regular occurrences of every major species A DVD of birdsongs for 138 major species (587 vocalizations in all for 5½ hours of play); each high-quality MP3 file is embedded with an image of the bird, perfect to view on home computers and portable MP3 players Concise descriptions of habits and ecology, age-related and seasonal differences, regional forms, vocalization, and informative captions pointing out the most important aspects of the bird 46 group essays with information outlining taxonomy, feeding, migration, habitats, behaviors, and conservation status A thorough and accessible introduction to birds and birding includes sections on parts of a bird, plumage and molt, food and feeding, migration, habitats, conservation, tips on bow to become a better birder, and more A detailed glossary of terms, species checklist, and quick index The new Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America is perfectly designed to give birders the most powerful and user-friendly collection of information to carry into the field or wherever they enjoy learning about birds and nature.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061120405
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
This new field guide provides a suite of modern tools to effectively aid in the identification of more than 750 species of birds across North America. It introduces a "whole bird" approach by concisely gathering a collection of information about birds into one portable and well-organized volume. 2,000 stunning color photographs of birds in natural habitats show the most important field marks, regional population differences, life stages, and behaviors 700-plus detailed and up-to-date color range maps show summer, migration, winter, year-round, and rare but regular occurrences of every major species A DVD of birdsongs for 138 major species (587 vocalizations in all for 5½ hours of play); each high-quality MP3 file is embedded with an image of the bird, perfect to view on home computers and portable MP3 players Concise descriptions of habits and ecology, age-related and seasonal differences, regional forms, vocalization, and informative captions pointing out the most important aspects of the bird 46 group essays with information outlining taxonomy, feeding, migration, habitats, behaviors, and conservation status A thorough and accessible introduction to birds and birding includes sections on parts of a bird, plumage and molt, food and feeding, migration, habitats, conservation, tips on bow to become a better birder, and more A detailed glossary of terms, species checklist, and quick index The new Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America is perfectly designed to give birders the most powerful and user-friendly collection of information to carry into the field or wherever they enjoy learning about birds and nature.
Bird Guide of North America
Author: Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Profiles one hundred bird species from coast to coast, offers information about topics ranging from bird calls to behaviors, and provides complementary sidebars, range maps, and instructions for building birdhouses and bird feeders.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Profiles one hundred bird species from coast to coast, offers information about topics ranging from bird calls to behaviors, and provides complementary sidebars, range maps, and instructions for building birdhouses and bird feeders.
National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 3rd Edition
Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781426221880
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
This desk reference is the most up-to-date and comprehensive source of knowledge on North American bird identification, distribution, behavior, habitat, and conservation concerns available today. More an encyclopedia than a field guide, National Geographic's Complete Birds is a browsable treasure trove of facts. This comprehensive volume profiles every bird observable in the continental United States and Canada, featuring species accounts with details that include calls and songs, breeding behaviors, molting patterns, and the vast extent of their polar and neotropical migrations. The precision maps, illuminating photographs, and more than 4,000 exquisite pieces of annotated art make this the biggest and best bird book ever. This third edition, thoroughly updated, includes: Information on more than 1,000 species and subspecies Overviews of every family Organization reflecting current taxonomy 850 range maps, more than half updated since the last edition Sidebars on identification challenges such as distinguishing between Bay-breasted and Blackpoll Warblers in fall or separating the various species of white egrets These 752 pages add up to a lifetime of learning for all devoted birders, from those just beginning birders to those who have been building their life lists for decades. Bird lovers will appreciate many other titles from National Geographic, including: Field Guide to the Birds of North America Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America How to Know the Birds Birds of the Photo Ark
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781426221880
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
This desk reference is the most up-to-date and comprehensive source of knowledge on North American bird identification, distribution, behavior, habitat, and conservation concerns available today. More an encyclopedia than a field guide, National Geographic's Complete Birds is a browsable treasure trove of facts. This comprehensive volume profiles every bird observable in the continental United States and Canada, featuring species accounts with details that include calls and songs, breeding behaviors, molting patterns, and the vast extent of their polar and neotropical migrations. The precision maps, illuminating photographs, and more than 4,000 exquisite pieces of annotated art make this the biggest and best bird book ever. This third edition, thoroughly updated, includes: Information on more than 1,000 species and subspecies Overviews of every family Organization reflecting current taxonomy 850 range maps, more than half updated since the last edition Sidebars on identification challenges such as distinguishing between Bay-breasted and Blackpoll Warblers in fall or separating the various species of white egrets These 752 pages add up to a lifetime of learning for all devoted birders, from those just beginning birders to those who have been building their life lists for decades. Bird lovers will appreciate many other titles from National Geographic, including: Field Guide to the Birds of North America Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America How to Know the Birds Birds of the Photo Ark