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Books help us learn to identify birds by sight and sound. They deepen our understanding of birds' lives and help us enjoy birds more in our own backyards.
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Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks, 2nd Edition, by Dave Holderread With in-depth information on feeding, housing, behavior, and health care, this comprehensive guide also provides proven strategies for creating a profitable business plan and marketing your products. Whether you’re about to acquire your first ducks or are interested in experimenting with rare breeds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks will help you achieve your duck-raising goals. Learn More -
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Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species Illustrated Paperback Book, by C. David Scott Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species How to identify not only what bird a feather came from but also what kind of feather it is Range maps and wing type given for each bird. This guide teaches birders to use the characteristics of wing types and feather morphology to identify feathers not only by species but also by their place on the bird's body. The introductory chapters give a detailed overview of the feather — how feathers developed, the parts of a single feather, and the variety of types of feathers on a bird. In the feather identification section, more than 400 color photographs show feather samples from 379 bird species from all over North America. Along with the wing type of the species and a map showing its range, several types of feathers are included for each bird; each feather is labeled with its type and its size. Learn More -
$13.95Woodland Birds of North America: A Guide to Observion, Understanding and Conservation Paperback – September 28, 2007, by Scott Leslie The only bird book of its kind to be based on woodland ecosystems, it features a detailed profile for each species, including sections on habitat, appearance, behavior, food, migration, sounds, family life, related species, conservation, and a range map. Woodland Birds of North America also has a unique feature among bird guides: species that are in danger of extinction are accompanied by an additional map that describes their conservation status for every state, province, and territory on the continent. Many of the images are state-of-the-art digital photographs by Brian Small, one of North America's finest bird photographers. The ranges of nearly all species are shown on maps from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the authority on North American birding. New and experienced birders alike will find this guide indispensable: the clear layout will help novices easily identify the birds they see, while the superb photographs will help seasoned birders confirm identifications. Learn More -
$39.95The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World 3d Edition Edited by Edward C Dickinson Condition: New Pages: 1039 Edition: 3rd Copyright Richard Howard and Edward C. Dickenson, 2003 Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0-691-11701-2 This is a not a field guide. It has no illustrations or descriptions of what birds look like. It is a list of all the birds of the world, organized in the Howard and Moore taxonomic sequence. Learn More -
$15.95Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide (Princeton Field Guides) Paperback – Illustrated, October 11, 2009 by Paul Sterry (Author), Brian E. Small (Author) Combining informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and―above all―stunning color photographs, this is the best and most lavishly illustrated photographic guide to the birds of western North America. All of the images have been carefully selected to convey both the sheer beauty and the key identification features of each bird, and many of the photos are larger than those found in other guides. Wherever possible, a variety of plumages are pictured, providing visual coverage and usefulness matching any artwork-illustrated field guide. Many of the images are state-of-the-art digital photographs by Brian Small, one of North America's finest bird photographers. The ranges of nearly all species are shown on maps from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the authority on North American birding. New and experienced birders alike will find this guide indispensable: the clear layout will help novices easily identify the birds they see, while the superb photographs will help seasoned birders confirm identifications. Learn More -
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Raptors of Mexico and Central America Hardcover – Illustrated, March 28, 2017 by William S. Clark (Author), N. John Schmitt (Author) Raptors are among the most challenging birds to identify in the field due to their bewildering variability of plumage, flight silhouettes, and behavior. Raptors of Mexico and Central America is the first illustrated guide to the region's 69 species of raptors, including vagrants. It features 32 stunning color plates and 213 color photos, and a distribution map for each regularly occurring species. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, age-related plumages, status and distribution, subspecies, molt, habitats, behaviors, potential confusion species, and more. Raptors of Mexico and Central America is the essential field guide to this difficult bird group and the ideal travel companion for anyone visiting this region of the world. Learn More
