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Backyard Birdsong Guide Eastern & Central - Book with Audio by Donald Kroodsma From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this is the widely acclaimed bird audio field guide series. It is created by award-winning ornithologist and author Donald Kroodsma. If you're a beginning bird watcher, this book has a touch-button electronic module with vocalizations of 75 commonly-encountered of eastern and central North America. This is a very effective way to identify and get to know local birds. Beautiful, accurate pictures accompany each entry. Up-to-date range maps let you know if the bird is expected where you are. The introduction inspires you to look out your windows and go outside birding. This unique book gives people of all ages an exciting entryway into the subtle art of using birdsong to identify birds. Publisher: Princeton University Press/The Cornell Lab Publishing Group Language : English Hardcover : 192 pages ISBN-10 : 1943645019 ISBN-13 : 978-1943645015 Item Weight : 1.28 pounds Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches Learn More -
$15.95Pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, and easy to use, The Stokes Essential Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America contains everything you need to identify and enjoy birds in your backyard and beyond. Whether you're age 9 or 90, whether you're a novice or advanced birder, this book will help you identify birds quickly and accurately. Learn More -
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If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in bird nests, or what happens after a fledgling leaves the nest, your questions will be answered in this book by the America's premier bird artist, Julie Zickefoose. This beautiful book is as much an art book as it is a natural history. Over 400 watercolor paintings show the breathtakingly swift development of seventeen different species of wild birds. Sixteen of those species nest on Julie's wildlife sanctuary. She knows the birds intimately and writes about them with authority. Hardcover book 352 pages Signed by the author 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 -
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Great for the absolute beginner! Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides. It will easily fit in your jeans pocket. 128 pages. Learn More -
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From Peterson Field Guides for Young Naturalists, here is a basic introduction to the birds that may sing in your back yard. A guide to the songbirds beginners are most likely to see throughout North America, featuring: An introduction to bird watching with tips for beginning field guide users; Lifelike illustrations for up-close detail; The Peterson Identification System: pointers that show exactly what to look for to tell one species from another; Vibrant color photographs of birds in their natural habitats; Easy-to-read text with key information about each bird's behavior and characteristics, and notes on habitat, voice and food; A bold, straightforward design that helps beginners succeed. This small paperback book is just 48 pages long. Easy to get into! Learn More -
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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America covers nearly 600 species, on 176 color plates, with 588 comprehensive range maps, shown next to the illustrations. This edition was published in 2010. It had been long awaited. With all-new range maps, updated text, and 40 new paintings, this completely revised 4th edition of the classic Peterson Field Guide is a must-have book for every western-US birder. They have a very portable trim size of 5x8 inches. The bird paintings are both beautiful and accurate. They show all of a bird's key field marks much better than a photo can. The illustrations utilize the Peterson Identification System to make bird identification easy. Learn More -
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What a new birder needs is a field guide that shows most of the birds he or she is going to see but doesn't overwhelm with rarities unlikely to be seen. This is that book. Covering 300 of the most common birds in the United States and Canada, this guide has just the right amount of information about how to identify birds, where and when to look for them, what they sound like, and how they behave. Learn More -
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A colorul, user-friendly field guide for kids and beginning birders. Covers eastern half of North America. For ages 8 years and up. From Donald and Lillian Stokes. Learn More -
$14.95Whether you watch hummingbirds at feeders or flowers, this easy-to-use guide will tell you all you need to know to attract tiny jewel-like hummingbirds to your own yard. From Donald and Lillian Stokes. Learn More
