An authoritative series of compact regional bird field guides surveys the diverse bird species in a variety of popular birding hotspots, along with helpful identification tips, detailed descriptions, full-color artwork and photographs, new locator and range maps, information on behavior and nesting, new plumage and species classification data, and other valuable facts about North American birds.
Green Heron Buforides virescens L18"(46cm) WS 26" (66cm) Small, chunky heron with shortlegs. Back and sides of adult's neckare deep chestnut, green on upperparts is mixed with blue-gray, center of throat and neck white.
Covers more than 150 species of North American birds and includes nearly 300 full-color photos, 150 range maps and 500 additional illustrations, as well as tips on feeding, birdhouses and creating bird-friendly backyard landscapes.
"Companion to National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America"--Cover.
SCIEIHIFIC NAME: (irus canadensis he Sandhill Crane is a big gray bird that can be mistaken for a Great Blue Heron (see pp. 104-105). Cranes nest in freshwater marshes in the Northwest. upper Great Lakes. and Canada, and spend the ...
Waxwings ( Family Bombycillidae ) Red , waxy tips on secondary wing feathers are often indistinct , and sometimes they ... Species : 4 World ; 2 N.A. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus L 8/4 " ( 21 cm ) Larger and grayer than Cedar ...
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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.
A photographic field guide of North American birds provides color photographs of birds in their natural habitat and discusses their physical characteristics, habitats, behaviors, songs, and migration routes.
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 ...