National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America
- ISBN-10
- 1426203314
- ISBN-13
- 9781426203312
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 447
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Authors
- Jonathan K. Alderfer, Jon Lloyd Dunn
Description
A birding guidebook provides identification tips, information on behavior and nesting, six hundred locator and range maps, and new plumage and species classification data on over 750 North American birds found west of the Rocky Mountains.
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