Illustrated information on all aspects of bird life and biology of North America.

Bird-watching is a phenomenally popular pastime, whether for seriously keen birders or those of us who would just love to identify the birds in our backyard. Written and compiled by experts and bird lovers, this comprehensive new encyclopedia covers everything you would ever want to know about our feathered friends.

A guide to seventy-eight of the most common birds of North America from the bald eagle to the winter wren. Explores the variety of species that live in habitats from the Arctic to the Everglades. Each entry includes text descriptions, full-color photographs, and maps showing the bird's distribution.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.