National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania
Title | National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Alderfer |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780792255628 |
Designed to fit in a backpack or pocket for easy access, each of these handy and popular bird field guides comprises 272 pages and features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Standard features include: Locator Map at the front listing regional birding hotspots; Introduction by an expert on where to find the state's top birds; How-To-Use Section with general tips on birding and advice on making the most of the guide; 125 Easy-Access Individual Entries providing a photograph of the bird in its habitat, recognition clues, specific details on behavior, habitat, and local sites, plus a special "Field Note" with artwork for extra help in tricky identifications; Alphabetical Index with life list; and Color-coded Index. Pennsylvania offers a winning variety of city and country birds. See the bright-colored, vocal Yellow-billed Cuckoo; the migratory Snow Goose; the stunning Red-Tailed Hawk; the olive Acadian Flycatcher, and more.
Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Title | Field Guide to the Birds of North America PDF eBook |
Author | National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
Publisher | Washington, D.C. : National Geographic |
Total Pages | 486 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Nature |
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A bestseller with more than a quarter million copies sold, this completely revised and updated edition is still one of the most authoritative, sought-after guides to birds of North America on the market--for birders of all levels. 280 color plates. 630 range maps.
National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America
Title | National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Erickson |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1426210442 |
Presents information about 160 North American bird species, including facts about physical features, voice, habitat, food, and a map indicating the regions in which each species can be found.
Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Title | Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Floyd |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 526 |
Release | 2008-05-27 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0061120405 |
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. It introduces a "whole bird" approach by concisely gathering a collection of information about birds into one portable and well-organized volume. 2,000 stunning color photographs of birds in natural habitats show the most important field marks, regional population differences, life stages, and behaviors 700-plus detailed and up-to-date color range maps show summer, migration, winter, year-round, and rare but regular occurrences of every major species A DVD of birdsongs for 138 major species (587 vocalizations in all for 5½ hours of play); each high-quality MP3 file is embedded with an image of the bird, perfect to view on home computers and portable MP3 players Concise descriptions of habits and ecology, age-related and seasonal differences, regional forms, vocalization, and informative captions pointing out the most important aspects of the bird 46 group essays with information outlining taxonomy, feeding, migration, habitats, behaviors, and conservation status A thorough and accessible introduction to birds and birding includes sections on parts of a bird, plumage and molt, food and feeding, migration, habitats, conservation, tips on bow to become a better birder, and more A detailed glossary of terms, species checklist, and quick index The new Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America is perfectly designed to give birders the most powerful and user-friendly collection of information to carry into the field or wherever they enjoy learning about birds and nature.
National Geographic Complete Birds of North America
Title | National Geographic Complete Birds of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan K. Alderfer |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 748 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1426213735 |
"Companion to National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America"--Cover.
A Field Guide to Western Birds
Title | A Field Guide to Western Birds PDF eBook |
Author | National Audubon Society |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 440 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780395911747 |
"The Birder’s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson’s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.
National Geographic Birding Essentials
Title | National Geographic Birding Essentials PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan K. Alderfer |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781426201356 |
Offers tips and advice for how to improve bird watching skills, from choosing equipment and guides to where to watch and what features to look for when trying to identify a bird.