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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition

Array (Paperback) National Geographic 2011-11-01
Release date: 2011-11-01


Price: $27.95


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  1. National Geographic retakes the field guide lead
    Another winner from National Geographic. I have every edition of this field guide and consider it the gold standard of guides. There have been some innovative guides in recent years, especially the Sibley with its flight drawings and the Crossley with its multi-photo scenery pages. I wondered...
  2. America's #1 Bird Guide DID INDEED Just Get Even Better
    I always felt that when I started carrying my 5th edition of the Geographic Guide as my main field guide, that I had sort of graduated to the field guide of a serious birding hobbyist. I needed to know what else has been seen as I traveled around the nation, just in case, and with 967 species in...

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
574 pages
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

These new volumes deliver in-depth information on every bird officially recorded in the specified area, with illustrated accounts of the different plumages and life stages, along with hundreds of color-coded range maps.

National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America
480 pages
National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America

Aids in the identification of all species of birds known to breed in North America, describing their appearance, behavior, natural habitat, and rarity.


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Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related activities in the United States, and even conservative estimates indicate that the current number of U.S. birders at 50 million. According to The New York Times, some authorities predict that by 2050 there will be more than 100 million € and the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America will be the essential reference for field identification and the cornerstone of any birder's library . This is the ultimate, indispensable bird field guidée € "comprehensive, authoritative, portable, robust and easier than ever to use....

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Learning more about great blue herons

Chickasha Express Star - Feb 23, 490

A Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic (a favorite of mine when out in the field). Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains by James C. Halfpenny. Wetland Birds and Sea Birds from Ospreys to Puffins by Rob Hume.
Gone fishin'

Pueblo Chieftain - Feb 23, 7567

Sources: nationalgeographic.com; "The Guide to Colorado Birds," Mary Taylor Gray; "Hawks of North America," William S. Clark/Brian K. Wheeler; National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds; whatbird.com; seattleaudubon.org.
Laura Oppenheim and George Armistead

New York Times - Apr 15, 2011

He has contributed to “Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges,” “The Sibley Guide to Birdlife and Behavior” and “National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America.” He graduated from the University of
Amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - living and extinct

ScienceBlogs (blog) - Apr 13, 2011

Amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - living and extinct Chiroptera of Lufupa Camp, Kafue National Park, Zambia; with taxonomic notes on Epomophorus, Nycticeinops, Scotophilus and Scotoecus. African Bat Conservation News 23, 7-31. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals.