National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds Of North America

Author : Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924102944182

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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania by Jonathan Alderfer Pdf

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.

Author : Jonathan K. Alderfer,Jon Lloyd Dunn,National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781426213731

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National Geographic Complete Birds of North America by Jonathan K. Alderfer,Jon Lloyd Dunn,National Geographic Society (U.S.) Pdf

"Companion to National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America"--Cover.

Author : Jonathan Alderfer,Paul Hess
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781426209284

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National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America by Jonathan Alderfer,Paul Hess Pdf

Essential for the millions of Americans who watch and feed birds in their backyards—whether experienced birders or new birding enthusiasts—from the experts at National Geographic and co-author of the popular and perennial best seller Field Guide to the Birds of North America. No matter where you live—in the country, city, a high-rise or house—this handy guide will quench your curiosity about the feathered creatures in your midst. It features 150 of the most common and interesting birds likely to be observed at backyard feeders, nesting nearby or just migrating through. An indispensable visual index of all 150 species appears on the inside front and back laminated covers, making identification a snap. Beginning with Backyard Basics, an easy-to-follow, richly illustrated presentation on observing and identifying birds—with tips on attracting and feeding your favorite birds, birdhouses, and bird-friendly landscapes to entice nesting—the book is full of National Geographic’s iconic field guide images and maps. Core species on everyone’s list—such as robins, woodpeckers, bluebirds and chickadees—are featured in two-page spreads including practical tips with additional imagery. Sidebars captivate with interesting and little known facts.

Author : Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN : 1426310951

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National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America by Jonathan K. Alderfer Pdf

A guide to North American birds.

Author : Herbert S. Zim,Chandler S. Robbins,Bertel Bruun
Publisher : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1990-02-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0307336565

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Birds of North America by Herbert S. Zim,Chandler S. Robbins,Bertel Bruun Pdf

Text and illustrations identify 645 species of birds.

Author : Ted Floyd
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780061120404

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Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Ted Floyd Pdf

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.

Author : Laura Erickson,Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781426210440

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National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America by Laura Erickson,Jonathan K. Alderfer Pdf

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.

Author : Donald Stokes,Lillian Stokes
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0316818097

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Stokes Field Guide to Birds by Donald Stokes,Lillian Stokes Pdf

The easiest-to-use and most comprehensive field guide to North American birds-from the country's preeminent writers on birds and nature Drawing on more than twenty years' experience as bird and wildlife experts, Donald and Lillian Stokes have produced field guides that are factually, visually, and organizationally superior to any other books you can buy. You'll find: * All the identification information on a single page-color photographs, range map, and detailed description. No more fumbling to match photos with text! * For fast reference-a compact alphabetical index inside the front and back covers. * More than 900 high-resolution color identification photographs. * An illustrated Quick Guide to the most common backyard and feeder birds. * Convenient colored tabs keyed to each bird group. * Concise and comprehensive text, with information on habitat; plumage variation; feeding, nesting, and mating behavior; bird feeder proclivity; and-for the first time in any guide-population trends and conservation status.

Author : Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781426330735

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National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America, Second Edition by Jonathan Alderfer Pdf

"Updated guide to birds in North America, for kids"--

Author : Jon Lloyd Dunn,Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0792253140

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Jon Lloyd Dunn,Jonathan K. Alderfer Pdf

Describes and presents color illustrations and range maps for 967 North American bird species, covering their physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and vocalizations.

Author : Jon L. Dunn,Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1974808793

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition by Jon L. Dunn,Jonathan Alderfer Pdf

Author : Jonathan Alderfer,Jon L. Dunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1426219490

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition, With Map by Jonathan Alderfer,Jon L. Dunn Pdf

This fully revised edition of the best-selling North American bird field guide is the most up-to-date guide on the market. Perfect for beginning to advanced birders, it is the only book organized to match the latest American Ornithological Society taxonomy. With more than 2.75 million copies in print, this perennial bestseller is the most frequently updated of all North American bird field guides. Filled with hand-painted illustrations from top nature artists (including the ever-popular hummingbird), this latest edition is poised to become an instant must-have for every serious birder in the United States and Canada. The 7th edition includes 37 new species for a total of 1,023 species; 16 new pages allow for 250 fresh illustrations; 80 new maps; and 350 map revisions. With taxonomy revised to reflect the radical new American Ornithological Society taxonomy established in 2016, the addition of standardized banding codes, and text completely vetted by birding experts, this new edition will top of the list of birding field guides for years to come.

Author : National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015048517851

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Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic Society (U.S.) Pdf

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.

Author : Jon Lloyd Dunn
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781426218354

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Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Jon Lloyd Dunn Pdf

Presents a guidebook which provides identification tips, information on behavior and nesting, locator and range maps, and plumage and species classification data on over one thousand species of birds found in North America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0870446916

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Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Anonim Pdf