This field guide covers the avifauna of western North America using detailed artworks, maps and text. Lighter than the original North American Bird Guide, the book is designed to be suitable for regular field use and has a fully integrated format allowing quick and easy reference.
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This field guide covers the avifauna of western North America using detailed artworks, maps and text. Lighter than the original North American Bird Guide, the book is designed to be suitable for regular field use and has a fully integrated format allowing quick and easy reference.
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A new copy. COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED: From renowned birder, illustrator, and New York Times best selling author David Sibley, the most authoritative guide to the birds of the West, in a portable format that is perfect for the field. Compact and comprehensive, this guide features 715 bird species, plus regional populations, found west of the Rocky Mountains. Entries include stunningly accurate illustrations--more than 5, 046 in total--with descriptive captions pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry has been updated to include the most current information concerning frequency, nesting, behavior, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. Here too are more than 652 updated maps drawn from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent, and showing winter, summer, year-round, migration, and rare ranges. This new and improved edition includes: -Updated habitat, description, behavior, and conservation text for each species account and all family pages. -New and revised illustrations of species and regional forms. -New design featuring species accounts in columns, allowing for better comparison and more illustrations and text. -Current taxonomic order and up-to-date common names. -All maps revised to reflect the most current range information. -More species and rarities included.
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This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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Has maps and habits, etc all on the same page, along with more complete diagrams and pictures.
mudpiegirl
Jan 20, 2008
great addition to the Sibley library
This is not a good standalone bird book, but if you already have sibley's bird guide, this is a great way to further expand your knowledge about bird behavior.