National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania

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 Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 07/04/2006
Pages: 271
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 6.08h x 4.04w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9780792255628
ISBN10: 0792255623
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Birdwatching Guides

About the Author
Jonathan Alderfer is a respected field ornithologist and one of North America''s top birding artists. He is associate editor of the American Birding Association magazine, editor of the upcoming National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, and will be chief consultant for the next edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. He lives in Washington, D.C.