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

A complete practical introduction to observing, understanding and investigating the natural world written by an experienced and well travelled naturalist. Nick

"This book is a comprehensive and peerlessly beautiful reference featuring species accounts, lavish photographs and range maps of every one of the 1,175 bird sp

Birding is one of the most popular and fastest-growing outdoor activities, but it can seem intimidating for beginners who don't know where, when, or how to sear

Thomas Dunlap shows how bird guides have changed with science and popular interest and how birding's twin activities, conservation and recreation, have over the