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Smithsonian Handbooks: Birds of North America -- Eastern Region (Smithsonian Handbooks) (DK Handbooks) Paperback - 2001

by Fred J. Alsop III

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Featuring over 1,000 photos of over 700 species, this book contains a superior visual format with more information than many other bird guides on the market. Each species receives its own full-page profile along with a precise description and annotated photos. Flexibound with flaps.

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  • Title Smithsonian Handbooks: Birds of North America -- Eastern Region (Smithsonian Handbooks) (DK Handbooks)
  • Author Fred J. Alsop III
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition New
  • Pages 752
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-04-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Annotated, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ01ICVI_ns
  • ISBN 9780789471567 / 0789471566
  • Weight 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.14 x 6.08 x 1.92 in (20.68 x 15.44 x 4.88 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: New England
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Birds - East (U.S.), Birds - Canada, Eastern
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00047413
  • Dewey Decimal Code 598.097

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From the publisher

The most comprehensive identification guide to the birds of North America, Eastern Region.

Discover 706 species of birds known to breed east of the 100th meridian in the United States and Canada with this indispensable reference guide to birdwatching!

Published in association with America's preeminent authority, the Smithsonian Institution, this birdwatching book includes:

- Full-page profiles that combine precise descriptions, annotated photographs and artworks to highlight the key field marks of the species in each plumage
- Similar species are shown and distinguishing characteristics are noted
- Further information on the bird's habits describes the typical song and other vocalizations, behavior, breeding, nesting, population and conservation concerns.
- Typical flight patterns, nest locations, and shapes are described with clear icons and amplified in the text. Each bird's range during summer, winter and migration is clearly shown on a map.

From the Eastern Bluebirds and American Kestrel to the Blue Jay and Carolina Wren, this bird identification book reveals each species' characteristics and behavior in unprecedented detail. It also details each bird's life history in a concise and user-friendly format.

The most commonly seen birds are shown in clear, full-color photographs along with images of similar bird species to make differentiation easy. You'll also learn more about rare birds and vagrants that occasionally stray into this region.

Handbooks: Birds of North America - Eastern Region is the perfect bird field guide for both armchair bird enthusiasts and dedicated bird watchers in the United States and Canada.

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Citations

  • Scitech Book News, 09/01/2001, Page 72

About the author

Fred J. Alsop, III, is a professor, ornithologist, and writer who currently teaches at Eastern Tennessee State University. Alsop is known for his work on Birds of New England, America's Backyard Birds, Birds of North America, and Habitat Partitioning and Niche Overlap of Two Forest Thrushes in the Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forests.