Product Details
Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related activity in the U.S., and even conservative estimates put the current number of U.S. birders at 50 million. According to the New York Times, some authorities predict that by 2050 there will be more than 100 million-and the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America will be the essential reference for field identification and the cornerstone of any birder's library. This is the ultimate, indispensable bird field guide-comprehensive, authoritative, portable, sturdy, and easier than ever to use.
Among the new edition's key elements and practical improvements:
- Every North American species-more than 960, including a new section on accidental birds-classified according to the latest official American Ornithologists' Union checklist
- 4,000 full-color illustrations by the foremost bird artists at work today, and newly updated range maps that draw on the latest data
- New durable cover for added protection against adverse weather, plus informative quick-reference flaps that double as placemarkers
- New reader-friendly features like thumbtabs that make locating key sections faster and easier, and a quick-find index to direct users straight to the information they need.
504 pages, paper with flaps, 5 1/2 x 8, full-color illustrations, range maps.
Have to get it there quickly? Rush shipping is available! We offer 3-day, 2-day, and overnight service starting at an additional $10.00 fee. Rush shipping charges are added to the standard shipping listed and are based on the total shipment weight including packaging. Please call BWD at 800-879-2473 for all rush shipping orders.
Excerpt from Howard Youth's review in Bird Watcher's Digest:
"The latest edition of the most portable field guide to the United States and Canada's 960-plus recorded bird species...Flipping through, you feel that there's better cohesiveness and consistency...Overall, this is a remarkable book, an improvement of an already excellent tool for those seeking birds in the United States and Canada. To answer most of those bird identification riddles in those parts of North America, birders can do no better than to tuck this book, along with an eastern or western Sibley guide, in their cars, backpacks, or bike sacks."
