Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification ChallengesWritten by the experts at Bird Watcher's Digest, Identify Yourself gives beginning and intermediate bird watchers a helping hand with some of the most confounding identification challenges -- birds that are commonly encountered but difficult to tell apart. Combining clear, easy-to-understand text with beautiful illustrations that show key field marks, Identify Yourself is the solution to identifying many of North America's hard-to-distinguish birds.. |
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User Review - jmcclain19 - LibraryThingAmazing book - walks thru hundreds of issues birders face ID'ing the correct birds. Only book I've seen so far that breaks it down in this manner - will full color illustrations and easy to understand markers to help you get a better grip on what birds your watching. Read full review
Identify Yourself : The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictA basic birding guide will help identify many birds, yet there are numerous times when a beginning or intermediate birder needs more assistance--added ornithological detail, comparative comments, and ... Read full review
Contents
WATERFOWL | 1 |
WADING BIRDS | 47 |
White Herons | 54 |
Dark Ibises | 61 |
Soaring Buteos | 71 |
Falcons | 78 |
Accipiters | 86 |
Eagles | 95 |
CORVIDS | 211 |
SWALLOWS | 219 |
CHICKADEES | 237 |
WRENS AND KINGLETS | 246 |
THRUSHES | 260 |
TANAGERS AND BUNTINGS | 307 |
SPARROWS | 316 |
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES | 350 |
Basics of Shorebird ID | 102 |
Yellowlegs | 109 |
be possible | 114 |
GULLS ANO TERNS | 134 |
CUCKOOS | 160 |
WOODPECKERS | 177 |
SHRIKES | 189 |
VIREOS | 197 |
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Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges Bill Thompson Limited preview - 2005 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges |
| Author | Bill Thompson |
| Editor | Bill Thompson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0618514694, 9780618514694 |
| Length | 392 pages |
| Subjects | › Nature / Birdwatching Guides |
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