A Field Guide to Western Birds' Nests - Softcover

Harrison, Hal H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618164375 ISBN 13: 9780618164370

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001

Synopsis

The nests and eggs of all the common birds found west of the Mississippi are covered in detail - 520 species in all. More than 400 photographs show the nests and eggs in their typical habitats. Descriptive text includes color, shape, and number of eggs for each species, plus information on nesting materials, construction, and dimensions.

About this title

About the Author:

Hal H. harrison, a retired newspaperman and lecturer, was the outdoor editor of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE for thirteen years, and for more than twenty years he lectured on outdoor adventures using his own color motion pictures. Mr. Harrison's stories and photographs have appeared in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, and books. He is the former president of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Brooks Bird Club of West Virginia and is a member of the American Ornithologists' Union and the Wilson Ornithological Society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0618164375
• ISBN 13: 9780618164370
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Peterson Roger Tory, Harrison Mada