A Birder's Guide to the Chicago Region - Softcover

Carpenter, Lynne; Greenberg, Joel

 
9780875805825: A Birder's Guide to the Chicago Region
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0875805825 ISBN 13: 9780875805825
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Identifying more than 250 top sites for birding within a 65-mile radius from downtown Chicago, this useful guide provides maps, directions, and other information essential for discovering the birds of the area in their natural habitats. The most thorough guide of its kind, it covers nineteen counties of the greater Chicago area.

A Birder's Guide to the Chicago Region includes detailed descriptions of local habitats and maps that show where to find birds in nearby Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan, as well as Illinois. While providing a wealth of practical information, the guide is enriched with insightful accounts of the natural history and ecology of particular areas.

An essential guide for either beginning or experienced birders, this book will appeal to anyone who appreciates nature and wants to learn more about the natural history, ecology, and especially the birds of the Chicago area.

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Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0875805825
ISBN 13 
9780875805825
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
262