Birding New England : A Field Guide to the Birds of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort--if one knows what to look for. Birding New England opens the world of birding to the novice and expert in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding in New England.

Birding New England includes a section on birding technology and features detailed advice on equipment, identification techniques, birding "by ear," field guides, optics, and other essentials to get the beginner into the field quickly to identify birds throughout New England. Especially valuable are descriptions of bird behaviors including feeding, flight, courting and breeding, nesting, and migration--informing the reader not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars, but what it is up to as well. Most important, this book provides information on where to view each bird species, helping readers plan a trip to New England around selected hot spots where the most desired birds are most often found.

Includes:

• GPS coordinates for each species of the top three to five locations where you're likely to see the bird and what time of year is best for this
• Full-color photos
• Over 300 species

Wife-and husband-team Randi and Nic Minetor have collaborated on more than twenty books about hiking, exploring historic cities, America’s national parks, and birds and nature. The team behind the popular book The New England Bird Lover’s Garden, they also worked together on eight Quick Reference Guides to the native birds, trees, and wildflowers of New York State, New York City, and the Mid-Atlantic States. Avid birders and seasoned road trippers, the Minetors collaborated on the best-selling Backyard Birding: A Guide to Attracting and Identifying Birds for Lyons Press.

When not in the car or on the trail, Randi is a journalist specializing in theater technology, medicine, and municipal utilities, and Nic is the resident lighting designer for several theatre and opera companies and museums in upstate New York. The Minetors live in Rochester, New York.