The Easy Bird Guide: Western Region: A Quick Identification Guide for All Birders

Bull, John, and Bull, Edith

ISBN 10: 0762737425 / ISBN 13: 9780762737420

Published by Falcon Press Publishing, 2006

About this Item

Sewn binding. 153 p. Contains: Illustrations. Falcon Guide. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. eb 98.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Easy Bird Guide: Western Region: A Quick Identification Guide for All Birders
• Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762737425
• ISBN 13: 9780762737420
• Binding: Trade paperback
• Illustrator: Coe, James
• Condition: Fine.

About this title

Synopsis

The Easy Bird Guide: Western Region is the perfect identification guide for beginner and casual birdwatchers of all ages. The authors, all renowned experts, have carefully chosen 340 of the most common birds seen in backyards, in the woods, and near water in western North America. Detailed illustrations of each species are organized by color, pattern, behavior, and habitat, making bird identification fun, easy, and rewarding. The guide also includes practical tips for attracting and feeding birds, information about using binoculars, a glossary of field marks, and a complete species index.

About the Author

John Bull was a field associate at the American Museum of Natural History, Department of Ornithology, for many years. He is the coauthor of the bestselling Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, East and the author of several other bird books, including Birds of New York State.
Edith Hellman Bull taught science for many years at the American Museum of Natural History, Educational Department, both in the Natural Science Center for Young People and in the Hospital Program for Handicapped Children.
James Coe is an artist and naturalist who is best known as author and illustrator of the 1994 Golden Field Guide Eastern Birds. He has also contributed illustrations to numerous other bird guides and to the college textbook Ornithology. His paintings have been published on the covers of Bird Watcher's Digest, Journal of Raptor Research, Sanctuary, and the Auk, an ornithological journal.