Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region (Stokes Field Guide Series)

Donald Stokes; Lillian Stokes

ISBN 10: 0316818119 / ISBN 13: 9780316818117

Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1996

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 0316818119-3-18642877

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region (Stokes Field Guide Series)
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316818119
• ISBN 13: 9780316818117
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 6 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

From America's foremost authorities on birds, this pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide is an ideal introduction to the birds of the Eastern United States.



Is that butterfly outside your window a Monarch or a Giant Swallowtail? What's the best kind of feeder for attracting birds to your backyard? This pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide is an ideal introduction to the birds of the Eastern United States. It contains dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify the most common species; range maps; tips on attracting and observing birds; information on habitat needs, life cycle, food preferences; and much more.



Special features include:

• Coverage of 100 speices
• Unique organization by birds' plumage colors
• User-friendly color tab index for quick reference
• Brilliant full-color photographs of each species, plus separate images of male and female when plumage differs
• Useful tips for attracting birds
• Information on voice, habitat, nest, eggs, incubation time, population trends, behavior, birdhouse and feeder preferences, and much more

About the Author

Donald and Lilian Stokes are widely recognized as America's foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS series BirdWatch with Don and Lilian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western editions).