Finding Birds in the National Capital Area - Softcover

Claudia Wilds

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087474959X ISBN 13: 9780874749595

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983

Synopsis

Recommends locations for bird watching in the Washington, D.C. region and surveys the varieties of birds in the area

About this title

About the Author:

Claudia Wilds birded extensively throughout the Washington, D.C., region for more than twenty-five years before her death in 1997. She was associate editor of Birding magazine.

Review:

In addition to the considerable revisions, this new edition has the same tone, wit, and charm that made the original so enjoyable. Repeatedly, Wilds takes dry factual information such as directions and enlivens it with humorous notes and mild cautions. . . . In short, anyone who regularly watches birds around Washington, D.C., will cherish a copy. (Audubon Naturalist News)

In 1983 the first edition of this work was hailed as a new standard in bird finding guides. Those accolades were richly deserved. This revised edition improves on that strong foundation. . . . Coverage extends from extreme western Maryland to the Delaware marshes, south to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, westward to the Blue Ridge of Virginia and the mountains to the west. . . . A must-have book for any active birder who lives in or visits this area. (The Wilson Bulletin)

Wilds doesn't merely report on the voice bird-watching spots in the region. She doesn't just give detailed descriptions of more than 300 native and migrant species that can be seen near here. Through gracefully opinionated commentary, she makes birding seem like a great way to spend an afternoon. She makes you want to try it. (Washington Post)

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 087474959X
• ISBN 13: 9780874749595
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 215