AMNH Birds of North America Western

This comprehensive guide to North American birds uses a fully integrated photographic approach for quick and easy identification in the field. This is the only photographic field guide you need to enjoy bird-watching in Western North America. It uses a photographic approach to profile the extraordinary range of birds found in Western North America. The highest-quality photography brings nearly 575 species to life on the page, capturing their beauty and making identification quick and effortless. The 367 species most commonly seen west of the Great Plains are featured in full-page profiles that emphasize all the information needed to identify them. All photographs are clearly labeled and annotated. Detailed similar species boxes make it easy to distinguish between birds that are similar in appearance. Schematic drawings show the shape and posture of the bird in flight as well as its coloration, and a diagram of its flight pattern is also included. A separate section profiles 128 species that are particularly uncommon or local in their distribution, and there is a short list of vagrants and accidentals--those that are, on occasion, pushed off course on migration to find themselves in North America. Written by experts and produced in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, Birds of North America Western Region is an essential field guide for identifying birds in North America. This comprehensive e-guide to North American birds uses a fully integrated photographic approach for quick and easy identification in the field.This is the only photographic field e-guide you need to enjoy bird-watching in Western North America. It uses a photographic approach to profile the extraordinary range of birds found in Western North America. The highest-quality photography brings nearly 575 species to life on the page, capturing their beauty and making identification quick and effortless.The 367 species most commonly seen west of the Great Plains are featured in full-page profiles that emphasize all the information needed to identify them. All photographs are clearly labeled and annotated. Detailed similar species boxes make it easy to distinguish between birds that are similar in appearance. Schematic drawings show the shape and posture of the bird in flight as well as its coloration, and a diagram of its flight pattern is also included.A separate section profiles 128 species that are particularly uncommon or local in their distribution, and there is a short list of vagrants and accidentals--those that are, on occasion, pushed off course on migration to find themselves in North America.Written by experts and produced in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, Birds of North America Western Region is an essential field guide for identifying birds in North America. CONTENTS PREFACE HOW THIS BOOK WORKS EVOLUTION ANATOMY AND FLIGHT MIGRATION COURTSHIP AND MATING NESTS AND EGGS IDENTIFICATION SPECIES GUIDE DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS QUAILS, GROUSE, TURKEYS, AND RELATIVES GREBES; PIGEONS AND DOVES CUCKOOS; NIGHTJARS SWIFTS; HUMMINGBIRDS RAILS, CRANES AND RELATIVES SHOREBIRDS, GULLS, AUKS, AND RELATIVES LOONS; TUBENOSES FRIGATEBIRDS, GANNETS, CORMORANTS, AND ANHINGAS PELICANS, HERONS, IBISES, AND RELATIVES NEW WORLD VULTURES; HAWKS, EAGLES, AND RELATIVES OWLS KINGFISHERS; WOODPECKERS FALCONS; NEW WORLD FLYCATCHERS SHRIKES AND VIREOS; JAYS AND CROWS SWALLOWS; CHICKADEES AND TITMICE NUTHATCHES; WRENS THRUSHES AND CHATS; THRASHERS OLD WORLD SPARROWS; WAGTAILS AND PIPITS FINCHES LONGSPURS AND SNOW BUNTINGS; NEW WORLD SPARROWS ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS WOOD WARBLERS CARDINALS AND RELATIVES RARE SPECIES VAGRANTS Glossary Index Acknowledgments "Easily identify bird species west of the Great Plains with this comprehensive photographic guide. A book for avid bird watchers young and old! These pages feature high-quality photographs and full-pages details of well-known and rare species of Western North American birds, for quick and easy identification in the wild. This informative guide book profiles the extraordinary range of birds found in Western North America. The pages of the book are filled with stunning photographs and artworks of over 367 common bird species and 128 rare species seen west of the Great Plains. This field guide profiles each bird on its own page, highlighting its unique characteristics from the posture of the bird, its coloration to its flight patterns."-- From publisher's description