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Serious birders delight in autumn as migrating flocks provide the opportunity to observe the species that aren't normally around to observe. They don weather-proof shoes and layers of clothing, grab binoculars and
All the Birds of North America, and head for the marshes before the football fans arise from their pre-game slumbers. With a weather-resistant coating, and an index that includes little boxes for ticking off the species that you see, the
American Bird Conservancy's Field Guide has an easy-to-use format of icons (aerialists and shorebirds, fly-catching bills and straight bills) that allows you to zero in on type before dealing with the details that differentiate between Boreal, Carolina, and chestnut-backed chickadees.
Review
"A field-calibrated, fieldworthy field guide...[the author] has the design sense to project in a book...The process that birders have been using all along." --
New Jersey Audubon Society"Amazingly compact and beautifully presented....Whether you're after another organizational system in your field guide, are a bird art aficianado, or simply love to look through field guides, be sure to add this comprehensive and beautiful work to your collection." --
--Bird Watcher's Digest"In the `must-buy' category...A copy should be on every birder's bookshelf...An excellent companion in the field." --
--The Bluebird"In the `must-buy' category...A copy should be on every birder's bookshelf...An excellent companion in the field." --
-- The Bluebird"Makes positive identification quick and easy." --
--Sports Afield"Makes positive identification quick and easy." --
-- Sports Afield"The Apple Macintosh of field guides!" --
Birding Magazine
"The Apple Macintosh of field guides!" -- -- Birding Magazine
"[ALL THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA] will surprise birders with distinctively different features from other guides...Bird families are presented in a manner that makes identification easy...a really significant innovation." -- --Popular Science