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The perfect guide to the birds of the midwestern United States and central Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.orgThe All About Birds Regional Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 884 color photos
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Other title:Frontmatter --
TABLE OF CONTENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
BIRDING 101 --
ATTRACTING BIRDS TO YOUR YARD --
GETTING INVOLVED --
GUIDE TO MIDWEST SPECIES --
GEESE • SWANS • DUCKS --
QUAIL • TURKEY • GROUSE --
GREBES --
PIGEONS • DOVES • CUCKOOS --
NIGHTJARS --
SWIFTS • HUMMINGBIRDS --
RAILS • GALLINULES • COOTS --
CRANES • STILTS --
PLOVERS • SANDPIPERS --
GULLS • TERNS --
LOONS --
CORMORANTS • PELICANS --
HERONS • IBISES --
VULTURES --
KITES • HAWKS • EAGLES --
OWLS --
KINGFISHERS --
WOODPECKERS --
FALCONS --
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS --
VIREOS --
SHRIKES --
JAYS • MAGPIES • CROWS --
CHICKADEES • TITMICE --
LARKS --
SWALLOWS --
KINGLETS --
NUTHATCHES --
CREEPERS --
GNATCATCHERS --
WRENS --
STARLINGS --
CATBIRDS --
THRASHERS • MOCKINGBIRDS --
THRUSHES --
WAXWINGS --
OLD WORLD SPARROWS --
FINCHES • CROSSBILLS • LONGSPURS --
SPARROWS • JUNCOS • TOWHEES --
BLACKBIRDS • ORIOLES • GRACKLES --
WOOD-WARBLERS --
CARDINALS • GROSBEAKS • BUNTINGS --
IMAGE CREDITS --
INDEX --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Summary:The perfect guide to the birds of the midwestern United States and central Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.orgThe All About Birds Regional Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 24 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of the midwestern United States and central Canada. The guide offers fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 221 bird species most commonly seen in these regions; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The midwestern USA and central Canada edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.This volume features the following states, provinces, and territories: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, central Nunavut, and eastern Northwest Territories.Descriptions of 221 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, complete index at the backInformation on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participateBonus content includes identification best practices and tips on bird photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and moreFree MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780691230085
9783110993899
9783110994810
9783110993196
9783110993134
9783110749731
DOI:10.1515/9780691230085?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.