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Better birding : tips, tools, and concepts for the field / George L. Armistead and Brian L. Sullivan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Armistead, George L., author.
- Sullivan, Brian L., 1971- author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--United States--Identification.
- Birds.
- Birds--Canada--Identification.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 pages) : color illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Better Birding reveals the techniques expert birders use to identify a wide array of bird species in the field-quickly and easily. Featuring hundreds of stunning photos and composite plates throughout, this book simplifies identification by organizing the birds you see into groupings and offering strategies specifically tailored to each group. Skill building focuses not just on traditional elements such as plumage, but also on creating a context around each bird, including habitat, behavior, and taxonomy-parts so integral to every bird's identity but often glossed over by typical field guides. Critical background information is provided for each group, enabling you to approach bird identification with a wide-angle view, using your eyes, brain, and binoculars more strategically, resulting in a more organized approach to learning birds.Better Birding puts the thrill of expert bird identification within your reach.Reveals the techniques used by expert birders for quick and easy identificationSimplifies identification with strategies tailored to different groupings of birdsFeatures hundreds of photos and composite plates that illustrate the different techniquesFosters a wide-angle approach to field birdingProvides a foundation for building stronger birding skills
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Waterbirds
- Coastal Birds
- Seabirds
- Large Shorebirds
- Skulkers
- Birds of Forest and Edge
- Aerial Insectivores
- Night Birds
- Open-Country Birds
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9781400874163
- 1400874165
- OCLC:
- 932512936
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