Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region

Written by Donald Stokes and Lillian Q Stokes

A pocket guide to spotting and attracting the common birds of the East.

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144 pages

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A pocket-size beginner's field guide to the common birds of the eastern United States, with color photographs for identification, range maps, and notes on habitat, life cycle and food. It also gives tips on attracting birds to a backyard and watching them.

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From America's foremost authorities on birds, this pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide is an ideal introduction to the birds of the Eastern United States. Is that butterfly outside your window a Monarch or a Giant Swallowtail? What's the best kind of feeder for attracting birds to your backyard? This pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide is an ideal introduction to the birds of the Eastern United States. It contains dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify the most common species; range maps; tips on attracting and observing birds; information on habitat needs, life cycle, food preferences; and much more. Special features include: Coverage of 100 speicesUnique organization by birds' plumage colorsUser-friendly color tab index for quick referenceBrilliant full-color photographs of each species, plus separate images of male and female when plumage differsUseful tips for attracting birdsInformation on voice, habitat, nest, eggs, incubation time, population trends, behavior, birdhouse and feeder preferences, and much more

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