Synopses & Reviews
This book is for the millions of birders who not only want to identify birds but also to understand them. Key features of this comprehensive and indispensable handbook include: Coverage of the over 900 species found in North America, including accidentals and exotics; Detailed descriptions of each species, genus, and family including personality, habitat, feeding habits, nesting habits, migratory patterns, characteristic displays, and conservation status; Color photographs and range maps for the more than 600 species regularly seen in North America.
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"The reader ends with the feeling of having been one of the party."
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"Fascinating" Kirkus Reviews
"The reader ends with the feeling of having been one of the party." The New York Times
Synopsis
On an April day in 1953, renowned American naturalist, author, and illustrator Roger Tory Peterson met his British friend James Fisher, an authority on seabirds, in Newfoundland. There they began a strenuous and thrilling hundred-day field trip around the edge of the continent. Part travelogue, part epic natural adventure, their richly illustrated record is "the superlatively good product of ideal circumstances" (Chicago Sunday Tribune).
About the Author
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.