About this item
An entirely updated edition of the classic bestselling regional bird field guide from National Geographic, covering the western U.S. and Canada, including Hawaii.. Birdwatchers from the Rockies west will find nearly 1,000 species in this user-friendly guide, with all new text, updated art, and data-driven maps. Backyard beginners and dedicated life-listers alike will love the expanded new edition of this trusted guide to the birds of western United States and Canada, including Hawaii. With new text, revised art, and data-derived range maps, this valuable resource complements the apps and online resources used by birders today.. With groundbreaking new features plus tried-and-true traditions, this field guide offers:. More pages, more species, than the earlier editionNearly 1,000 species, 717 likely to be observed and 253 that appear more rarely Organized according to current taxonomyUser-friendly format with explanatory text on the left and matching annotated illustrations on the right Easy-to-carry paperback with thumb tabs and a visual index for easy navigation All-new maps based on crowd-sourced data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird, the world's top database of bird observations All told, this second edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada - West is a must-have guide for birders young and old, avid and beginner.
About the Author
Ted Floyd is the Editor of Birding magazine, the award-winning flagship publication of the American Birding Association. He has written five bird books, including the Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America (HarperCollins, 2008) and How to Know the Birds (National Geographic, 2019) . Ted is also the author of more than 200 popular articles, technical papers, and book chapters on birds and nature. He is especially interested in analyzing bird vocalizations, in interpreting birds and nature for children and beginners, and in applying new media and emerging technologies toward the appreciation of nature. A graduate of Princeton University (A.B., 1990) and Penn State University (Ph.D., 1995) , Ted has taught biology, math, and statistics to everyone from second graders to advanced graduate students. He and his family live in Lafayette, Colorado.Follow Ted Floyd on Twitter at http://twitter.com/BirdingMagazine and on The ABA Blog at http://blog.aba.org/author/ted-floyd.
