Birding Washington (Birding Series) [Paperback]

Natalie McNair-Huff (Author), Rob and Natalie McNair-Huff (Author)

Book Description

Series: Birding Series | Publication Date: October 1, 2004

As the first stop in the continental U.S. for birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway, Washington offers a wide range of birding opportunities and species, from the typical fall migrations of ducks and geese to the convergence of millions of shore birds in Grays Harbor each spring.

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From the Back Cover

Washington State's diverse natural habitats offer resident and visiting birders opportunities to see more than 480 bird species. From the Sitka spruce forests and the Olympic Peninsula's rocky coast to the subalpine habitats of the Cascade Mountains and the farm fields and apple orchards in the northeast, this comprehensive guide profiles seventy bird-watching sites across the state.
Maps and photographs accompany easy-to-read, lively descriptions of each site, and at-a-glance information puts everything you need to know about enjoying the experience right at your fingertips.

Look inside to find:
• descriptions and maps of each site
• when to go, where to stay, and what to take
• details on seasonal migrations
• information on rarely seen birds, bird-watching events, and national and state birding organizations
• special sections on pelagic birding, birds in the city, and birding with children

Whether you are a seasoned or novice bird-watcher, let Birding Washington lead
you to superb birding across the state.

About the Author

Rob and Natalie McNair-Huff are longtime residents of Washington with a burgeoning interest in the natural history and wildlife resources offered across the state. They are members of the Tahoma Audubon Society, and they are also the authors of Insiders' Guide to the Olympic Peninsula.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 1st edition (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076272577X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762725779
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,210,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Animals > Birds & Birdwatching > Excursion Guides

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good book - Useless Index, February 15, 2008

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Naturalist & Sportsman "Kirk" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Birding Washington (Birding Series) (Paperback)

Since I'm planning a future birding trip to Washington state, I purchased this book as a reference for planning and executing my trip. I own several "Falcon Guides", and have found them all to be very informative and useful, until now. The information within this book is excellent, but finding what you want is VERY difficult. I can't believe anyone would publish a book/guide such as this and not include any place-names in the back-of-the-book index!!! The index is comprised entirely of bird names. Every other Falcon Guide I own has place-names in the index. Where was the editor on this?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent info on the locations, but tough to navigate through, October 13, 2008

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John Nolley II (Fairfax, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birding Washington (Birding Series) (Paperback)

I picked this book up to help plan some birding stops on a business trip to Washington State, as I've never spent any time birding in Washington. While it does have a fair amount of good information about potential birding locations, I found the book difficult to use.

First and foremost, for those unfamiliar with Washington's geography, the location maps in the book provide little in the way of reference; outside of the Seattle area, the maps don't often offer much to go by, rarely placing cities or even major highways on the maps in any meaningful way. For example, I planned to bird primarily in the Tri-cities (Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco) area in central-to-southeastern Washington; though I was able to find some sites I knew to be in that area (like Hanford Reach), it was tough to piece together a logical loop or series of daytrips using the maps in the book, and I never saw any of those communities on the maps.

This lacking is in contrast to the other Falcon guides I've used, such as their Birding Northern California, which in general make it easy to zero-in on a particular area and explore many nearby sites easily.

I suggest birders interested in Washington instead consider A Birder's Guide to Washington; although Amazon rarely carries the ABA guides (and when they do, the books tend to be much pricier than if obtained straight from the American Birding Association or a local birder's or nature store), the ABA guide for Washington provides more in-depth information as well as a much easier-to-navigate (no pun intended) organization of the birding sites.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good guide for washington birders, February 17, 2009

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Kyle Leader (Washington U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Birding Washington (Birding Series) (Paperback)

this book is what i belive one of the best book on places to bird in washington. the book includes 70 washington sites and each site is given a profile that tells you what birds are there and when where to go to see them it also includes dirictions, nearby oppurtunities and the avalibility of camping. they also shows a map of the site and the surrounding area. this book is your best bet for finding washington birds for full profiles and more details on the birds of washington i would reccomend: Birds of Washington State