Compact Guide to South Carolina Birds (Compact Guide To...) [Paperback]

Curtis Smalling (Author), Gregory Kennedy (Author)

Book Description

Series: Compact Guide To... | Publication Date: March 30, 2007

This compact guide features 105 common or notable species of birds found in South Carolina. Each 2-page account includes common and scientific names, a full-color illustration of the bird with key identifiers, natural history information and interesting facts. There is also information on size and voice, a photograph of the egg along with nesting information, size and incubation period, illustrations of similar species, range maps and a map of best birding sites, a glossary and a birder's checklist of South Carolina species.

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About the Author

CURTIS SMALLING has a BSc in biology and an MA in Appalachian studies. He is a lifelong birder who works as mountain area biologist for Audubon North Carolina. Curtis is the founder of the Mountain Avian Research Initiative and Ecos of the Blue Ridge, an eco-tourism company leading walks and school field trips. He resides in Boone, North Carolina, with his wife of 23 years, Mary, and their three children. GREGORY KENNEDY has been an active naturalist and adventurer since he was a young boy. He is the author of many books on natural history and has produced film and television work on environmental issues and indigenous concerns in southeast Asia, New Guinea, South and Central America and the high Arctic. His involvement in numerous research projects around the world range from studies in the upper canopy of tropical and temperate rain forests to deep water marine investigations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing (March 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 976820026X
• ISBN-13: 978-9768200266
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,439,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)