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Florida's Birds: A Handbook and Reference [Hardcover]

H W Kale (Author), David S Maehr (Author), Karl Karalus (Illustrator)

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Pineapple Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0910923671
ISBN-13: 978-0910923675
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,303,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Spotting!, July 25, 2000

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This review is from: Florida's Birds: A Handbook and Reference (Paperback)

Living on the water in Florida has its ups and downs. Not just the waves, or the pesky 'lil noseeum bugs. But, glorious birds! This reference guide is handy and entertaining.

"Florida's Birds--A Handbook and Reference" is a product of many years of preperation. Covering over 325 species which are identified and discussed with information on distinguishing marks, habitat, seasons, and even distinctive calls.

The cross referencing and colorful pictures add to the wonder of spotting a Double Crested Cormorant to the deafening wail of the Black Crowned Night Heron.

A good edition for your reference collections.

Thank you for your interest & comments--CDS

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4.0 out of 5 stars Birds Galore!, April 25, 2000

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This is a great book for all birders, but especially for those of us in Florida.The photography is wonderful and the information on the birds, their habitats, and breeding areas is very thorough.I recommend it highly!

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This field guide handy bird book to have around the house, but not so great in the field. The color illustrations offer limited variations for seasonal plumage and the color is very inaccurate. Most importantly the information and illustrations are in separate sections of the book making identification cumbersome. I recommend sticking to Sibley's or the National Geographic field guide.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's my favorite reference book!
Florida residents and visitors, curious about that strange looking bird along the roadside, or in that cypress tree, can find no better reference book than "Florida's Birds. Read more

Published on October 5, 2009 by Rye

5.0 out of 5 stars great book
We recently moved to a new area and some of the birds were new to us. We enjoy checking this book when we see a bird we are not sure what it is.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Florida's Birds
I bought this for my husband, who uses it all the time. Whenever we have a new bird come to the yard he gets the book out to see what it is. It is very helpful.

Published on May 12, 2007 by Lucille J. Frost

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful Guide for Florida
Identifies the major habitats in Florida such as sand pine scrub, mesic hammocks, salt marshes, etc. Read more

Published on November 17, 2004 by Virginia Allain

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for specificaly Florida birds
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Published on March 9, 2004 by R. Ellis

5.0 out of 5 stars Florida's Birds: A Handbook and Reference
Excellent color depictions, good cross referencing to information pages vs. habitat and picture pages. It is exactly as represented - a good reference guide.

Published on July 11, 2001 by Arleen Curtis

5.0 out of 5 stars The only bird book you need!
I've looked at many books on Floridas' birds; This is the only book you need to get a solid grip on the birds of Florida Period!

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mesic hammocks, open saltwater, nongame wildlife biologist, buff wing bars, open freshwater, wet prairies, pine flatwoods, white eye line, hardwood swamps, mixed pine, two white wing bars, light blue eggs, dry prairies, agricultural environments, birds overwinter, brown upperparts, common winter visitor, white wing stripe, gray upperparts, black upperparts, fall migrants, pine scrub, coastal beaches, greenish legs, spring migrants

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May June July Aug Sep, Jan Feb Mar, North America, New York, Lake Okeechobee, Fresh Water Fish Commission, Florida Game, South America, Blue Jay, Dry Tortugas, Mourning Dove, Tampa Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, Florida Keys, Northern Mockingbird, Mangrove Cuckoo, Northern Cardinal, Scrub Jay, House Sparrow, Key West, Northern Bobwhite, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-eyed Vireo, Wood Duck

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How to Know the Birds by Roger Tory Peterson Institute on page 236
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