Illinois Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide [Paperback]

Bill Thompson III (Author), The Staff of Bird Watcher's Digest (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2005

There are no state-specific books on how to appreciate birds and learn more about them. Like gardening, bird watching is a regional hobby, and the birds that frequent the backyards of Missouri differ from the birds found in Michigan. This series targets beginning and intermediate bird watchers from each Midwestern state.

The books are state-specific and highlight the birds that are found in each state. In addition to the profile, each bird entry includes a map to identity the specific range covered by the bird.

100 birds are presented via full-color photographs for accurate identification. Full-color seasonal section informs the reader of: the migrating birds that can be seen that month, the foods that attract those birds, the plants that can assist in attracting birds.

Our partner, Bird Watcher's Digest, has sold more than 4 million copies of their booklets on bird varieties, bird habitat, feeding, and related outdoor topics.

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Book Description

Bird watching is a regional hobby, and the birds that frequent the backyards of Illinois differ from the birds found in Michigan.   This series of books are state-specific and highlight the birds that are found in each state. In addition to the profile, each bird entry includes a map to identity the specific range covered by the bird.   100 birds are presented via full-color photographs for accurate identification. Full-color seasonal section informs the reader of the migrating birds that can be seen that month, the foods that attract those birds, and the plants that can assist in attracting birds.

About the Author

Thompson is the editor of Bird Watcher's Digest, a bimonthly magazine with seventy thousand subscribers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591861705
• ISBN-13: 978-1591861706
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BILL THOMPSON III is the editor of Bird Watcher's Digest and the author of the Peterson Field Guide Young Birder's Guide to Birds of Eastern North America and Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges. He lives with his wife, author and illustrator Julie Zickefoose, and their two children in Ohio.

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This review is from: Illinois Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide (Paperback)

This book is a collection of the 150 most seen birds in Illinois. As such, it is great for the novice birdwatcher (me) and backyard watchers, especially (also me). I especially like the page layout--one bird per page, with a quick facts box including silhouettes of the birds perched and flying (yes, their wings and tails look different and sometimes this is the only way to tell two similar species apart!). I keep this book by my porch door so if I see birds I don't know at the feeders, presto, there is my handy reference. I am enjoying this book and recommend it to all who are starting in birdwatching (and who live in Illinois). Enjoyable!