All the Backyard Birds: West (American Bird Conservancy Compact Guide) (Paperback)

by Jack Griggs (Author)

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"These guides are the best thing to hit backyard birding since black oil sunflower seed. Not a kitchen window sill in North America should be without." -- Pete Dunne, V.P. NJ Audubon Society

Product Description
American Bird Conservancy compact guides are specialized bird guides, focused on specific groups of birds.The superb illustrations and organization are derived from the definitive North American bird guide, ABC's All the Birds of North America. All the Birds of North America  tells you everything you need to know about the birds you'll see in your backyard, in parks and along the roadside. It features:

• Up-to-date information on all the species seen in neighborhoods, parks and roadsides.
• Spectacular, full-color illustrations by America's finest bird artists.
• Tips on attracting birds to your backyard and a checklist for recording your sightings.

The perfect guide to keep on the windowsill overlooking your backyard feeder or to take on a trip to the local park or nature center.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Collins Reference; 1 edition (March 24, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062736329
• ISBN-13: 978-0062736321
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,011,350 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous little book, April 27, 2000

By	Rachaelr - See all my reviews

This is a very useful little book. We bought this because we live in Seattle and recently bought a bird feeder that's now being visited by all kinds of birds. The book is really helpful - it starts with a few pages of info about how to attract birds to your garden and then the rest of the book has colour pictures of birds on the right-hand side page and writing about them on the left. The birds are organized by type, but also by colour which makes them pretty easy to identify. I think this is a great book for beginners like me who just want to know roughly who's feeding in their garden!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great compact field guide for trips and walks!, March 11, 2000

By	J. Crain "teach'n'quilt" (Modesto, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This little field guide (6" x 4") is great for carting around. The west edition covers the states west of the Rockies very well. The full color book begins with a foreward about attracting birds. The next few pages describe how ot look at a bird, how to read the range maps, and how the birds are organized in this guide. And then here comes the birds! On each left bage, there is a catergorized column with the catergory name at top (catbird and bluebirds, chickadees and titmice, crowned sparrows, etc.), followed by range maps and a cool fact. On the ajoining right page, the birds are shown (male and/or female and/or juvenile). I think this is a great little field guide.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book, August 19, 2001

By	Linda Ross, PhD (Covington (greater Seattle), WA, United States) - See all my reviews

Thanks to this book, I am becoming an avid bird-watching. Together with my binoculars, I now have the tools I need to identify most every bird I see in my backyard or when I'm out hiking. An excellent resource.