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Birder's Handbook

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Simon and Schuster, 1988 - Nature - 785 pages
This is the most complete and authoritative reference book about the birds of North America -- up to date and in field-guide format.

The Birder's Handbook is the first of its kind: a portable library of fascinating information not included in your identification guide. For each of the 646 species of birds that breed in North America, The Birder's Handbook will tell you at a glance:

* Where the bird nests, and which sex(es) build(s) the nest;

* How many eggs the bird lays, what they look like, which patent incubates and for how long, and how the young are cared for;

* Food preferences and foraging habits.

You will also find information about displays and mating, wintering, conservation status, and much more. In addition, The Birder's Handbook contains some 250 short essays covering all aspects of avian natural history.

  

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Review: The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide To The Natural History Of North American Birds: Including All Species That Regularly Breed North Of Mexico

User Review  - Andrea - Goodreads

FANTASTIC!!! This is NOT a field guide... there are no pretty pictures. This is EVERYTHING else! What type of food, preferred habitat, type of nest, # of eggs, how many clutches, timing of nest ... Read full review

Review: Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural Histroy of North American Birds

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an essential must read for birders of all levels wishing to know all about migratory and non-migratory birds.

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Feral Birds
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DNA and Passerine Classification
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Acknowledgments
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About the author (1988)

Paul R. Ehrlich is Bing Professor of Population Studies and Professor of Biology at Stanford University, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of over 400 scientific articles and more than 20 books, including The Population Bomb, Extinction, and The Machinery of Nature.

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