Backyard Birds of North America

by Waterford Press

Overview

It's easier than ever to go bird watching in your own backyard, especially during the spring and fall migration seasons. Backyard Birds of North America is the ideal pocket-sized, folding guide to help identify the birds at your feeder or those in migration. Clear, detailed illustrations highlight over 140 familiar urban species. This lightweight guide also provides the reader with instructions on attracting and feeding backyard birds. Created and printed in the USA, this guide was updated with a new cover design and laminated for durability. This is the perfect companion for both novice and expert bird watchers. Made in the USA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781583554647
Publisher:	Waterford Press Ltd.
Publication date:	10/01/2008
Series:	Nature Observation North America
Pages:	12
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh's path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.

Editorial Reviews

You can take your Peterson, Sibley and Kaufman. Keep Dunne on the shelf. National Geographic, too. If the book weighs more than the binocular, beginners just won't bite. So for our friends just starting to bird – and we mean those birding within 50 feet of their back window – we're giving them a started guide they can handle. We love the “don't overwhelm me” feel of these new pocket books from Waterford Press. These folding guides provide folds of laminated full-color.

Birding Business Magazine

Has this ever happened to you? You're out in a field or in the forest or on a stream and a bird flashes by. You get a good look at it, note its most prominent features, but you're not sure what it is. You could look it up in a bird book, but who carries a bird book a field when the whole idea is to travel as light as possible? Now Waterford Press has come up with something that solves the problem: a pocket-sized bird guide that is four inches wide, 8 ¼” inches long and flat as yesterday's beer.

Chicago Press & Sun-Bulletin

Has this ever happened to you? You're out in a field or in the forest or on a stream and a bird flashes by. You get a good look at it, note its most prominent features, but you're not sure what it is. You could look it up in a bird book, but who carries a bird book a field when the whole idea is to travel as light as possible? Now Waterford Press has come up with something that solves the problem: a pocket-sized bird guide that is four inches wide, 8 ¼” inches long and flat as yesterday's beer. - Chicago Press & Sun-Bulletin

You can take your Peterson, Sibley and Kaufman. Keep Dunne on the shelf. National Geographic, too. If the book weighs more than the binocular, beginners just won't bite. So for our friends just starting to bird – and we mean those birding within 50 feet of their back window – we're giving them a started guide they can handle. We love the “don't overwhelm me” feel of these new pocket books from Waterford Press. These folding guides provide folds of laminated full-color. - Birding Business Magazine

From the Publisher

I’ve found the Pocket Naturalist series of folding, plastic-coated identification charts excellent while out in the field on day trips. Not only do they fold easily and hardly take any space in a pocket or backpack, but they’re also accurate and a great aid.

Inc. The O.W.L. - Newsletter of the New Jersey Outdoor Women’s League

"While you won't want to discard your bulky bird, flower, tree etc. books, these are ideal casual identification guides. In addition to the illustrations, there is enough descriptive material on each species to key in on and follow up when it is convenient to scour the books for greater detail and confirmation."

The North Woods Call

New Mexico Birds can tell you if you’ve spotted a belted kingfisher or a ruby-crowned kinglet. Part of the Pocket Naturalist series from Waterford Press, this laminated field guide is light-weight in size, but not in information. Full color illustrations provide quick reference and identification tips. Pocket Naturalist guides retail for $5.95 and are available in most major bookstores; www.waterfordpress.com.

New Mexico Journal

While you won’t want to discard your bulky bird, flower, tree, etc. books, these are ideal casual identification guides. In addition to the illustrations, there is enough descriptive material on each species to key in on and then follow up when it is convenient to scour the books for greater detail and confirmation. If we ran to a store that caters to outdoor enthusiasts we’d sure have some of these in the rack.

Michigan North Woods Call

Waterford’s Pocket Guides transform a walk on the beach or a hike in the woods into a rich opportunity.

Homemakers Magazine

The Pocket Naturalist series has something for everyone’s backyard.

Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living

The Pocket Naturalist series of Waterford Press Pocket Guides quickly and easily introduces novice outdoorsmen to the wonders of animal and plant life, as well as other aspects of the wilderness. These books can also act as handy pocket references for the more experienced outdoor lovers. The Pocket Guides measure 3 1/2 X 8 1/4 inches folded and open to 22 1/4 and 8 1/4 inches. Subject matter ranges from weather to wildlife, including regional and state guides to wildflowers, birds and trees.

Camping Life Magazine

... this laminated field guide is lightweight in size, but not information.

AAA New Mexico Journey Magazine

"WATERFORD PRESS POCKET GUIDES
What are they?
Waterford Press produces simplified reference guides that introduce novices to nature, science, travel and languages. The lightweight (less than an ounce) guides have up to 150 vivid illustrations or photographs of common plants and animals or other subjects — like travel destinations. The Night Sky pocket guide features glow-in-thedark maps of the major stars in summer and winter skies above North America. They are made from a single sheet of sturdy heavy-duty paper folded into a guidebook format.
What else? Waterford prints guides for all 50 states and several eco-tourism destinations. There are Arkansas-specific guides for birds, trees, wildflowers and wildlife.
Where to shop?
They sell for $5.95 at retailers including Hastings statewide, Gander Mountain in North Little Rock, Barnes & Noble Booksellers statewide, Gazebo Books in Eureka Springs, That Bookstore in Blytheville, Bookstore at Mountebanq Place in Conway, Browsing Post in Heber Springs, and River Market Books and WordsWorth Books in Little Rock.
What else? They will easily slip into a Christmas stocking. "

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Kim Christ

"...these basic guides from Waterford Press are easy, convenient, brochures perfect for beginning or casual birders, and can also be valuable supplements for birders in new locations or who find themselves missing their larger field guides."

About.Com - Melissa Mayntz

If you’re planning a business trip and don’t have room to pack bulky field guides, consider ordering a couple to tuck into a pocket of your carry-on bag or briefcase…. They’re great visual aids for family vacation or nature hikes with your youngsters.

Wisconsin Natural Resources

Waterford Press takes the simple approach to learning with its Pocket Naturalist series, which features more than 100 titles. Ideal for novices and veterans alike, these lightweight water-resistant references are laminated and fold down to pocket size.

Phoenix Home and Garden

"the lightweight and waterproof guides can easily be carried in a daypack or pocket on treks or hunting trips."

Idaho Statesman

Want a handy, compact guide to your next travel destination? Waterford Press Pocket Guides give readers a special opportunity to interact, enjoy and learn about our world. They specialize in providing readers with simplified informational materials related to travel, culture and natural history.

West Coast Woman

"Here’s a handy way to impress your friends and identify trees and flowers in the park or your own back yard."

The Cincinnati Enquirer

In the simplified Pocket Naturalist series…you can not only see the birds of Tennessee, but also get the 25 hottest places to watch them.

Nashville Tennessean

Pocket Naturalist guides are to nature-loving backpackers what Cliff Notes are to teens trying to navigate Shakespeare: essential.

Backpacker Magazine Editors