Birds of Central and Northern California is a quick and easy-to-use, lightweight, durable, all-weather field guide to the incredibly varied birdlife of central and northern California. Stunning digital photographs depict 126 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every commonly occurring bird and regional specialty they encounterday or nightin an area spanning from the coastal San Francisco Bay region to the mountains (Coast, Sierra Nevada & Cascadae ranges), Farallon Islands, Central Valley, Owen's Valley, Kalamath Basin, Mono Lake and Lake Tahoe, north and east to the Oregon and Nevada state lines, south to Monterey Bay and the Big Sur coast, and all points in between.
Aimed at beginning and intermediate birders, the guide will easily fit into any daypack, pocket or glove compartment, facilitating easy field identificationwhether in a backyard, on a family vacation, or a on a serious birding trip to the best birding hot spots in its vast region of coverage within the Golden State.