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Birds of Seattle
An easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated guide to help you identify and understand the feathered strangers nibbling at your backyard feeder or singing from a nearby tree. Lavish, full-color illustrations and clear, enjoyable descriptions on 125 common and interesting species around the Seattle area. The book includes quick ID tips, songs and calls, notes on habitat and habitat icons, nests and food, similar species listings, birdspotting checklist, bird feeding hints and tips on how to find the best birding spots in the area. Each account also includes an abundance chart, showing the abundance of the bird at different times of the year.
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Birds of Seattle
An easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated guide to help you identify and understand the feathered strangers nibbling at your backyard feeder or singing from a nearby tree. Lavish, full-color illustrations and clear, enjoyable descriptions on 125 common and interesting species around the Seattle area. The book includes quick ID tips, songs and calls, notes on habitat and habitat icons, nests and food, similar species listings, birdspotting checklist, bird feeding hints and tips on how to find the best birding spots in the area. Each account also includes an abundance chart, showing the abundance of the bird at different times of the year.
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Birds of Seattle

Birds of Seattle

Overview

An easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated guide to help you identify and understand the feathered strangers nibbling at your backyard feeder or singing from a nearby tree. Lavish, full-color illustrations and clear, enjoyable descriptions on 125 common and interesting species around the Seattle area. The book includes quick ID tips, songs and calls, notes on habitat and habitat icons, nests and food, similar species listings, birdspotting checklist, bird feeding hints and tips on how to find the best birding spots in the area. Each account also includes an abundance chart, showing the abundance of the bird at different times of the year.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781772130195
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
Publication date: 10/15/1996
Edition description: New
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 1,093,394
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Chris Fisher is a university-educated naturalist with a research background in endangered species management and wildlife interpretation. He has conducted extensive birding expeditions throughout Canada, the United States and Thailand, and he has authored or co-authored several bird books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 4

Introduction 5

Diving Birds 18

Wetland Waders 25

Waterfowl 29

Hawks and Eagles 49

Gamebirds 56

Shorebirds 59

Gulls and Terns 67

Alcids 72

Pigeons 76

Owls 78

Hummingbirds 83

Kingfishers 84

Woodpeckers 85

Flycatchers 89

Swifts and Swallows 91

Jays and Crows 97

Small Songbirds 100

Thrushes 110

Warblers and Vireos 113

Mid-Sized Songbirds 121

Sparrows 124

Blackbirds 131

Finches 136

Watching Birds 143

Glossary 149

References 151

Checklist of King County Birds 152

Index 156

About the Author 160

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