Birds of Michigan Field Guide

Stan Tekiela (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

316 Seiten

2019 | 3rd Revised edition
Adventure Publications, Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-59193-900-9 (ISBN)

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This updated field guide features full-color photographs and information, organized by color, to help readers quickly and easily identify the Michigan birds they see.

Get the New Edition of Michigan’s Best-Selling Bird Guide

Learn to identify birds in Michigan, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area. This book features 118 species of Michigan birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out.

Book Features:

118 species: Only Michigan birds
Simple color guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section
Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes
Stan’s Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts
Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images

This new edition includes more species, updated photographs and range maps, revised information, and even more of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Birds of Michigan Field Guide for your next birding adventure—to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guide series that includes Mammals of Michigan Field Guide. Stan has authored more than 190 educational books, including field guides, quick guides, nature books, children’s books, playing cards and more, presenting many species of animals and plants. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 30 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter. He can be contacted via www.naturesmart.com.

Introduction

What’s New?
Why Watch Birds in Michigan?
Observation Strategies: Tips to Identify Birds
Bird Basics
Bird Color Variables
Bird Nests
Who Builds the Nest?
Fledging
Why Birds Migrate
How Do Birds Migrate?
How to Use This Guide
Range Maps

Sample Pages

The Birds

Black
Black and White
Blue
Brown
Gray
Green
Orange
Red
White
Yellow

Birding on the Internet

Checklist/Index by Species

Observation Notes

More for the Midwest by Stan Tekiela

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	07.11.2018
Reihe/Serie	Bird Identification Guides
Zusatzinfo	Color photos throughout; maps throughout
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 152 mm
Gewicht	294 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
ISBN-10	1-59193-900-3 / 1591939003
ISBN-13	978-1-59193-900-9 / 9781591939009
Zustand	Neuware