Birds of North America

Ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler is a research associate in the Division of Birds at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, and a scientific affiliate of the American Bird Conservancy. He is the author of more than a dozen nature books, including Birds of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia and North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring. Brian E. Small is one of North Americas best known and most accomplished bird photographers, whose images grace more than fifty books.

Front Matter

Foreword, by Michael J. Parr

Acknowledgments

Geographic Terms, Technical Terms, and Abbreviations

Introduction

The List

The Species Accounts

The Range Maps

Main Species Accounts

1. The Non-passerines (the waterfowl to the falcons and parrots)

2. The Passerines (the flycatchers to the finches and tanagers)

Accounts of Vagrant, Hawaiian, Exotic, and Extinct Species

3. Neotropical Rarities and Vagrants

4. European Rarities and Vagrants

5. Asian Rarities and Vagrants

6. Hawaiian Birds

7. Oceanic Rarities and Vagrants

8. Mainland Localized Exotics

9. Extinct Species

Back Matter

Bird Family Accounts

Birds in Our Lives

Best Birding Apps and Websites

Birding Gear

Planning Your Birding Field Trip

Important Institutions for Birds and Birding

Birds at Home

Bird Conservation

Annotated Bibliography

Contributing Photographers

Index

Everyone who likes birds wants to know what the different species look like and where they occur. Birds of North America: A Photographic Atlas is now the best way to find out, with its superb photographs and large, up-to-date range maps. No more squinting at tiny range maps in field guides! In addition, the text provides valuable information on the behavior and habitats of the birds. This is a book that bird-watchers of all types, from beginners to experts, will enjoy.

— David S. Wilcove, Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Public Affairs, Princeton University

This handsome book includes all four components needed to make a useful birders tool: legible and detailed range maps, more than a thousand beautiful images of the birds, a brief but informative text for each species, and some great guidance on the ins and outs of birding.

— Gary R. Graves, Curator of Birds, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

This is a work that makes our magnificent bird fauna accessible to users of any level of expertise.

— Michael OBrien, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours