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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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And now we have the third iteration in Audubon’s guide book history: National Audubon Society Birds of North America. The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. I didn’t.). This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38 GUIDE COVERAGE.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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The April arrival of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition was a supremely happy moment in a very difficult, sad month. A companion regional guide, Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America was published in 1941; its fifth edition will be coming out in early September.

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Famous Flamingos

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And Chilean Flamingos should be found, well, in Chile, as well as much of southwestern South America. So both birds are assumed by many to be escapees from a zoo or a private collection somewhere. American Flamingos do occur naturally in Mexico, but only on the Yucatán peninsula in the country’s extreme southwest.

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

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Species Accounts are organized by family according to the 61st Supplement (2020) of the AOS Checklist of North and Middle American Birds (the 62nd Supplement came out while the book was in production, which is to be expected). A birder or rehabber looking for a comprehensive collection should consider having both books in their collection.

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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

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He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

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banding station, 2020. Heisman is admittedly impressed by the breadth of Robbins’ long career but leaves out the accomplishment that most birders remember him for, the classic “Golden Guide,” Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification, co-written with Bertel Bruun and Herbert Zim, illustrated by Arthur Singer.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really? (Updated)

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How many birders are there in America? Individually, all the indirect measures that follow are imperfect, but collectively they provide some insight. There are (as of 2020) approximately 550,000 world-wide users of eBird. For such a simple question, it turns out there are very few solid estimates. Every few years, the U.S.

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