Trees of North America The Complete Identification Reference to Trees- with Full-color Photographs Displaying Leaf Shape, Bark, Flowers, and Fruit; Updated Range Maps; and Conservation Status by NationalAudubonSociety . Paperback, 591 Pages, Published 2021 by Knopf ISBN-13: 978-0-525-65571-8, ISBN: 0-525-65571-9
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"This comprehensive field guide tells you everything about the flora, fauna, landscape, and climate of the western region of North America. For every resident and every visitor, this book is an indispensable tool for enjoyment and understanding of our natural surroundings. This guide has over 1,500 spectacular full-color photographs plus hundreds of color illustrations and maps giving detailed descriptions of the nearly 1,000 frequently ..."
"This book is part of a series of guides designed for adolescents interested in natural history and nature. The books are an excellent introduction to the Rocks and Minerals, Birds, Wildflowers, and Insects for children aged 8-18. Each guide is appropriately sized to fit in a field vest pocket. Readers who remember previous versions of these field guides from the 1970s that were dull and overly detailed will be pleasantly surprised. Thes ..."
"The ultimate gift for fish enthusaists: covering both freshwater and saltwater species of fish, this fully revised edition brings a new level of accuracy and usefulness to the National Audubon Society's acclaimed field guides. With 700 new full-color photographs, 286 black-and-white illustrations, and 637 maps, this is the most comprehensive field guide available to the fishes of North America. •635 species covered in detail, with notes ..."
"A portable, comprehensive field guide--brimming with concise descriptions and stunning color photographs, and designed to fit into your back pocket--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.This guide covers 80 of the most common native wildflowers of the East—species that anyone is likely to encounter. Our geographical range is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and on the west by the 100th meridian, ex ..."
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Bird Lore, Vol. 6 January February, 1904 (Classic Reprint) by NationalAudubonSociety Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 2016 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-333-10113-8, ISBN: 1-333-10113-9
"Excerpt from Bird Lore, Vol. 6: January February, 1904 Hales, Henry, An Unusual Nest of the Cliff Swallow, 67; Cowbird and White-eyed Vireo. 99; Mockingbirds in New Jersey, 134. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstr ..."
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Bird Lore, Vol. 7 January February, 1905 (Classic Reprint) by NationalAudubonSociety Paperback, 690 Pages, Published 2016 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-333-10124-4, ISBN: 1-333-10124-4
"Excerpt from Bird Lore, Vol. 7: January February, 1905 Pearson. Gilbert, Editorials by, 41, 141; The Cormorants of Great Lake. 122; A Bluebird and his Mates. 210; Notice of National Association Meeting, 250. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art te ..."
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Bird-Lore, Vol. 21 January February, 1919 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback) by NationalAudubonSociety Paperback, 556 Pages, Published 2016 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-333-10159-6, ISBN: 1-333-10159-7
"Excerpt from Bird-Lore, Vol. 21: January February, 1919 Pointing his long bill at the offenders, he sways from side to side, still further augmenting his size and the effect of the marks, and advances toward them. This usually produces the desired effect and the other birds leave, whereupon he proceeds to carry off the food and hide it in crevices in the bark where it will be most available to himself and least available to his competit ..."
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"This calendar celebrates the art of John James Audubon—the preeminent wildlife artist of the 19th century—with twelve beautifully reproduced paintings from his seminal work Birds of America. From a majestic Golden Eagle to the Wood Duck, from a pair of nesting Willow Ptarmigan to the now-extinct Passenger Pigeon, these portraits are unmatched in their meticulous and true-to-life detail, artistic flair, and attention to habitat and behav ..."
"Have you ever wondered how feathers grow, or what owls eat? Did you know Aepyornis titan, the extinct "elephant bird" of Madagascar, laid eggs that weighed 26 lbs? In Bird, all things avian are revealed: feathers, food and fossils, along with courtship, nest-building and camouflaging behaviour. In this Who's Who of the bird world, you'll discover which of our feathered friends is fastest, slowest, largest and smallest, and you'll s ..."
"This is a major new field guide for North America, indeed a 'new generation' guide. Not since the National Geographic Guide almost 20 years ago has there been such an advance in field guides for this region. Every species is illustrated with just one or two species per page, giving several plumages and poses for each bird, and with identification features highlighted at appropriate places. Every species has a distribution map. This long ..."
"Have you ever wondered how feathers grow, or what owls eat? Did you know Aepyornis titan, the extinct "elephant bird" of Madagascar, laid eggs that weighed 26 lbs? In Bird, all things avian are revealed: feathers, food and fossils, along with courtship, nest-building and camouflaging behaviour. In this Who's Who of the bird world, you'll discover which of our feathered friends is fastest, slowest, largest and smallest, and you'll s ..."
"The Minnesota River Valley Watershed encompasses a wide range of habitats for many species of birds. This guide to birding spots along the Minnesota River gives maps and directions to sites with the best potential for birding in this diverse habitat."
"Habitat is the key to conservation. To facilitate the conservation of birds, the most essential habitats throughout the world are identified as Important Bird Areas (IBAs) through a partnership led by BirdLife International, As part of that global effort to catalogue and protect IBAs, Audubon New York offers this book in which the 136 most important sites for birds in New York State are identified."
"Every day, a delightful sighting for birders and nature enthusiasts. From Audubon, the organization synonymous with all things avian, Birds showcases hundreds of gorgeous species from around the world, up close and in brilliant full color. A majestic Snowy Owl with intense yellow eyes. A flock of scarlet Ibises in flight. A Gentoo Penguin splashing into chilly ocean waters. Plus the iridescence of peafowl feathers and a Northern Cardina ..."
"“Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John ames Audubon’s Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes The Sibley Guide to Birds.”Thus did The New York Times, in 1999, greet David Allen Sibley’s monumental book, which has quickly been established nationwide as the peerless, standard bird identification guide. The Sibley G ..."
"Stumped by seemingly indistinguishable immature gulls covering the beach? Wonder whether the accipiter raiding your feeder is a female sharp-shinned hawk or a male Cooper's hawk? Well-known birder and author Kenn Kaufman presents some of North America's most challenging bird-identification conundrums in this guide for the advanced birder. Each chapter covers a group of difficult-to-identify or similar-looking birds, with analyses, t ..."
"1 About This Book This is the first comprehensive field guide to the marine fishes
of the entire eastern coast of North America from arctic Canada to Mexico. This
Field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes is a compact, easy-to-use guide, designed to
help you identify all of the more than 1,000 fish species that occur in coastal
waters of this region. It emphasizes simple, yet reliable, ways to identify fishes in
the field, based on dist ..."
"This Audubon Society field guide features 800+ pages of information on the subject of Trees in the Western region of North America. Approximately 900 color images will show more than 300 species of trees in their natural habitats. This guide utilizes visual organization of species by leaf shape, flowers, fruit, and cones for easy identification and includes a range map for each species covered. 103813 , Audubon Society Field Guide to No ..."
"Find what you're looking for with "P"e"terson Field Guides" their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed ..."
"Roger Tory Peterson, one of America's pre-eminent artist-naturalists and arguably the inventor of the field guide, made people love birds like no one since John James Audubon. A Field Guide to the Birds, first published in 1934, remains his most famous and wonderful work. The manual stood instantly apart from the dichotomous keys zoologists used to identify species, since Peterson grouped paintings of related species together and used a ..."
"Introduction In 1934 my first Field Guide was published, covering the birds east of
the 90th meridian in North America. ... This book was designed so that live birds
could be readily identified at a distance by their "field marks," without resorting to
... editor of Houghton Mifflin, and a star birder himself, saw the validity of the new
approach, and the rest is history. ... There was already one excellent^field
handbook INTRODUCT ..."
"The Peterson Field Guides series has added another weapon to its considerable arsenal of bird-identification guidebooks: a field guide devoted solely to the warblers of North America. Warblers, those small, sprightly, colorful songbirds that move north through the continent for the breeding season, have always delighted and simultaneously frustrated birders around the country. This field guide won't cure any cases of "warbler neck"-- ..."
"The Peterson Field Guides series has added another weapon to its considerable arsenal of bird-identification guidebooks: a field guide devoted solely to the warblers of North America. Warblers, those small, sprightly, colorful songbirds that move north through the continent for the breeding season, have always delighted and simultaneously frustrated birders around the country. This field guide won't cure any cases of "warbler neck ..."
"Features ninety of Audubon's most stunning bird paintings highlighted by nature prose by such classic authors as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry James."
"A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies .800 species described, with common and scientific names, geographical range, habitat, and detailed description for each species, plus extra information on name changes and life cycle .74 new color plates showing 780 species, including live animals .115 new drawings showing shells and animals .Glossary, bibliography, and a list of shell clubs"
"This essential guide to safety in the field features 90 venomous animals and more than 250 poisonous plants and fungi. The 340 line drawings make identification fast and simple; 160 species are also illustrated with color photographs."
"Explains the main characteristics of American wetland ecosystems, and suggests how to slow the destruction of these natural habitats and the animals that live there"
"Bird watchers, naturalists, and art lovers alike will marvel at the exquisite watercolors and accurate information contained in this fascinating book--back in print after nearly a year. Drawing from her own field observations as well as from literature, scientific writings and mythology, Koch covers such topics as migration, courtship patterns, and evolutionary adaptations. 100 illustrations."
"This edition of Audubon's "Birds of America" displays his hand-coloured engravings in reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. The book has been re-organized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson."
"From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Grenada in the south, this guide covers a tropical avifaunal region which includes such species as the tiny bee hummingbird, parrots, honey-creepers and todies. For every resident species there are notes on diagnostic characters, local names, voice, habitat, identification and range."
"The most comprehensive field guide available to North American mushrooms--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.Featuring a durable vinyl binding and over 700 full-color identification photographs organized visually by color and shape, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms is the perfect companion for any mushroom huntin ..."
"The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast "Spartina" marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike have been charmed by this special place. "Living with the Georgia Shore" provides an essential reference and guide for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of Georgia's ..."
"This all-new edition of the classic guide contains information on identifying marks, ranges, habitats, and other pertinent facts concerning 524 species of butterflies. Opler expands on a tradition of viewing these beautiful creatures as living organisms to be understood and conserved, not merely as specimens to be acquired. 48 color plates."
"The first and only guide to cover all 790 species found in North America north of Mexico, from the almighty Chinook Salmon to the tiny but notorious Snail Darter. Here are the field marks, habits and habitats of each species, including more than 700 illustrations and 377 detailed maps."
"The first and only guide to cover all 790 species found in North America north of Mexico, from the almighty Chinook Salmon to the tiny but notorious Snail Darter. Here are the field marks, habits and habitats of each species, including more than 700 illustrations and 377 detailed maps."
"From rocky shores to sandy beaches, everything you might want to know about the shore is covered in this beautifully illustrated, authoritative guide to the seashore from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf and Caribbean. 96-page color insert. Size A. 20,000 print."
""The Birder’s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson’s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on eas ..."
"Stumped by seemingly indistinguishable immature gulls covering the beach? Wonder whether the accipiter raiding your feeder is a female sharp-shinned hawk or a male Cooper's hawk? Well-known birder and author Kenn Kaufman presents some of North America's most challenging bird-identification conundrums in this guide for the advanced birder. Each chapter covers a group of difficult-to-identify or similar-looking birds, with analyses, t ..."
"V/G to LIKE NEW CONDITION. NINTH PRINTING.1997 Alfred A. Knopf/National Audubon Society trade paperback, James A. MacMahon (Hyperbolic Functions). A comprehensive field guide, fully illustrated with color photographs, to the wildflowers, insects, birds, reptiles and other natural wonders of North America's deserts, from Oregon to Mexico. - Amazon"
"Information on where the plants are found and detailed descriptions of all their known uses. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants is the first comprehensive, pocket-size guide to this engrossing subject."
"The Peterson Field Guide series has set the measure for such guides since Roger Tory Peterson invented the modern version in 1934 with his Field Guide to the Birds. The Peterson series, with nearly 50 titles, now covers everything from beetles and mushrooms to wildflowers and atmosphere, plus all manner of birding books, and fishes, too. This Field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes of North America adheres to high Peterson standards, with ..."
"Contained in one easy-to-use, pocket-sized book is information on birds, trees, wildflowers, mushrooms, mammals, insects, reptiles and amphibians, and more. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white."
"This chapter describes the major shore types in Maryland and Virginia, identifies
the processes that formed these environments, ... This book discusses two very
different coastal environments. Within Chesapeake Bay, an estuarine
environment, the shoreline is highly variable, composed of a range of shore types
from flat ... Low bluffs are common throughout the Bay and its tributaries. ... Map.
land Failure Coastal environments Shore ..."
"Over 500 species are described and illustrated in this authoritative guide to mycology that uses the famous Peterson Identification System and contains recipes for delicious wild mushroom dishes."
"Often, when a butterfly or moth is at rest, it will be cryptic, blending very well w ith
its background, but many butterflies and moths "hedge their bets" against
escaping predation by also employing distraction patterns in the event of
discovery. Distraction patterns are evident when the insect ... Another adaptation
that serves to startle predators is the presence of eye-like spots on the wings of
various butterflies, moths, and ..."
"This guide includes all 39 species of North American hawks and other diurnal raptors, including eagles, falcons, and vultures. Color paintings and photographs show each species in various color morphs and plumages, which are aso described in detail."
"Thomas Terich, National Audubon Society ... The book can be used by the
curious for general information or as a guide when buying or building around the
sound. ... it will give some general clues and tips for recognizing some potential
problems common to Puget Sound and its shoreline. ... The first volume, From
Currituck to Calabash: Living with North Carolina's Barrier Islands, is concerned
with the ..."
"The Birds of New Jersey: Their Habits and Habitats, by Charles Leek, 1975. An
introduction ... The Status and Distribution of New Jersey's Birds, by Charles Leek
, 1984. ... A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey, by William Boyle, Jr., 1985. One
of ... Top Flight Waterfowl Field Guide, by J. Rutheren and W. Zimmerman, 1979."
"This all-new edition includes more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions on beautiful new color plates. With descriptions of all the butterflies that occur west of the 100th meridian in the United States and Canada, this guide has accurate information on ranges, habitats, flight seasons, food plants, and more. Brand-new color range maps and more than 100 color photographs accompany the species descriptions. Paul Opler is t ..."
"1985, 2nd revised mass market paperback edition (of a work first published in 1966), Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. Number 16 of the Peterson Field Guide series. 338 pages. 600 total illustrations; 256 of them in color. 200 range maps. These field guides are simply works of art. All of the illustrations (color / black and white) are splendid. The descriptions provide anatomy / reproduction / scale arrangement / and life stages. A wonderf ..."
"This marvelous edition of Audubon's Birds of America displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant handcolored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. Although many attempts have been made to re-create the magnificent illustrations in Audubon's masterpiece, nothing equals the level of fidelity or scale achieved in this high-quality edition. ..."
""Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio" edition, Abbeville Press, New York, 1981. Hardcover with Slipcase. Book Covers are linen with black leather spine and gilt titles.with a similar slipcase is linen, with a pastedown print of a pelican as shown."
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"The perfect gift for mountain climbers, hikers, and geology enthusiasts, this valuable reference covers more rocks and minerals in North America than any other available guide. Featuring a durable vinyl binding and nearly 800 full-color identification photographs, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals is the perfect companion for any expedition. This portable guide depicts all the important rocks, gems, and mine ..."
"Detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many individual species are illustrated with 1,300 drawings and 142 superb color paintings. Illustrations - which use the unique Peterson Identification System to distinguish one insect from another - include size lines to show the actual length of each insect. A helpful glossary explains the technical terms of insect anatomy."
"A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies .800 species described, with common and scientific names, geographical range, habitat, and detailed description for each species, plus extra information on name changes and life cycle .74 new color plates showing 780 species, including live animals .115 new drawings showing shells and animals .Glossary, bibliography, and a list of shell clubs"
"The Connecticut shoreline is made up of varying landscapes--the sandy coastline at Madison, the rocky shore at Branford, the replenished beach at Greenwich, and the erosion at Old Saybrook. A Moveable Shore offers a general user’s guide to the Connecticut shore. In a town-by-town journey down the 254-mile coastline, Peter C. Patton and James M. Kent explore in detail the history of specific sites, the climatic and geological forces that ..."
"This field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forests of eastern North America. With 53 full-color plates and 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, beetles, and other insects."
"Field Marks of All Species in Western North America, Including Baja California
Robert Cyril Stebbins ... Conant, R. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and
Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Co. Ernst, C.H. and R.W. Barbour. ... Reproductive Cycles in Lizards and
Snakes. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Misc. Publication no. 52
. Gans, C. et al."
"Rempli de descriptions concises et photographies superbes, l'Audubon Field Guide de la Soci-t- nationale de la Nouvelle-Angleterre appartient - la maison de chaque r-sident de la Nouvelle-Angleterre et dans la valise ou sac - dos de chaque visiteur. Ce volume compact contient: Un facile - utiliser guide de terrain pour identifier les 1.000 de fleurs sauvages de la r-gion, les arbres, les champignons, les mousses, les poissons, les amphi ..."
Audubon by NationalAudubonSociety Pasta Dura, 602 Pages, Published 2015 by Palala Press ISBN-13: 978-1-341-70766-7, ISBN: 1-341-70766-0
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