Identify Birds with Pennsylvania’s Best-Selling Bird Guide! Make bird-watching in Pennsylvania even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous bird guide, field 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 handy book features 123 species of Pennsylvania birds organized by color for ease of use. Full-page photographs present the species as you’ll see them in nature, and a “compare” feature helps you to decide between look-alikes. Inside you’ll find: 123 species: Only Pennsylvania birds! Simple color guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section Stan’s Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images This new edition includes six new species, updated photographs and range maps, expanded information, and even more of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Birds of Pennsylvania Field Guide for your next birding adventure—to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.

Pennsylvania is one of the best places to go birding in North America. From the shores of Lake Erie in the northwest and the great river basins of the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela to the central Allegheny Mountains and east along the Pocono Mountains and the rich farmlands and rolling hills of the south, the Keystone State has a great diversity of birds. The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Pennsylvania includes more than 275 species birders are most likely to see in the commonwealth. Illustrated with hundreds of crisp, color photographs, it includes descriptions of each birds along with tips of when and where to see them, written by an expert Pennsylvanian birder. It's the perfect companion for anyone interested in the amazing diversity and beauty of Pennsylvania's birds.

More than three hundred of Pennsylvania's most abundant or notable bird species are color-illustrated in a handy, comprehensive field guide that includes full-color and detailed illustrations; information about habitat, nesting, feeding, voice, and similar species; and a range map that shows distribution of each species throughout the year as well as migratory pathways. Original.

From the tiny shrew to the black bear, Pennsylvania's hills and valleys are teeming with sixty-three species of wild mammals. Many of these animals are rarely seen except when pursued by an interested biologist, mammologist, or nature photographer. Now, with the publication of this book, student, scholar, and nature lover alike will have a ready reference to distinguish between a deer mouse and a white-footed mouse, to identify raccoon tracks, and to learn about Pennsylvania's other inhabitants. An attractive backpack-size volume, written in lively prose, the Guide to the Mammals of Pennsylvania opens with a short introduction to Pennsylvania's environment and the characteristics defining a mammal. The bulk of the book consists of species accounts of the mammals grouped into families and orders. Each account includes a short list of data, a Pennsylvania range map, a North American range map, and a narrative of the physical, ecological, and behavioral characteristics of the species. Exciting photographs of each of the species in its natural habitat, 17 in color, and drawings of animal tracks are especially useful for identification, and a glossary and a bibliography provide definitions and references for the serious reader. Naturalists, whether amateur or professional, will find the book useful in the field; it will be an indispensable tool in the classroom.

Natural history narratives for more than 300 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians found in Pennsylvania and throughout the northeastern United States-written in an engaging, straightforward style.

Identifying a bird is just a tap away with the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Arizona. Peterson's art, conveying each bird's essence, and the innovative Peterson Identification System, are all at the casual bird watcher's disposal. 507 species are in this visual treasure chest. Arrows point to the key field marks that distinguish each species, and range maps tell users where and when to find the birds. Add in descriptions of habitats, vocalizations, similar species, and an easy-to-use index, and a bird watcher is fully prepared to enjoy the natural wonders of Arizona.

Backyard Birdwatching in Philadelphia is an all-in-one essential tool for residents of Eastern Pennsylvania who want to attract and support avian visitors to their backyards. With introductions to birding, gardening, housing, and feeding, readers will learn the basics of bird watching and receive tips on how to best care for the species commonly found in greater Philadelphia. The guide includes beautiful color illustrations of the most frequently observed backyard birds with notes on sizes and distinguishing markings. Developed in collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is derived from the All About Birds Pocket Guide Series, a collection of 15 titles on watching, attracting and feeding birds, nests and eggs, and regional identification guides. Laminated for durability, Backyard Birdwatching in Philadelphia is essential to the backpacks and libraries of Eastern Pennsylvania birders of all levels. Made in USA.www.waterfordpress.com