Rare Birds of North America - Hardcover

Howell, Steve N. G.; Lewington, Ian; Russell, Will

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691117969 ISBN 13: 9780691117966

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns of occurrence by region and season, enabling readers to see where, when, and why each species occurs in North America. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, age, sex, distribution, and status. Rare Birds of North America provides unparalleled insights into vagrancy and avian migration, and will enrich the birding experience of anyone interested in finding and observing rare birds. * Covers 262 species of vagrant birds found in the United States and Canada * Features 275 stunning color plates that depict every species * Explains patterns of occurrence by region and season * Provides an invaluable overview of vagrancy patterns and migration * Includes detailed species accounts and cutting-edge identification tips

About this title

Review:

"Rare Birds of North America is splendid. There is warmth and humor in the prose, and the color plates are stunning and will ensure a strong audience for many years to come. Such a book is long overdue for North American readers."--Edward S. Brinkley, editor of North American Birds

"An excellent treatment of a fascinating topic."--Paul Lehman, field guide consultant and bird tour leader

"[A] pleasure to read."---Matt Merritt, Birdwatching Magazine

"This was the book my birding friends, in fact all North American birders who are fascinated by vagrants, have been waiting for. It is a book that embraces identification and analysis of avian rarities and vagrancy patterns throughout the United States and Canada with an enthusiasm and devotion to statistical, geographic, and ornithological detail that will both delight and challenge birders. . . . Rare Birds of North America is a significant addition to our birding literature."---Donna Schulman, 10,000 Birds

"If you have a hankering for understanding, or finding out more about some of the rarities that we profile on a monthly basis, Rare Birds of North America is the book for you. This is a unique and beautifully illustrated guide. . . . As a primer for understanding vagrancy and migration, the introduction is remarkable. . . . Rare Birds of North America should enrich the field experience of those interested in finding and observing rare birds, and it should serve as an encouragement to all."--Birding Community E-Bulletin

"Rare Birds of North America provides unparalleled insights into vagrancy and avian migration, and will enrich the birding experience of anyone interested in finding and observing rare birds."---Carrie Laben, Nature Travel Network

"Beautifully printed and illustrated. Rare Birds of North America is a useful, if highly selective, book that will certainly appeal to serious North American birders that enjoy chasing rarities or to the armchair ornithologist that dreams about chasing rarities."---Colin Talcroft, Sonoma County Bird Watching Spots

"These experienced and widely traveled birders illustrate and provide information about 262 avian species that should be on all our search lists."---Gerry Rising, Buffalo News

"[E]ssential reading . . . significant. . . . [T]he detailed treatment here is not only valuable, but in some cases the best available anywhere. . . . [N]othing short of exceptional . . . this book has everything to recommend it."---Dominic Mitchell, Birdwatch Magazine

"The book provides an excellent overview of birds rare to North America and serves as a worthy partner to your favorite North American field guide."---Steve Shultz, CBC Newsletter

From the Back Cover:

"Rare Birds of North America is splendid. There is warmth and humor in the prose, and the color plates are stunning and will ensure a strong audience for many years to come. Such a book is long overdue for North American readers."--Edward S. Brinkley, editor of North American Birds

"An excellent treatment of a fascinating topic."--Paul Lehman, field guide consultant and bird tour leader

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0691117969
• ISBN 13: 9780691117966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448