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The American Bird Conservancy Guide to 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States: Key Sites for Birds and Birding in All 50 States - Softcover

Fenwick, George H.; Parr, M. J. A.; Pashley, David N.; American Bird Conservancy; Nature Conservancy (U. S.)

 
9780812970364: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States: Key Sites for Birds and Birding in All 50 States

Synopsis

Provides a detailed description of five hundred of the most important bird habitats across the United States, including information on the ornithological highlights, ownership particulars, habitats, local bird species, visitor tips, and conservation issues relevant to each site, along with a comprehensive index. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States offers both bird enthusiasts and conservationists specialized information never before compiled in a single comprehensive volume.

This expert resource organizes the United States into 36 ornithologically distinct bird regions, then identifies and describes the 500 sites within these regions. Each site entry includes ornithological highlights, ownership information, a description of habitats and land use, a guide to which species one can expect to find, conservation issues, and visitor information. Full-color maps and illustrations throughout, along with a thorough index, make this book as useful as it is unique, an essential addition to the bird lover s library.

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