Sea and Coastal Birds of North America: A Guide to Observation, Understanding and Conservation - Softcover

Leslie, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554700450 ISBN 13: 9781554700455

Publisher: Key Porter Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

In this comprehensive, fully illustrated guide, photographer and naturalist. Scott Leslie profiles some of the most common species that birders may observe. The book provides a cross-section of 50 key species that make coastal areas and oceans their home, including surface divers, ducks and geese, gulls, and auks. A unique feature among bird guides, species that are threatened are accompanied by an additional map that details conservation status for every state, province, and territory on the continent. Each entry-provides a complete profile of a species.

About this title

Synopsis:

Whenever sea birds are mentioned, the image of a seagull is brought to mind. They are an integral part of the coastal ecosystem, but the diversity of bird life along the coasts of North America extends for beyond gulls.Whether it's a New Jersey beach packed to bursting with migrating Dunlins or a cliff on Devon Island in the High Arctic where the never-setting June sun illuminates a colony of ten thousand guillemots, there is barely a spot along the continent's coast that does not play host to a wonderful collection of avian inhabitants."Sea and Coastal Birds" is a comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to nearly 100 key species that make the coastal areas of North America their home.

About this edition

• Publisher: Key Porter Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1554700450
• ISBN 13: 9781554700455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192