A Manual for Bird Watching in the Americas

Download or read book A Manual for Bird Watching in the Americas written by Donald S. Heintzelman and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 1979 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thorough treatment of this time-honored activity. A must for the active birder." Contents: what is bird watching? birding equipment; field guides, references, checklists, rare bird alerts; birding and ornithological organizations; life lists; Christmas bird counts; big day counts; breeding bird projects; backyard birding; watching sea birds on land and at sea; watching waterfowl; hawk watching; owl watching; watching shorebirds; warbler watching; Arctic and Sub-Arctic birding; U.S. birding; West Indian birding; Central American birding; South American birding; Antarctic birding. Checklist of families of birds of the Americas.