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Nature Birdwatching Guides

Birds of Seattle

and Puget Sound

by (author) Chris Fisher

illustrated by Gary Ross

edited by Jennifer Keane

Publisher
Lone Pine Publishing
Initial publish date
Oct 1996
Category
Birdwatching Guides, Birds, Reference
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781772130195
    Publish Date
    Oct 1996
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

An easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated guide to help you identify and understand the feathered strangers nibbling at your backyard feeder or singing from a nearby tree. Lavish, full-color illustrations and clear, enjoyable descriptions on 125 common and interesting species around the Seattle area. The book includes quick ID tips, songs and calls, notes on habitat and habitat icons, nests and food, similar species listings, birdspotting checklist, bird feeding hints and tips on how to find the best birding spots in the area. Each account also includes an abundance chart, showing the abundance of the bird at different times of the year.

About the authors

Amanda Joynt is still in the early days of her professional life as an ecologist but already she has enjoyed a varied and notable career. She has conducted surveys of rare plants in the Black Hills of South Dakota, mapped vegetation in Tuktut Nogait National Park in the Canadian Arctic, helped round up Wood Bison at Elk Island National Park, worked as a field assistant for the Canadian Wildlife Service and is now enjoying employment as a nature writer for Lone Pine Publishing. Amanda, who grew up in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, received her B.Sc. In Environmental and Conservation Science (with distinction) from the University of Alberta in 2001.

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