Missouri is home to a diverse avian population. Over 400 bird species have been spotted in the state at one time or another. In this compact guide, 83 species of birds have been selected as birds that will commonly be seen each year in Missouri. Each two-page account includes color illustrations of the bird, fascinating facts and information to aid with identification. The accounts also feature photographs of each bird's egg, images of similar birds, and a range map.

KRISTA KAGUME is a nature writer who has travelled across North America, working as a freelance journalist, cycling-tour guide and deckhand on a commercial fishing vessel. After earning her degree in conservation biology, Krista focused on environmental research and communications. Her work in Alberta and the Northwest Territories has included research on tiny tundra plants, organic farming, breeding birds and one grizzly bear immobilization. She currently lives in a small town outside Edmonton with her adventurous family, who enjoy the outdoors and encourage others to appreciate nature.

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Professor-emeritus Ken Brock is an accomplished birding enthusiast. He is author of Birds of the Indiana Dunes, a former regional editor of the national ornithological journal North American Birds, and functions as a birding consultant to government. Brock is the former interim Dean of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Northwest and a one-time U.S. Navy lieutenant.

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