National Geographic birding essentials : all the tools, techniques, and tips you need to begin and become a better birder /
Birding essentials. spine title : National Geographic birding essentials.
Jonathan Alderfer and Jon L. Dunn.
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2007.
- 224 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The pleasures of birding -- Getting started -- Status and distribution -- Parts of a bird -- How to identify birds -- Variation in birds -- Identification challenges -- Fieldcraft -- Taxonomy and nomenclature.