Publisher's Synopsis
- Popular, proven format: the first edition (9781885061300) sold about 33,000 copies
- Market: According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, about 20% of the population are active bird watchers, spending more than $40 billion on the hobby, annually
- Not intimidating: geared toward the average bird watcher with bird species organized by color for easily identifying them
- New edition with more species, updated photographs and range maps, revised information, and even more of Stan's expert insights
- Author routinely attracts more than 100 people to his speaking events and writes a popular column distributed to newspapers in the Midwest and Northeast
- Readers have become fans of Tekiela's style and flair for nature observations and interpretations
- All-in-one source of information, facts, photos, and gee-whiz tidbits in a concise guide
- Extreme value: massive information for less than $20
