National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada-East, 2nd Edition

Backyard beginners and dedicated life-listers alike will love the expanded new edition of this trusted guide to the birds of eastern United States and Canada. With new text, revised art, and data-derived range maps, this valuable resource complements the apps and online resources used by birders today.Groundbreaking new features join tried-and-true traditions. This field guide offers:More pages, more species than the first edition - More than 800 species, including 586 likely to be observed and 240 that occur more rarely - Organised according to current taxonomy - Informative notes explaining evolution, etymology, and more - User-friendly format with explanatory text on the left and matching annotated art on the right - Easy-to-carry paperback with thumb tabs and a visual index - All-new maps based on crowd-sourced data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird, the world's top database of bird observations - All told, this second edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada East (Second Edition) is a must-have guide for birders young and old, avid and beginner.