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

An entirely updated edition of the classic bestselling regional bird field guide from National Geographic, covering the U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies. Provides ID information, data-driven maps, and annotated illustrations of more than 800 bird species. 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 - Organized 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 (2nd edition) is a must-have guide for birders young and old, avid and beginner.