Birds of Pennsylvania Field Guide

Description

Make bird watching in Pennsylvania even more enjoyable! With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in Pennsylvania. This book features 117 species of Pennsylvania birds, organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Fact-filled information, a compare feature, range maps, and detailed photographs help to ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guide series. Stan has authored more than 190 educational books, including field guides, quick guides, nature books, children's books, playing cards and more, presenting many species of animals and plants. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 30 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

BOOK GEM There are always lots of new gardening books to examine on bookstore shelves every spring, so I sometimes overlook other kinds of new books. This spring, however, I noticed a nice little bird field guide that I think is a gem. "Birds of Pennsylvania" is written by Stan Tekiela, a naturalist who has a syndicated nature column and radio show as well as other books to his credit. A perfect fit into a pocket, fanny pack or camera case, this 282-page guide focuses on birds found in Pennsylvania either summer, winter or year round. Excellent photographs of both males and females in their characteristic plumage make identification easy. Helpful facts about size, color, nesting behavior, eggs, food sources, distinctive flight and song patterns round out the quick portrait of each species--LIZ BALL"The Morning Call" (05/25/2002)