- Describes nests, eggs, and nestlings and gives basic information on nesting and breeding biology
- Up-to-date coverage of some 670 breeding species found in North America, including Alaska and Canada, in one comprehensive volume
- More than 700 color and line illustrations of nests, eggs, and nestlings
Praise for the previous edition:
"All told, this book will be of great usefulness to field ornithologists, and.. is well worth hauling along in a knapsack or glove compart-ment. It also belongs in personal and institutional libraries."
-Paul Johnsgard, The Auk
"Professional and amateur ornithologists will find that this guide provides extensive information about nests and eggs in an easy-to-use format. I would highly recommend A Guide to Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds to anyone interested in identifying birds' nests and eggs or learning more about the nest and nestling stage of North American birds."
—Sara Morris, The Wilson Bulletin
"Biologist and general reader alike will benefit from this book."
—Stacy Small, Western Birds
"This is a fine guide and I certainly would not be without it if I lived in North America.. Beautifully illustrated, with line-drawings throughout the text, it also contains excellent colour plates of selected nestlings and of the eggs of 597 species."
- Describes nests, eggs, and nestlings and gives basic information on nesting and breeding biology
- Up-to-date coverage of some 670 breeding species found in North America, including Alaska and Canada, in one comprehensive volume
- More than 700 color and line illustrations of nests, eggs, and nestlings
Praise for the previous edition:
"All told, this book will be of great usefulness to field ornithologists, and.. is well worth hauling along in a knapsack or glove compart-ment. It also belongs in personal and institutional libraries."
-Paul Johnsgard, The Auk
"Professional and amateur ornithologists will find that this guide provides extensive information about nests and eggs in an easy-to-use format. I would highly recommend A Guide to Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds to anyone interested in identifying birds' nests and eggs or learning more about the nest and nestling stage of North American birds."
—Sara Morris, The Wilson Bulletin
"Biologist and general reader alike will benefit from this book."
—Stacy Small, Western Birds
"This is a fine guide and I certainly would not be without it if I lived in North America.. Beautifully illustrated, with line-drawings throughout the text, it also contains excellent colour plates of selected nestlings and of the eggs of 597 species."