Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs, the "National
Audubon Society Field Guide to New England" belongs in the home of every
New England resident and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor.
This compact volume contains:
An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the region's
wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles,
birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more;
A complete overview of New England's natural history, covering geology,
wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and
weather patterns and night sky;
An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches,
forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions
and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others.
The guide is packed with visual information--the 1,500 full-color images
include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts,
as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes
to the basic features of different plants and animals.
For everyone who lives or spends time in Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, or Vermont, there can be no
finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the "National
Audubon Society Field Guide to New England."