****A portable, comprehensive field guide--brimming with concise
descriptions and stunning color photographs, and designed to fit into
your back pocket--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million
nature lovers.
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**This handy guide covers 80 of the most common and frequently
encountered birds in backyards and suburban areas of eastern North
America. The majority of species are songbirds, but here also are other
backyard birds such as doves and woodpeckers. The region covered by the
book extends roughly from the Atlantic Ocean west to the foothills of
the Rocky Mountains, north of Mexico. This traditional dividing line
between eastern and western North America follows the 100th meridian,
and marks a significant difference in habitats and species. The
companion volume to western birds covers species west of this boundary.