Do you have any
bird lovers in your family or are you a bird lover yourself? National Geographic has a new third edition
of the Complete Birds of North America.
It has more than 1,000 species of birds detailed in it.
I used to love
watching for birds out of my Great Grandparents window. They had a dog-eared field guide they would
check to determine what any unknown bird was.
This book is a large hardcover book with beautiful glossy pages. It is not a field guide, but more an encyclopedia
of everything you would like to know about birds. There is a great introduction
of bird watching that shows a map of north America and the range for
birds. It explains taxonomic
organization, plumage variation, feather topography, and abundance terms and
codes. Beautiful artwork of the birds is
included and is mostly from the 2017 edition of the book.
The book is split
up into families. The start of each family section gives information in general
about the family. Then there are
separate entries about each species. The entries have a map showing where the
bird is found, a nice drawing of the bird, how to identify the bird, flight,
similar species, voice call, status & distribution, migration, rare status,
dispersal, and population.
I thought it was
interesting that the last species included was the Pied Wheatear a stray from
Eurasia that came to North America the summer of 2018. My daughter is obsessed with owls and is
having a fun time looking through this book.
Overall, Complete
Birds of North America is a great book for a bird lover or anyone who would
like to know more about birds.
Book Source: Review Copy from Hachette Book Group for
being a part of the TLC Book Tour. Thank-you. I received a complimentary copy of this book.
Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Beautiful review of this beautiful book by National Geographic, Laura. I would like to learn more about birds; they are fascinating to me. I love "my" birds, the CA Jays and other beauties that I (sometimes) feed outdoors.
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