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Shorebirds of North America

Shorebirds of North America contains over 200 color photos of all the breeding and commonly occurring shorebird species found in North America. Species accounts show breeding and nonbreeding plumages when differences occur, as well as many immature and juvenile plumages. Some similar species are shown side by side to allow for easier ID comparison, such as the dowitchers, yellowlegs and willets.

Each featured species includes a short description of their physical and plumage features, body and wingspan measurements, and preferred habitats. The status of each species, including seasonal frequency, resident or migrant occurrence, and breeding location and habitats are also noted.

These guides differ from other similar products by the increased number of photos for each species, which allows readers to compare a variety of individuals on the same page. This laminated, waterproof, folding field guide is a must for anyone who wants to identify shorebirds anywhere in North America—and they fit in your back pocket when you complete your ID conclusion. You’ve tried the rest; now try the best quick reference guides for North American shorebirds.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-78-7

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Kevin Karlson

Kevin Karlson is an accomplished birder, professional tour leader and wildlife photographer who has published numerous articles on bird identification and natural history for an assortment of magazines, books, and journals.A former photo editor for North American Birds, he currently writes the Birder’s ID column for Wild Bird Magazine. Kevin is a co-author of The Shorebird Guide (Houghton Mifflin Co. 2006) and is currently completing a new book for the Roger Tory Peterson Reference series at Houghton Mifflin Co. called Birding by Impression. He is the author and photographer of a book titled The Birds of Cape May (Schiffer Publishing, 2010), which celebrates the birds of this special location through the four seasons, and just completed a new nature photography book called Visions: Earth’s Elements in Bird and Nature Photography, which will be released in June, 2012.

As the sole ornithologist for Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s DVD Birds of North America, Kevin prepared photos and wrote captions for over 2600 bird images, including over 800 of his own. He is a regular presence at numerous Bird and Nature festivals around North America, where he gives keynote presentations and workshops on bird identification and natural history, and leads field trips to a variety of locations. Kevin also leads a limited number of photography tours.

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Birds of Missouri

The Birds of Missouri is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting the State of Missouri. Stunning digital photographs depict more than 125 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s extensive area of coverage.

Whether backyard birding or seeking waterfowl, forest birds, Bald Eagles and
neotropical migrants along the mighty Mississippi river and its floodplain; embarking on a serious birding trip to top hotspots to set your sites on the colorful variety of warblers, orioles, grosbeaks and buntings that migrate through or nest in the region; identifying your garden birds; or on a quick business trip to Kansas City, St. Luis, Jefferson City, and points between, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any trip and will conveniently fit into a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification— whether in a Springfield garden, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within The Show Me State.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-02-5

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Greg Homel

Greg R. Homel is an ornithologist, award-winning international nature photojournalist, documentary film producer, birding tour leader and lecturer.

He lives and works from his home within the magnificent Los Padres National Forest, California, USA (home of the California Condor) and from his second homes at Río Lagartos, surrounded by the magnificent Ría Lagartos National Park and Biosphere Reserve at the north tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and El Tuito, near Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

A birder-naturalist since childhood, Greg founded Natural Elements Productions in 1986 and Natural Encounters Birding Tours shortly thereafter. Now he travels the globe on a full-time basis in search of rare and little-known birds and other wildlife.

He shares his unbounded (and contagious) enthusiasm through excursions for small groups worldwide, and with a wider audience through state-of-the-art digital lectures, television, and wide variety of publications and video productions.

Throughout his life, but especially since the early 1990s, Greg has guided, educated, and inspired travelers in over 80 countries throughout the world. His travels on all seven continents, from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic and points between, have allowed him to see more than half of the planet’s roughly 9,800+ bird species in their natural habitats.

His early work appeared regularly in books and magazines, including Wildbird Magazine, The Audubon Society Field Guides to Eastern Birds and The Audubon Society Field Guides to Western Birds, Time, Birder’s World, Tucson Lifestyle, and Texas Monthly magazines.

Since the “digital revolution,” Greg has moved into television, video production for conservation groups such as American Bird Conservancy, field guide writing and lecturing aboard expedition ships with the hope of “giving a voice to his truest love, which is the natural world and its inhabitants, especially birds!”

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Birds of Alabama and Mississippi

The Birds of Alabama and Mississippi is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting this two state region.

Stunning digital photographs depict more than 125 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s extensive area of coverage. Whether seeking waterfowl, forest birds, Bald Eagles, and neotropical migrants along the mighty Mississippi river and its floodplain in the west; combing through shorebirds
on the Gulf Coast in the south; setting your sights on the colorful variety of birds inhabiting vast wetlands throughout; identifying your garden birds; embarking on a serious birding trip or on a business trip to Greenville, Jackson, Tuscaloosa, Mobile, and points between, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—but especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable field companion on all outings. This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any trip and will conveniently fit into a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification— whether in a Jackson garden, a business trip to Montgomery, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within a two state region.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-05-6

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Greg Homel

Greg R. Homel is an ornithologist, award-winning international nature photojournalist, documentary film producer, birding tour leader and lecturer.

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Birds of the Eastern Chesapeake

Birds of the Eastern Chesapeake: Maryland & Delaware covers the area from Maryland’s Atlantic Coast and Delaware to the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

This waterproof guide contains well over 100 beautifully photographed birds. You’ll find both common and notable species such as the Red Knot, Northern Harrier and Wood Duck.

This pocket-sized guide features color photos in a folding, laminated, pocket-sized format that makes it ideal for field use.

It includes common and scientific names, common size and wing span measurements, distinguishing feature descriptions and seasonal ranges when these birds can be seen in the region. Nature enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy using this guide.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-70-1

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Middleton Evans

Middleton Evans has devoted much of his 25-year career to documenting the many faces of Maryland, including Chesapeake Bay watermen, cities and towns, farm life, festivals and equestrian sports.

Wildlife photography has become a keen interest, especially our feathered friends in recent years.

Evans’ self published books include Maryland in Focus, Baltimore, Maryland’s Great Outdoors, and Bodhi: The All American Lodge Dog. Rhapsody in Blue: A Celebration of North American Waterbirds was released by Ravenwood Press in 2007.

Middleton Evans believes that beautiful photographs are nourishment for the soul, connecting us to God in mystical ways. His lens seeks the Divine essence of all subjects, as all Created beings bare the signature of the Creator.

Favorite images may be viewed on his website, www.ravenwoodpress.com Blessings to all!

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Birds of the Dakotas

The Birds of The Dakotas is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting the States of North and South Dakota.

Stunning digital photographs depict more than 120 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s extensive area of coverage.

Whether seeking waterfowl, forest birds, grassland specialties, Bald Eagles, garden birds, or neotropical migrants; setting your sights on the colorful variety of forest birds inhabiting the Black Hills; or on a quick business trip to Minot, Bismarck, Fargo, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Pierre and points between, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any trip and will conveniently fit into a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification— whether in a Minot garden, on a family vacation to Mount Rushmore, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within a two state region.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-10-0

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Greg Homel

Greg R. Homel is an ornithologist, award-winning international nature photojournalist, documentary film producer, birding tour leader and lecturer.

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