New Jersey Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species

This is the long, catalog/marketing description of the product.The home of the World Series of Birding, New Jersey is one of the best places in the US to learn about and experience birds. The Garden State is nestled along the Atlantic Flyway, so coastal areas like Cape May serve as a stop-over points for waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds, and songbirds. There are also year-round residents like state bird American Goldfinch as well as local specialities like Saltmarsh Sparrow. The diverse of bird life is oftentimes dizzying, so it helps to have a resource on hand to cut through the clutter and focus on the most representative species. You can do this with the portable reference New Jersey Birds, which features beautiful illustrations of 140 common and familiar species and an ecoregion map showing over 20 birding hotspots and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is a great tool for educators, learners, naturalists, and birders to sharpen their bird identification skills and peer more closely into birds' fascinating lives. Made in the USA.

Author: James Kavanagh, Waterford Press
Publisher: Waterford Press
Published: 03/31/2017
Pages: 12
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.06lbs
Size: 8.16h x 3.90w x 0.12d
ISBN: 9781583551578
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh's path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.


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