Birds of Northern California

by David E. Quady, Jon L. Dunn, Kimball L. Garrett

David Quady and his nationally acclaimed fellow authors have written text for the over 390 species of birds that are found from Monterey County to the northern border of California in our best-selling Description, Similar Species, Seasonal Abundance, Where to Find, Habitat, Diet and Behavior, Voice and Did You Know. More than 500 photographs illustrate species, often in different plumages. The photos have been selected and reviewed by the team of authors for regional accuracy. Two maps illustrate key birding spots and the northern California habitats. A Quick Guide to Local Birds, at the front of the book, provides an easy reference to the pages that provide a complete description of the different birds. A ten page habitat section introduces the sixteen unique geographic regions that support the bird diversity of northern California and highlight the importance of habitat conservation.

Genres: Nature

512 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2015

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book this week at the visitor center at Burlington State Park. It is one of the best guides to birds we see a lot locally, including at the feeders in our backyard. We have several kinds of woodpeckers, juncos, finches, chickadees, robins, hummingbirds, Stellar's jays, red tailed hawks who try and attack some of the smaller animals, etc. who come to visit periodically (along with chipmunks, squirrels, and ewww - skunks, who have seemed to have moved on; lol.) We feed them black sunflower seeds, suet cakes and for the finches, the thistle mixture. I am learning to identify different birds and it is really fun to try and interact with them. (Sigh - I guess I am old now; that was what I was told by a much younger person who doesn't care about birds) I wouldn't have it any other way. When I was younger I did not appreciate the great variety of these modern descendants of the dinosaurs.