Pocket Backyard Bird Guide

Every birdwatcher should have this pocket guide to backyard birds. Simply unfold this laminated guide to expose color illustrations of the most common U.S. wild birds. A great identification tool for home or travel use. Its compact size makes it perfect for field use or for use at the cabin. Laminated for protection against water and spills for longer-lasting use.

Each guide includes more than 140 water or shore, perching, or prey birds, each with photo (usually of adult male in breeding coloration). The guide also gives you scientific name and size of bird.

You'll also get several tips on how to attract birds to your yard. Guides measure 3-1/2" x 8-1/4"; unfolds to 22" x 8-1/4". By James Kavanagh. Illustrated by Raymond Leung. Waterford Press.

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Most illustrations in these guides show the adult male breeding coloration. Some illustrations show both male and female coloration. Colors and markings on birds you see in your yard may be duller or absent during different seasons. Measurements given refer to the approximate maximum length of species from bill to tail tip. Illustrations are not to scale.

These guides categorize common birds into the following categories:

• Waterbirds and Nearshore Birds
• Birds of Prey
• Perching Birds
• Doves, Woodpeckers, etc.