Ted Floyd

America''s beloved bird field guide just got even better with this completely revised 8th edition, created for a new generation of birders.Updated ID guidance, descriptive details, and annotated art on more than 1,000 species, including new range maps powered by eBird technology.This new edition of the trusted National Geographic field guide combines fresh new text, updated taxonomy, expanded art including 240 new illustrations, and authoritative, data-derived maps, organized in the user-friendly format for which our field guides are known.For the first time including the birds of Hawaii as well as Alaska, Canada, northern Mexico, and the continental United States?a total of 1,150 bird species?all these revisions make this new edition the most authoritative birding book on the market, whether you have treasured our previous editions for decades or you are selecting a bird field guide for the first time ever.Written by Ted Floyd, editor of the American Birding Association''s Birding magazine, this new edition features larger pages and flexible yet durable paperback binding, with thumb tabs and a visual index inside the covers for quick reference.Its easy-to-read layout includes:convenient page layout, with maps and text on the left and matching art on the rightup-to-date taxonomic organizationnew maps developed with eBird data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithologykey statistics in bulleted listsnew text, emphasizing not only bird IDs but also habitats and evolutionimages by the world''s top bird illustrators, including important detailsannotations on the images, pointing to field marks critical for identificationCombining exciting new features with tried-and-true traditions, this new edition of a beloved field guide will satisfy birders young and old, experienced life-listers and backyard birdwatchers alike.

An entirely updated edition of the classic bestselling regional bird field guide from National Geographic, covering the U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies. Provides ID information, data-driven maps, and annotated illustrations of more than 800 bird species.Backyard beginners and dedicated life-listers alike will love the expanded new edition of this trusted guide to the birds of eastern United States and Canada. With new text, revised art, and data-derived range maps, this valuable resource complements the apps and online resources used by birders today.Groundbreaking new features join tried-and-true traditions. This field guide offers:More pages, more species than the first editionMore than 800 species, including 586 likely to be observed and 240 that occur more rarelyOrganized according to current taxonomyInformative notes explaining evolution, etymology, and moreUser-friendly format with explanatory text on the left and matching annotated art on the rightEasy-to-carry paperback with thumb tabs and a visual indexAll-new maps based on crowd-sourced data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology''s eBird, the world''s top database of bird observationsAll told, this second edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada?East (2nd edition) is a must-have guide for birders young and old, avid and beginner.