Introduction to our bird friends, volume 2

This illustrated pocket guide presents concise natural-history sketches of fifty common North American birds, combining identification tips, habitat and behavior notes, and brief species accounts. An introductory foreword offers practical guidance on using color, silhouette, size, song, habitat and binoculars, and on attracting and recording birds. The bulk of the volume pairs drawings with accessible descriptions of appearance, feeding, nesting and migratory habits for waterbirds, shorebirds, ducks, herons and songbirds — for example pelicans, egrets, herons, geese, pintails, teals and thrashers — written for casual observers and beginning birdwatchers.