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| National Geographic Guide to Birding Hot Spots of the United States (National Geographic Guide) | 
| Author: Mel White
Creator: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 173002
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 079225483X
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.072347
EAN: 9780792254836
ASIN: 079225483X
Publication Date: March 21, 2006
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Product Description
Boasting more than 220 full-color illustrations and maps, this is the perfect practical companion to the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. A must-have for birders everywhere, it's as useful at home as on the road, pinpointing the best places to see more than 400 species of birds from coast to coast.
Beginners and casual birders will appreciate the introduction on birding basics, which offers expert advice on how to prepare for the field. Then it's on to the heart of the book, organized into thirteen regions from New England to the Southwest. Each section begins with an overview map covering several states and showing major roads and hotspots. Next, each state has separate close-up maps that identify National and State Parks, bird sanctuaries, nature trails, and many other prime birding locations. Entries give clear directions to major sites along with notes on the birds you're likely to find there, the best seasons and time of day to see them, frequent sidebars on subjects of particular interest, and much more. Each state entry closes with a list of additional key places complete with specific contact information. Finally, a comprehensive index cross-references each bird with every site where it can be found.
A veritable pocket atlas of avian information, this guide will be equally useful to the novice just starting a lifelist and the advanced birder in search of an especially elusive species or a new and unique place to enjoy this enormously popular activity.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Birding Hot Spots a great Guide January 22, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Finally, a book with specific places to go for good birding by regions and then by state. This book has been so helpful. It tells what birds to expect where saving all levels of birders much time. It is a great companion to National Geographic's Field Guide.
 Moderate detail October 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Many an out-of-state birder wants a guide to local hot spots or a guide to finding specific species.
Perhaps this guide tries to do too many things and thus does all of them only moderately well.
Directions within specific areas are often general only. Similarly the species lists are too frequently vague regarding time of year or location. I think the internet with its rapid notification and very detailed locations, makes this printed reference seem doubly vague.
Within those limits this is a useful tool.
guide to birding hot spots September 9, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
My wife and I can't wait to visit the sites mentioned in this great bird manual. Very clear and precise and in excellent condition.
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