Essential, comprehensive, and easy to use, National Geographic Complete Birds of North America is an astonishing resource that covers every bird species in North America, as well as all the migrants that fly through. The entries are organized by family groups-an incredible 82 are included-according to the American Ornithological Union guidelines. Within a family, each separate bird entry has dozens of tips and illustrations on species' genders, age groups, behavior, habitats, nesting and feeding habits, and migration routes. Perfect for novice or experienced birders alike, National Geographic Complete Birds of North America is a definitive, must-have resource. Quite simply, there is no other volume like it.
Jonathan Alderfer is chief consultant for the National Geographic Birding Program and host of our birding blog.
Author, editor, and field guide illustrator, he is one of America's foremost birding artists and an expert ornithologist.
