Oxford University Press, 1977. George Miksch Sutton. Hardcover. Like new hardcover in a like new dust jacket. Sun fading to the spine. 8vo. (5.88 x 1.53 x 8.5 inches) Not price clipped. Sound binding. Clean text free of marks or underlining. Decorative maps on endpapers. Includes black and white line drawings, tablets and an index. 689 pp.

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ISBN: 0195020979

As frustrating as it is to waste valuable time looking for a particular kind of bird and perhaps not find it at all, it is even more frustrating to be near an unusual bird and miss seeing it out of total ignorance. A Guide to Bird Finding East of the Mississippi helps bird watchers, conservationists, and all interested in natural history avoid both these experiences.

"No Baedecker for ornithologists is likely to prove more useful," Audubon Magazine said of the book when it was first published in 1951. But the American environment has changed a great deal since then: some habitats have gone; some in private hands have an uncertain future; and some are publicly owned and secure.

Olin Sewall Pettingill has now extensively revamped his classic. Slightly longer and larger in format than the first edition, and featuring updated transport directions and additional pen-and-ink drawings by the prominent ornithologist and bird artist George Miksch Sutton, the book remains the best guide to where and when one can find what birds.

For each of the twenty-six eastern states, Pettingill pinpoints the main species of birds, important bird concentrations, including wintering aggregations, and representative habitats from sandy beaches to treeless mountain tops. He covers the widest possible diversity of birds existing near large metropolitan areas and leading vacation centers. An introduction gives instructions for entering national parks and wildlife refuges and suggestions on methods of observing bird colonies without causing undue harm. Bird lovers who want to travel as well as travelers who want a new focus for their trip will find a treasure trove of information here.

Price: $14.95