North American Bird Guide Book
Monday, August 25th, 2008This morning while running in the park, I noticed a strange sound coming from all around me. It took me a a quick second to realize, but the various noises were actually common birds seemingly saying hello as I was jogging on by. As the mind wanders when I jog, I tried my hardest to figure out which species of American birds were chirping at me. Was it a Finch, or Sparrow, a little Bluebird or Cardinal? I just could not figure it out. Embarrassed about my lack of nature skills, I had to face how urbanized I had become- I could not even distinguish a little city bird anymore. I felt that it was time for me to read up on these little guys which I had once easily recognized. I found Common Birds of North America, by James D. Wilson to be a reasonable priced guidebook to fill in my gaps of zoology. This soft cover 176 pages, published by Willow Creek Press, takes up only little weight in your backpack so its ideal for any day hiking. I decided the next time I would go for a walk in the park I would bring this North American Common Birds guidebook with me. The expanded full-color edition features 90 of the most commonly seen birds in the East (also available for the Midwest) in beautiful large scale illustrations. It explains their range, behavior, breeding and nesting habits, songs, and migrations. With this easy to follow North American Bird Guide Book in my hands I might just become a serious birdwatcher now.
