Birds of Alabama Field Guide

About this book

Learn to identify birds in Alabama, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. This book features 146 species of Alabama birds organized by colour for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out.

Book Features:
- 146 species: Only Alabama birds
- Simple colour guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section
- Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes
- Stan's Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts
- Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images

This new edition includes more species, updated photographs and range maps, revised information, and even more of Stan's expert insights. So grab Birds of Alabama Field Guide for your next birding adventure – to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.

Contents

Introduction
    What's New?
    Why Watch Birds in Alabama?
    Observation Strategies: Tips to Identify Birds
    Bird Basics
    Bird Color Variables
    Bird Nests
    Who Builds the Nest?
    Fledging
    Why Birds Migrate
    How Do Birds Migrate?
    How to Use This Guide
    Range Maps
The Birds
    Black
    Black and White
    Blue
    Brown
    Gray
    Green
    Orange
    Red
    White
    Yellow

Birding on the Internet
Checklist/Index by Species
Observation Notes
More by Stan Tekiela
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Biography

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 190 field guides, nature books, children's books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 30 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations.