Birds of Louisiana & Mississippi Field Guide

About this book

Learn to identify birds in Louisiana & Mississippi, 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 Louisiana & Mississippi 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 Louisiana & Mississippi 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 Louisiana & Mississippi 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 Louisiana and Mississippi?
• 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

Sample Pages

The Birds

• Black
• Black and White
• Blue
• Brown
• Gray
• Green
• Orange
• Red
• White
• Yellow

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Checklist/Index by Species

Observation Notes

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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.