A Field Guide to Birds' Nests in the United States East of the Mississippi River (The Peterson Field Guide Series Volume 21)

xxviii, 257 pp. A field guide to birds' nests, United States east of the Mississippi River. Color photographs by Hal H. Harrison, bird sketches by Ned Smith, map and endpapers by Mada Harrison. A field guide to Eastern birds' nests, includes: The nest and eggs of 285 species found in the 26 states east of the Mississippi River.; Descriptions of breeding range of the species; habitat; nest location, material, and size; number, color, size, and shape of the eggs; and time of breeding.; 222 color photographs of nests and eggs, accompanied by line drawings of each bird.; Endpaper charts of egg shapes and markings.