National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region

797 pp. Flexible leatherette binding. Beautiful color photographs illustrating numerous species of birds. "Each year thousands of people take up the absorbing hobby of the bird-watching or 'birding'. Regardless of their motives, their first goal is learning to identify the hundreds of species in their own region. It is to make this step as simple--and pleasurable--as possible that this book has been prepared. Its pocket size and its format make it easy to carry into the field and consult on the spot. Take it with you. And welcome to the hobby, or sport, or science, of birding."