Birding basics

tips tools & techniques for great bird-watching
Noah Strycker
Book - 2022

"Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic's fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and science of bird-watching combines practical know-how and expert knowledge. Browsable and bursting with helpful illustrations and photographs, Birding Basics offers new ideas for when, where, and how to get to know the birds in your world. Not a field guide but a primer in best practices, authored by birding expert Noah Strycker, this breezy book features easy-to-follow advice on what to look and listen for, how to use field guides and birding apps, the best equipment to start with, and ways to engage with other birders around the world. Filled with fun facts and seasoned advice, this useful book will help you attract birds to your backyard, master bird identification, name a bird by its song, and witness the magic of migration. Sidebars feature fun facts, identification tips, and easy projects for exploring the world on the wing. For everyone who loves watching the birds, whether out the window or on the trail, this colorful, easy-to-use guide to better birding has everything you need"--

Saved in:

Holdings -

Liberty Park

Barcode Status Material Type CallNumber Availability
37413320537667 Available New Adult Non-Fiction 598.0723 STRYCKE  Place a Hold

Shadle

Barcode Status Material Type CallNumber Availability
37413320537675 Available Non-fiction 598.0723 STRYCKE  Place a Hold
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strycker, Noah K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2022]
Subjects:

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000008i 4500
001 889522
008 211112s2022 dcuab e 001 0 eng
005 20230307171946.4
010 |a  2021049913 
035 |a (OCoLC)889522 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCO  |d YDX  |d BDX  |d IEB  |d OI6  |d UID  |d UAP  |d HQC  |d OQX  |d IEP  |d UAG 
019 |a 1285508809  |a 1296678778  |a 1296910149  |a 1296944595  |a 1350357035 
020 |a 9781426222191  |q (paperback) 
020 |a 142622219X  |q (paperback) 
035 |a (OCoLC)1286072237  |z (OCoLC)1285508809  |z (OCoLC)1296678778  |z (OCoLC)1296910149  |z (OCoLC)1296944595  |z (OCoLC)1350357035 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a n------ 
082 0 0 |a 598.072/34  |2 23/eng/20211116 
092 |a 598.0723 STRYCKE 
049 |a UAGA 
100 1 |a Strycker, Noah K.,  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Birding basics :  |b tips, tools & techniques for great bird-watching /  |c Noah Strycker. 
246 3 0 |a Tips, tools and techniques for great bird watching 
246 3 |a National geographic birding basics 
263 |a 2211 
264 1 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b National Geographic,  |c [2022] 
300 |a 254 pages :  |b illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;  |c 25 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
336 |a still image  |b sti  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Includes index. 
520 |a "Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic's fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and science of bird-watching combines practical know-how and expert knowledge. Browsable and bursting with helpful illustrations and photographs, Birding Basics offers new ideas for when, where, and how to get to know the birds in your world. Not a field guide but a primer in best practices, authored by birding expert Noah Strycker, this breezy book features easy-to-follow advice on what to look and listen for, how to use field guides and birding apps, the best equipment to start with, and ways to engage with other birders around the world. Filled with fun facts and seasoned advice, this useful book will help you attract birds to your backyard, master bird identification, name a bird by its song, and witness the magic of migration. Sidebars feature fun facts, identification tips, and easy projects for exploring the world on the wing. For everyone who loves watching the birds, whether out the window or on the trail, this colorful, easy-to-use guide to better birding has everything you need"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
505 0 |a Getting started -- A diversity of birds -- How to identify birds -- Understanding birds -- Field craft -- Birding at home -- Go farther. 
650 0 |a Bird watching. 
650 0 |a Birds  |z North America  |v Identification. 
655 7 |a Field guides.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Handbooks and manuals.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Illustrated works.  |2 lcgft 
938 |a Brodart  |b BROD  |n 131944339 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 17827192 
994 |a C0  |b UAG 
999 f f |s be370cba-33ab-456c-b209-fd3ce8349ec2  |i e61e3eaa-1f76-4a7c-8e9d-a5619b99f343  |t 0 
952 f f |p Standard Circulation  |a City of Spokane  |b Spokane Public Library  |c Branches  |d Liberty Park  |t 0  |e 598.0723 STRYCKE  |i New Adult Non-Fiction  |m 37413320537667 
952 f f |p Standard Circulation  |a City of Spokane  |b Spokane Public Library  |c Branches  |d Shadle  |t 0  |e 598.0723 STRYCKE  |i Non-fiction  |m 37413320537675