All About Birds Northwest: Northwest US and Canada
The perfect guide to the birds of the northwestern United States and western Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.org

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 21 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.

This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of the northwestern United States and western Canada. The guide offers fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 213 species most commonly seen in these regions; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The northwestern USA and western Canada edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.

This volume features the following states, provinces, and territories: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, British Columbia, Yukon, and western Northwest Territories.

  • Descriptions of 213 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)
  • Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, with complete index at the back
  • Information on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participate
  • Bonus content includes identification best practices and tips on bird photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and more
  • Free MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong
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All About Birds Northwest: Northwest US and Canada
The perfect guide to the birds of the northwestern United States and western Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.org

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 21 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.

This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of the northwestern United States and western Canada. The guide offers fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 213 species most commonly seen in these regions; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The northwestern USA and western Canada edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.

This volume features the following states, provinces, and territories: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, British Columbia, Yukon, and western Northwest Territories.

  • Descriptions of 213 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)
  • Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, with complete index at the back
  • Information on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participate
  • Bonus content includes identification best practices and tips on bird photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and more
  • Free MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong
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All About Birds Northwest: Northwest US and Canada

All About Birds Northwest: Northwest US and Canada

by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
All About Birds Northwest: Northwest US and Canada

All About Birds Northwest: Northwest US and Canada

by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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The perfect guide to the birds of the northwestern United States and western Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.org

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 21 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.

This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of the northwestern United States and western Canada. The guide offers fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 213 species most commonly seen in these regions; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The northwestern USA and western Canada edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.

This volume features the following states, provinces, and territories: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, British Columbia, Yukon, and western Northwest Territories.

  • Descriptions of 213 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)
  • Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, with complete index at the back
  • Information on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participate
  • Bonus content includes identification best practices and tips on bird photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and more
  • Free MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691990033
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 03/01/2022
Series: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pages: 296
Sales rank: 600,166
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dedicated to advancing the understanding and protection of the natural world, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology joins with people from all walks of life to make new scientific discoveries, share insights, and galvanize conservation action. Their mission is to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Twitter @cornellbirds

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Getting Started 12

Birding 101 15

Four Keys to Bird Identification 16

Using Field Marks to Identify Birds 28

Use Merlin to See the Possibilities 30

Tips for Beginning Bird Watchers 31

Listening to Birds 34

Photographing Birds 36

Digiscoping 38

Attracting Birds to Your Yard 41

Birdscaping 42

Bird Feeders 44

Feeder Placement & Safety 46

Bird Food 47

Water Sources 51

Features of a Good Birdhouse 52

Getting Involved 57

Citizen Science 58

eBird 59

Great Backyard Bird Count 62

Bird Academy 63

Project FeederWatch 64

NestWatch 66

Celebrate Urban Birds 67

Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds 68

Guide to Species 71

Snow Goose 72

Geese • Swans • Ducks

Brant 73

Canada Goose 74

Trumpeter Swan 75

Wood Duck 76

Northern Shoveler 77

Gadwall 78

Geese • Swans • Ducks

American Wigeon 79

Mallard 80

Northern Pintail 81

Canvasback 82

Redhead 83

Greater Scaup 84

Lesser Scaup 85

Harlequin Duck 86

Ruddy Duck 87

California Quail 88

Quail • Turkey • Grouse

Wild Turkey 89

Ruffed Grouse 90

Spruce Grouse 91

Greater Sage-Grouse 92

Dusky Grouse 93

Sooty Grouse 94

Ring-necked Pheasant 95

Chukar 96

Pied-billed Grebe 97

Grebes

Red-necked Grebe 98

Eared Grebe 99

Western Grebe 100

Rock Pigeon 101

Pigeons • Doves

Band-tailed Pigeon 102

Eurasian Collared-Dove 103

Mourning Dove 104

Common Nighthawk 105

Nightjars

Chimney Swift 106

Swifts • Hummingbirds

White-throated Swift 107

Black-chinned Hummingbird 108

Anna's Hummingbird 109

Broad-tailed Hummingbird 110

Calliope Hummingbird 111

Rufous Hummingbird 112

Allen's Hummingbird 113

Sora 114

Rails • Coots

American Coot 115

Sandhill Crane 116

Cranes • Stilts • Oystercatchers

Black-necked Stilt 117

Black Oystercatcher 118

Black-bellied Plover 119

Plovers • Sandpipers

Killdeer 120

Plovers • Sandpipers

Upland Sandpiper 121

Long-billed Curlew 122

Marbled Godwit 123

Ruddy Turnstone 124

Sanderling 125

Western Sandpiper 126

Spotted Sandpiper 127

Willet 128

Common Murre 129

Murres • Auks

Pigeon Guillemot 130

Black-legged Kittiwake 131

Gulls • Terns

Franklin's Gull 132

Heermann's Gull 133

Mew Gull 134

Ring-billed Gull 135

Western Gull 136

California Gull 137

Herring Gull 138

Glaucous-winged Gull 139

Glaucous Gull 140

Caspian Tern 141

Black Tern 142

Forster's Tern 143

Red-throated Loon 144

Loons

Common Loon 145

Brandt's Cormorant 146

Cormorants • pelicans

Double-crested Cormorant 147

American White Pelican 148

Brown Pelican 149

Great Blue Heron 150

Herons • Ibises

Great Egret 151

Green Heron 152

Black-crowned Night-Heron 153

White-faced Ibis 154

Turkey Vulture 155

Vultures

Osprey 156

Kites • Hawks • Eagles

Golden Eagle 157

Northern Harrier 158

Cooper's Hawk 159

Bald Eagle 160

Red-shouldered Hawk 161

Swainson's Hawk 162

Kites • Hawks • Eagles

Red-tailed Hawk 163

Rough-legged Hawk 164

Western Screech-Owl 165

Owls

Great Horned Owl 166

Burrowing Owl 167

Barred Owl 168

Great Gray Owl 169

Belted Kingfisher 170

Kingfishers

Red-naped Sapsucker 171

Woodpeckers

Red-breasted Sapsucker 172

Acorn Woodpecker 173

Downy Woodpecker 174

Hairy Woodpecker 175

White-headed Woodpecker 176

Pileated Woodpecker 177

Northern Flicker 178

American Kestrel 179

Falcons

Peregrine Falcon 180

Western Wood-Pewee 181

Tyrant Flycatchers

Least Flycatcher 182

Black Phoebe 183

Say's Phoebe 184

Ash-throated Flycatcher 185

Western Kingbird 186

Eastern Kingbird 187

Warbling Vireo 188

Vireos

Red-eyed Vireo 189

Loggerhead Shrike 190

Shrikes

Northern Shrike 191

Canada Jay 192

Jays • Magpies • Crows

Pinyon Jay 193

Steller's Jay 194

Blue Jay 195

California Scrub-Jay 196

Black-billed Magpie 197

Clark's Nutcracker 198

American Crow 199

Common Raven 200

Black-capped Chickadee 201

Chickadees • Titmice

Mountain Chickadee 202

Chestnut-backed Chickadee 203

Boreal Chickadee 204

Chickadees • Titmice

Oak Titmouse 205

Juniper Titmouse 206

Horned Lark 207

Larks

Purple Martin 208

Swallows

Tree Swallow 209

Violet-green Swallow 210

Barn Swallow 211

Cliff Swallow 212

Bushtit 213

Bushtits

Wrentit 214

Wrentits

Golden-crowned Kinglet 215

Kinglets

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 216

Red-breasted Nuthatch 217

Nuthatches

White-breasted Nuthatch 218

Pygmy Nuthatch 219

Brown Creeper 220

Creepers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 221

Gnatcatchers

Rock Wren 222

Wrens

Canyon Wren 223

House Wren 224

Pacific Wren 225

Bewick's Wren 226

American Dipper 227

Dippers

European Starling 228

Starlings

Gray Catbird 229

Catbirds

Western Bluebird 230

Thrushes

Mountain Bluebird 231

Townsend's Solitaire 232

Varied Thrush 233

Swainson's Thrush 234

Hermit Thrush 235

American Robin 236

Bohemian Waxwing 237

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing 238

House Sparrow 239

Old World Sparrows

Evening Grosbeak 240

Finches • Crossbills

Pine Grosbeak 241

House Finch 242

Purple Finch 243

Cassin's Finch 244

Common Redpoll 245

Red Crossbill 246

Finches • Crossbills

Pine Siskin 247

Lesser Goldfinch 248

American Goldfinch 249

Grasshopper Sparrow 250

Sparrows • Juncos • Towhees

Black-throated Sparrow 251

Lark Sparrow 252

Lark Bunting 253

Chipping Sparrow 254

Brewer's Sparrow 255

Fox Sparrow 256

American Tree Sparrow 257

Dark-eyed Junco 258

White-crowned Sparrow 259

Golden-crowned Sparrow 260

White-throated Sparrow 261

Savannah Sparrow 262

Song Sparrow 263

Lincoln's Sparrow 264

Green-tailed Towhee 265

Spotted Towhee 266

Yellow-breasted Chat 267

Blackbirds • Orioles • Grackles

Yellow-headed Blackbird 268

Bobolink 269

Western Meadowlark 270

Bullock's Oriole 271

Red-winged Blackbird 272

Brown-headed Cowbird 273

Brewer's Blackbird 274

Common Grackle 275

Orange-crowned Warbler 276

Wood-Warblers

Common Yellowthroat 277

Yellow Warbler 278

Yellow-rumped Warbler 279

Townsend's Warbler 280

Wilson's Warbler 281

Western Tanager 282

Tanagers • Grosbeaks • Buntings

Black-headed Grosbeak 283

Lazuli Bunting 284

Image Credits 285

Index 290

Acknowledgments 294

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