The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the

Download or read book The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the written by American Bird Conservancy and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States offers both bird enthusiasts and conservationists specialized information never before compiled in a single comprehensive volume. This expert resource organizes the United States into 36 ornithologically distinct bird regions, then identifies and describes the 500 sites within these regions. Each site entry includes ornithological highlights, ownership information, a description of habitats and land use, a guide to which species one can expect to find, conservation issues, and visitor information.