Maryland & DC Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide To Familiar Species (Pocket Naturalist Guide Series)

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Maryland & DC are the permanent or migratory home of 443 species of birds, including Maryland's state bird – the Baltimore oriole. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes an ecoregion map featuring prominent bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.

Series: Pocket Naturalist Guide Series

Pamphlet: 1 pages

Publisher: Waterford Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2000)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1583551514

ISBN-13: 978-1583551516

Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 0.3 x 8.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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I ordered this item because I didn't know how to identify the birds I was seeing in my neighborhood. Initially, I thought it was a bound book and I noted in another review, that it was a fold out, which is important, and should be mentioned in the description, but for me, a fold out suited just fine. You can easily find the bird you want to identify, by unfolding the book and seeing them all at once, instead of trying to thumb through a thick bird guide or index. I've lost patience trying to find birds that way, in other books I've bought, though the more complete volumes certainly have their use for detailed research. This one gives you a good starting reference and is also limited to the local birds that you might actually encounter, on a regular basis.

This is a great little portable field guide. It is laminated to keep it from getting crinkled or wet. This also makes it naturally fold back up in the proper way. It covers a lot of birds. I wish it showed both male and female versions for the species in which the two look different.

This is a folding "pamphlet" of the common birds in the area. We saw it at a friend's house and wanted it to keep by our back bird feeders. The birds on this are mainly what we see in the area, and the kids love being able to look through this instead of a big book that is intimidating.

Very nice fold out laminated bird guide. Illustrated listing of birds in Maryland/DC. Listed in four categories; Birds of Prey, Perching birds, Doves/woodpeckers, water and nearshore birds. The guide has a map of Maryland/DC birding hotspots. Obviously it doesn't list as much information as a bird guide book would, but if you are just looking for basic identification then this will be perfect for you.

This guide is laminated and easily foldable for convenience and protection from rain. I keep it by the window where I watch the bird feeders. It does not have as much information as a several hundred page bird book, but it is only intended to be a guide for quick identification. I'd like it to have some more backyard birds and not so many shore birds, but this is a personal preference, and I'm sure there are others who feel differently.

These pocket guides are great for getting a quick idea of what birds you might be looking at. It's difficult to look for a bird in a heftier book, but this little guide can quickly lead to the correct identification or at least give an idea as to where to start. Have used a South Carolina pocket guide extensively so decided to get this one recently for home.

This is an easy to carry, durable guide for our Maryland son .This is not intended to a comprehensive guide but avert nice quick reference,

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