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Leslie Day provides a visually arresting and fascinating introduction to our city's most common birds, including details on behavior and ecology not found in typical field guides. Sections covering New York City birding spots as well as birding and conservation organizations
will serve to connect readers to the rich birdlife and habitat of the city's five boroughs.
- Susan Elbin, PhD, Director of Conservation and Science, New York City Audubon.
Visually beautifuly, Leslie Day's Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City manages to be clear and concise while including lesser-known salient features of each bird.
With this book in hand, you will know where to go to see the woodcock's hunting dance or hear
the ruby-throat's call. - Rita McMahon, Director, Wild Bird Fund.
Leslie day has compiled this long-awaited and superb book filled with stunning illustrations, photographs, and concise information. This welcome anthology of species that harmoniouslycoexist in our urban environment will be cherished by and is a must-have for anyone interested in the diverse avian community of New York City. - Anthony A. Pilny, DVM, The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine.
'Take this guide wherever you go,' [Day] implores readers in the introduction. And we hope many do, since it reveals a New York we long to see, the wild, beautiful city of birds known to Audubon, Chapman, and Griscom. -Chuck Hagner BirdWatching Magazine
An excellent guide for New York City residents. If you have any interest in the birds around you (and there are plenty of birds around you, even in NYC), this guide will really open your eyes.
-Birder's Library
Day's deeply researched and richly illustrated Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City will be indispensable to locals and tourists alike. -Sierra
will serve to connect readers to the rich birdlife and habitat of the city's five boroughs.
- Susan Elbin, PhD, Director of Conservation and Science, New York City Audubon.
Visually beautifuly, Leslie Day's Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City manages to be clear and concise while including lesser-known salient features of each bird.
With this book in hand, you will know where to go to see the woodcock's hunting dance or hear
the ruby-throat's call. - Rita McMahon, Director, Wild Bird Fund.
Leslie day has compiled this long-awaited and superb book filled with stunning illustrations, photographs, and concise information. This welcome anthology of species that harmoniouslycoexist in our urban environment will be cherished by and is a must-have for anyone interested in the diverse avian community of New York City. - Anthony A. Pilny, DVM, The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine.
'Take this guide wherever you go,' [Day] implores readers in the introduction. And we hope many do, since it reveals a New York we long to see, the wild, beautiful city of birds known to Audubon, Chapman, and Griscom. -Chuck Hagner BirdWatching Magazine
An excellent guide for New York City residents. If you have any interest in the birds around you (and there are plenty of birds around you, even in NYC), this guide will really open your eyes.
-Birder's Library
Day's deeply researched and richly illustrated Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City will be indispensable to locals and tourists alike. -Sierra