Includes index

How this book works -- Evolution -- Anatomy and flight -- Migration -- Courtship and mating -- Nests and eggs -- Identification -- Species guide. Ducks, geese, and swans ; Quails, grouse, turkeys, and relatives ; Grebes ; Pigeons and doves ; Cuckoos and nightjars ; Swifts and hummingbirds ; Rails, cranes, and relatives ; Shorebirds, gulls, auks, and relatives ; Loons ; Tubenoses ; Storks, frigatebirds, gannets, cormorants, and anhingas ; Pelicans, herons, ibises, and relatives ; New world vultures, hawks, eagles, and relatives ; Owls ; Trogons and kingfishers ; Woodpeckers ; Falcons and caracaras, parakeets and parrots ; New world flycatchers ; Vireos, jays and crows ; Swallows, chickadees and titmice ; Nuthatches and wrens ; Thrushes and thrashers ; Old world sparrows, wagtails and pipits ; Finches ; Longspurs and snow buntings, new world sparrows ; Orioles and blackbirds ; Wood warblers ; Cardinals and relatives -- Rare species -- Vagrants

A definitive guide to North American bird species. The bird profiles are detailed yet accessible, and include a wealth of information on social behavior, nesting habits, and flight patterns. -- adapted from back cover

"Includes bird sounds audio app"--Cover