Birds of Seattle: and Puget Sound

by Chris Fisher

An easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated guide to help you identify and understand the feathered strangers nibbling at your backyard feeder or singing from a nearby tree. Lavish, full-color illustrations and clear, enjoyable descriptions on 125 common and interesting species around the Seattle area. This book includes quick ID tips, songs and calls, notes on habitat, nests and food, similar species listings, birdspotting checklist, bird feeding hints and tips on how to find the best birding spots in the area.

Genres: Nature, Birds, Science, Reference, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Lauren Fee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up this book from our local library and my son and I had the best time "reading" it together. It has wonderful pictures and is a perfect reference guide for newbie bird lovers like us who want to quickly identify the most common birds in the Seattle area.

[Jeanette (Ms. Feisty) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been so helpful to me. The drawings are excellent, and I can often find a bird in this little book based on the drawing that I can't find in the big fancy books with photographs of the birds!

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite handy for an average non-birder like me. This was given to us years ago when we first got the house, before our rampant planting turned it into practically a bird sanctuary, and it comes off the shelf about once a year to check on some finch or bushtit (like the bushtit family that have nested in our willow tree for the past few years.) So far it hasn't failed.

[Jenni Pertuset · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like having this around for quick reference to discover more about the birds flying around my neighborhood. I've also used it to learn what kind of bird died crashing into my window and to remind myself what those duck-like birds are on Green Lake.

[Roniq · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book on birds of the Seattle region with thorough descriptives, images and time lines for breeding and when birds are here. I especially liked the comparison between field marks of similar birds and where to individual species locally. A fun quick read and great resource for birders.