All the Backyard Birds: West

by Jack Griggs

American Bird Conservancy compact guides are specialized bird guides, focused on specific groups of birds. The superb illustrations and organization are derived from the definitive North American bird guide, ABC's All the Birds of North America.   All the Birds of North America   tells you everything you need to know about the birds you'll see in your backyard, in parks and along the roadside. It features:

Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly useful, despite a few wienie treehugging moments, which I suppose is par for the course with this sort of thing. Perhaps the silliest was the following...after explaining that the cowbird is a "nest parasite," Griggs goes on: "The cowbird's threat to some species is so serious that many bird conservationists give the problem top priority. However, the bird did not create the problem. We created it by altering the landscape." So it's okay for a bird to be a parasite, but not us (lol).

Also, the book tends to be a bit specialized and birdwatcherish. I mean, it's not really likely that people concerned with "marks" and logging their species views are gonna pick up a volume about the tweeters you find in your backyard. Still, I suppose that sort of stuff is easy enough to ignore.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has good information on what it covers, it just doesn't cover that many birds.