Sibley, David, 1961-

The Sibley field guide to birds of western North America / Field guide to birds of western North America written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley. - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf, 2003. - 471 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 20 cm.

"A Chanticleer Press edition." Includes indexes.

Key to the species accounts -- Bird topography -- Loons -- Grebes -- Albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters -- Storm-petrels -- Pelecaniformes -- Cormorants -- Wading birds -- Swans and geese -- Dabbling ducks -- Diving ducks -- Diurnal raptors -- Upland game birds -- Gruiformes -- Plovers, Oystercatchers, stilts, and avocets -- Sandpipers -- Skuas, jaegers, and gulls -- Terns and skimmers -- Alcids -- Pigeons and doves -- Parrots and their allies -- Cuckoos and their allies -- Owls -- Goatsuckers -- Trogons and quetzals -- Kingfishers -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds -- Woodpeckers -- Tyrant flycatchers -- Shrikes and vireos -- Jays, crows, and their allies -- Larks -- Swallows -- Chickadees, nuthatches, and their allies -- Wrens -- Dipper and wrentit -- Kinglets, Old World warblers, and gnatcatchers -- Thrushes -- Mimids -- Wagtails and pipits -- Waxwings, silky-flycatchers, and starlings -- Wood-warblers -- Tanagers, cardinals, and their allies -- Emberizine sparrows and their allies -- Icterids -- Finches and Old World sparrows. Introduction --

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Bird watching--North America--Guidebooks.
Birds--North America--Identification.
Birds--West (U.S.)--Identification.
Birds--Canada, Western--Identification.