Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada

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By Ted Floyd ’90

Published Oct. 21, 2025

This new edition of the National Geographic field guide expands greatly on all the resources included in the previous one. It includes 1,150 bird species from all of the U.S. and Canada. Ted Floyd, editor of the American Birding Association’s Birding magazine, brings his expertise to the pages which highlight ID guidance, descriptive details, key statistics, and new range maps developed with eBird data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Field Guide (National Geographic) offers birders an easy to read, user-friendly resource to enhance any birding experience. 

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