Identifying Birds in the Field is an Essential Skill for birding. In this book, Pete Dunne presents a straightforward approach to identification that emphasizes all the clues at your disposal-habitat, time of year, behavior, size, and sound, as well as field markings. Includes descriptive information for 75 bird groups to help get the ID process off on the right foot and instruction in learning to identify birds by their calls and songs. Practical, expert advice and entertaining in-the-field stories will help you take your identification skills to the next level. Book jacket.