Backyard Birds of Western North America ─ A Folding Pocket Guide to Common Backyard Birds

Our backyards are home to bird species that have adapted to thrive in close contact with human beings. This guide shows the most common urban birds in the Western United States, each with an at-a-glance profile of where you are most likely to spot the species, its food and nesting habits, typical sounds and more. The guide also provides tips for gardening to attract urban birds, notes common threats, and provides examples of ways urban birders can partner in bird research projects.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. Their hallmarks are scientific excellence and technological innovation to advance the understanding of nature and to engage people of all ages in learning about birds and protecting the planet. Founded in 1915, the Cornell Lab is a nonprofit organization whose vibrant community includes 400,000 citizen-science participants from all walks of life and 14 million bird enthusiasts of all ages who connect online at All About Birds.

Waterford Press is a Florida based publishing company owned by zoologist James & Jill Kavanagh. Their 25+ years of adventure travel, nature observation and writing have resulted in more than 650 publications to the flora and fauna of most of the world's great eco-tourism destinations, and to the natural world around us.