Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity

Guides to fifty natural areas of the Lehigh Valley -- Bake Oven Knob, Beltzville State Park, Green Lane Park, Hugh Moore Park, Jordan Creek Parkway, Lehigh Mountain Uplands, Mt. Bethel Fens, and many more. Each including a habitat description, species likely to be found, detailed driving directions, and notes on visitor facilities and other information useful for planning a trip to the site. Handy for nature walks and hikes as well as bird watching! An annotated checklist covering 325 species known to have occurred in the Lehigh Valley and vicinity. From loons to longspurs, Buffleheads to buntings, it's all here!With occurrence and abundance information, sightings dates, and preferred habitat for each species. Bar graphs providing a visual guide to the seasonal occurrence and abundance of each species. Also included 5 Locator maps and 10 detailed maps for selected sites, a species checklist for record-keeping, information on birding organizations, birding ethics, record keeping and how to report your sightings.Saenger, Peter G. is the author of 'Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity' with ISBN 9780972140928 and ISBN 0972140921.