Field Guide to North American Flycatchers.

Here’s an impressive new book that a host of birders have been waiting for – to help with identifying the challenging Empidonax flycatchers (Empids) and pewees: Field Guide to North American Flycatchers takes bird identification to a new level by teaching readers how to observe subtle differences in body and head structure, color patterns, and vocalizations before delving into the finer details of each species. The authors use a holistic approach that makes flycatcher identification possible for beginners and advanced birders with a wealth of beautiful illustrations.

One of the most difficult groups to identify positively as to species is now accessible to everyone via the University of Princeton Press’s new release: Field Guide to North American Flycatchers. This impressive book is provided in a compact size and field-friendly layout that make it the ideal field companion for any birder. Because the plumages of flycatchers are so similar, this one-of-a-kind guide uses illustrations that highlight slight variations between species that most photos don’t show well.

Each species is illustrated in several large, detailed, beautiful illustrations by artist Andrew Birch, which are especially helpful in showing you how to look for subtle differences in body structure and plumage variations, so that when combined with species-specific vocalizations they create a distinctive overall impression of each flycatcher species. Especially detailed seasonal distribution maps and helpful audio spectrograms add to the information presented are provided for each species; and the author, Professor Cin-Ty Lee from Rice University, shares invaluable tips to help you successfully identify flycatchers in all kinds of field settings.

For more information, about Field Guide to North American Flycatchers see Field Guide to North American Flycatchers | Princeton University Press On the PPU webpage, below the image of the book cover, you can also click “Look Inside” to review many of the book’s pages.