Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains: A Guide for the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, and Neighboring Areas

by Marcus B. Simpson, H. Douglas Pratt (Illustrator)

Overview

In this detailed guide to the best birding localities, Simpson describes more than three hundred sites, including recreation areas, overlooks, campgrounds, picnic areas, and hiking trails. For each site, he lists the species most likely to be seen as well as rare birds that the persistent birder might find; he includes notes on the plant life and geography of each site and provides information on highway access and accommodations as well as accessibility for the handicapped.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807843635
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	05/01/1992
Edition description:	1
Pages:	372
Sales rank:	991,223
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.83(d)

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A book no Blue Ridge birder should be without.—Transylvania Times



A landmark work, the result of nearly thirty-five years of birding experience in the Southern Appalachians by the author.—Bird Book Review

Editorial Reviews

A landmark work, the result of nearly thirty-five years of birding experience in the Southern Appalachians by the author.

"Bird Book Review"

"A landmark work, the result of nearly thirty-five years of birding experience in the Southern Appalachians by the author.

"Bird Book Review""

A book no Blue Ridge birder should be without.

"Transylvania Times"

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