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Canada is a bird watcher’s paradise. From its coastlines, forests and Arctic tundra to its grasslands, wetlands and suburban backyards, this country’s diverse range of habitats offers a haven to a wide variety of bird species.

As the popularity of birding in Canada continues to soar Birds of Canada is the perfect guidebook to the extraordinary range of birds that can be found in this country. Detailed yet accessible, this profusely illustrated reference features more than 600 birds - accompanied by diagrams of flight patterns, information on bird calls, nesting habits, typical habitats and characteristic behaviors. Profiles of rare and vagrant species are included as well.

Edited by distinguished field biologist and birding expert, David M. Bird, Director of the Avian Science and Conservation Centre at McGill University in Montreal, Birds of Canada is the ideal handbook for the fledgling birder and bird expert alike. With over 1000 full-colour images and easy-to-use photo-encyclopedic layout, Birds of Canada is an invaluable addition to the reference library of any bird lover.

About the Editor

David Bird is a professor of Wildlife Biology and Director of the Avian Science and Conservation Centre at McGill University. Currently the President of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, he is also a Fellow of the American Ornithologists’ Union and a Canadian representative on the International Ornithological Committee.  Having received several awards for his conservation work, Dr. Bird is a regular columnist for Bird Watcher’s Digest, the Montreal Gazette and is the author of several books.