01Peregrine falcon
Falco peregrinus
wingspanwingspan 95 cmhabitatopen country
Five families, five ways in.
The field guide, organized the way birders think — by the families you'll actually see.
Raptors
Peregrines, kestrels, and the falcons that stoop at 200 mph.
birds of preySongbirds
Warblers, finches, and the dawn chorus that owns spring.
passerinesWaterfowl
Ducks, geese, egrets — the wetlands and the birds that rule them.
wetland birdsOwls
Nocturnal, silent, and gone by sunrise. Learn the hoots.
strigiformesHummingbirds
The smallest birds in the sky, at 80 wingbeats a second.
trochilidae03
The field guide
Five families, five ways to start.
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02Barn owl
Tyto alba
wingspanwingspan 90 cmhabitatfarmland
03Great egret
Ardea alba
wingspanwingspan 140 cmhabitatwetlands
04Ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
wingspanwingspan 11 cmhabitatgardens
05Black-capped chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
wingspanwingspan 20 cmhabitatwoodland