FIELD GUIDE TO THE

NEIGHBORHOOD BIRDS

OF NEW YORK CITY

leslie dayILLUSTRATED BY TRUDY SMOKE

PHOTOGRAPHS BY BETH BERGMAN FOREWORD BY DON RIEPE

New York City’s favorite naturalist is back with the beautiful birds of the Big Apple.

F I E L D G U I D E T O T H E N E I G H B O R H O O D B I R D S O F N E W Y O R K C I T Y

THERE IS NO BETTER WAY to learn about New York’s birds than with this comprehensive field guide from New York City naturalist Leslie Day. The Big Apple’s miles of coastline, magnificent parks, and millions of trees attract dozens of migrating species every year and are also home year-round to scores of resident birds. This book will teach you what each species looks like, where they build nests, what they eat, the sounds of their songs, and where to find them. Hundreds of stunning photographs and gorgeous illustrations will help you identify the ninety avian species commonly seen in New York.

“A visually arresting and fascinating introduction to

our city’s most common birds, including details on

behavior and ecology not found in typical field guides.

Sections covering New York City birding spots as well

as birding and conservation organizations will serve

to connect readers to the rich birdlife and habitats of

the city’s five boroughs.”

—Susan B. Elbin, PhD, Director of Conservation

and Science, New York City Audubon

“With this book in hand, you will know where to go

to see the woodcock's hunting dance or hear the

ruby-throat's call.”

—Rita McMahon, Director, Wild Bird Fund

“This welcome anthology of species that harmoniously

coexist in our urban environment will be cherished by

and is a must-have for anyone interested in the diverse

avian community of New York City.”

—Anthony A. Pilny, DVM, The Center for Avian

and Exotic Medicine

Male scarlet tanager bathing, Tanner’s Spring, Central Park.

LESLIE DAY is a New York City naturalist and the author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City and Field

Guide to the Street Trees of New York City, also published by Johns Hopkins. Dr. Day taught environmental science and

biology for more than twenty years. Today, she leads nature tours in New York City Parks for the New York Historical

Society, the High Line Park, Fort Tryon Park Trust, Riverside Park Conservancy, and New York City Audubon. TRUDY

SMOKE is a professor of linguistics and rhetoric at Hunter College, City University of New York and a nature illustra-

tor. She is the illustrator of Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City. BETH BERGMAN is a photographer for the

Metropolitan Opera who moonlights as a nature photographer. Her photographs have appeared in numerous publications,

including the New York Times, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Opera News, and Paris Match.

Breeding double-crested cormorant showing crests, Green-Wood Cemetery,

Sylvan Water pond, April. 384 pp, 5¼ x 8¼

354 color photos, 61 color plates

978-1-4214-1618-2 $24.95 pb

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Great egret, the Lake, Central Park.

Adult male American kestrel feeds on its sparrow lunch on a windowsill, while Mr. Darcy,

the cat, looks on, Washington Heights.

Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City

LESLIE DAY

illustrated by Trudy Smoke

photographs by Beth Bergman

Barred owl sleeping, Central Park. Canada goose goslings, shore of the Hudson River near Pier I Restaurant,

Riverside Park South.

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