Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
Books on Anza-Borrego Desert Birds
from the Borrego Desert Nature Center

Philip Unitt
San Diego County Bird Atlas

San Diego Natural History Museum in partnership with Ibis Publishing, Inc. (2005). 645 pages, 468 color photographs illustrating 89% of the 527 species covered. $80. Hardcover

This books is a birdlover's dream. San Diego County is well known for its bird species including wintering birds, migrants, exotics, and breeding birds. now finally one comprehensive reference covers them all in intriate detail. This 645-page volume shows breeding distribution, nesting habits and schedule, migration, winter distribution, conservation outlook, and taxonomy, if relevant. Accounts include a chart showing the seasonal distribution of the nesting activity of each nesting species; there is at least one map for every regular breeding and wintering species.

The San Diego County Bird Atlas is a bird scholar's delight and a volume that will undoubtedly set the standard for bird references for years to come.

Buy it now at the Borrego Desert Nature Center, 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California.
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