Whether you are a beginning bird-watcher or an active practitioner looking to expand your horizons, this edifying guide from renowned expert Noah Strycker will help you hone your skills at spotting, identifying, and understanding our feathered friends. Filled with crucial information, including key facts of anatomy and taxonomy, birding hot spots around the world, top birding apps, and citizen science opportunities, here is everything you need to take your bird-watching skills to the next level-while enjoying every moment. In these pages, you'll find: Step-by-step guidance on how to identify the birds you see, Full-color photographs and art, Pointers on how to use the most popular birding apps, Fun facts, ID tips, and best practices, Secrets for bringing birds to your own backyard, Travel ideas for worldwide birding, Advice on binoculars and other useful equipment Book jacket.