The new birder's guide to birds of North America

What is birding?

Getting started in bird watching

Identification basics

Field skills

Birding manners

Birding by habitat

Five outside-the-box tips for improving your birding skills

Be green : ten things you can do for birds

How to use this guide

Ten tips for beginning bird watchers

Debunking some bird myths

You might be a birder if...

Species accounts.