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A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America (Peterson Field Guides)

By: Kricher, John C.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: October 1998

Seller ID: 255219

ISBN: 0395928958

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))

By: N/A

Price: $22.99

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin: September 1999

Seller ID: 295878

ISBN: 039592622X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.

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A Field Guide to Hawks: North America (Peterson Field Guide Series, 35)

By: Clark, William S.

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (P): August 1987

Seller ID: 277439

ISBN: 0395441129

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers from Northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia, (Peterson Field Guides)

By: John Johnson Craighead

Price: $3.98

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (P): May 1974

Seller ID: 269475

ISBN: 0395183243

Condition: Used - VeryGood

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A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and north-central United States and southeastern and south-centralCanada (Peterson Field Guides)

By: Petrides,George A.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: August 1973

Seller ID: 255213

ISBN: 039535370X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and north-central United States and southeastern and south-centralCanada (Peterson Field Guides)

By: Petrides,George A.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: August 1973

Seller ID: 274012

ISBN: 039535370X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America (Peterson Field Guides)

By: McKenny, Margaret, Tory, Roger Peterson

Price: $22.99

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: March 1998

Seller ID: 233770

ISBN: 0395911729

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides--their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. Grouped by color and by plant characteristics, 1,293 species in 84 families are described and illustrated. Included here are all the flowers you're most likely to encounter in the eastern and north-central U.S., westward to the Dakotas and southward to North Carolina and Arkansas, as well as the adjacent parts of Canada.
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Adirondack Alpine Summits: An Ecological Field Guide

By: Nancy G. Slack, Allison W. Bell

Price: $16.95

Publisher: ADIRONDACK MTN CLUB: January 2007

Seller ID: 138827

ISBN: 1931951187

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Alaska Trees and Shrubs, Leslie A Viereck, SIGNED; USDA, Forest Service No. 410

By: N/A

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Generic: January 1972

Seller ID: 279860

ISBN: B082VLYM5N

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Pages unmarked, light wear to edges.
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Aloft: A Meditation on Pigeons & Pigeon-Flying

By: Stephen Bodio

Price: $12.99

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing: July 2014

Seller ID: 159205

ISBN: 1628736720

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - LikeNew

The humble pigeon is anything but "common" to those who know the true nature of these birds. This bird is so enamored by some that, for over six thousand years, people have devoted themselves to the art of pigeon flying and pigeon breeding. Across the world, from the cities of America to China, enthusiasts have lovingly nurtured their flocks, creating thousands of breeds from small to large, and admired their beauty in every shape and size: pigeons with crests and frills, those who fly and those who can't.

Stephen Bodio draws readers in with resounding prose and a captivating portrayal of ...
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Bird

By: Burnie, David,Hoare, Ben,Audobon,

Price: $12.50

Publisher: DK ADULT: October 2007

Seller ID: 296542

ISBN: 075663153X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Birds of New York Audio (Bird Identification Guides)

By: Tekiela, Stan

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Adventure Publications: April 2005

Seller ID: 296798

ISBN: 1591931096

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Enjoy the total bird watching experience. Learn to easily identify the bird sounds in your backyard. With this CD set, you can listen to the amazing songs of 118 common birds of New York. Use the CDs alone, or pair them with the Birds of New York Field Guide. The recordings are in the same order as the field guide, and the included 36-page booklet has an index that's cross-referenced to the book.
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Birds of New York Field Guide, Second Edition

By: Tekiela, Stan

Price: $7.48

Publisher: Adventure Publications: September 2005

Seller ID: 296799

ISBN: 1591931088

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Make bird watching in New York even more enjoyable With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in New York. This book features 120 species of New York birds, organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Fact-filled information, a compare feature, range maps, and detailed photographs help to ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.
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Birds of the Southwest Pacific;: A field guide to the birds of the area between Samoa, New Caledonia, and Micronesia

By: Mayr, Ernst

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Macmillan: January 1945

Seller ID: 279973

ISBN: B0006CXZW2

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Bluebirds (Camp & Cottage Collection, 2. Wildlife)

By: Dick Peterson, Steve Grooms

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Northword Pr: July 1991

Seller ID: 194964

ISBN: 1559710950

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Along with a volume on the great blue heron (see following entry), this lovely little volume inaugurates a new NorthWord Press series. The life histories of both the eastern and mountain bluebirds are accompanied by some hundred color photographs that capture bluebirds in a variety of settings. Incl
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Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides: Young Naturalists)

By: Karen Stray Nolting, Jonathan Latimer

Price: $6.99

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers: May 2000

Seller ID: 85035

ISBN: 0395979447

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Eastern Birds (Peterson Field Guides)

By: Peterson, Roger Tory

Price: $8.98

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin: April 1984

Seller ID: 293436

ISBN: 0395361648

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Enjoying Birds Around New York City

By: Robert S.; Pettingill, Olin Sewall; Spofford Sally Hoyt Arbib

Price: $600.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin: January 1966

Seller ID: 279935

ISBN: B001REK3HS

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Pages unmrked, light shelf wear.
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Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet

By: N/A

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Earth Aware Editions: August 2019

Seller ID: 264347

ISBN: 1683837045

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Contributions from Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, and many more expterts make Fantastic Fungi an awe-inspiring visual journey through the exotic, little-known realm of fungi and its amazing potential to positively influence our lives.

An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doctors, and explorers joined forces with time-lapse master Louie Schwartzberg to create Fantastic Fungi, the life-affirming, mind-bending film about mushrooms and their mysterious interwoven rootlike filaments called mycelium. What this team reve...
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Ferns of the Vicinity of New York

By: Small, John Kunkel

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Dover Publications: June 1975

Seller ID: 293770

ISBN: 0486231186

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

species of true fern allies covered in detail. 85 full-page drawings, 13 keys, etc.
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Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America: East of the Great Plains (Peterson Field Guides)

By: Alexander Barrett Klots

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin: December 1973

Seller ID: 205559

ISBN: 0395258596

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore

By: Millman, Fungipedia Lawrence

Price: $16.95

Publisher: Princeton University Press: October 2019

Seller ID: 285445

ISBN: 0691194726

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terrence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings

Fungipedia presents a delightful A-Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries--on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy caps--this collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.

Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses h...
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

By: Kimmerer, Robin Wall

Price: $18.95

Publisher: Oregon State University Press: March 2003

Seller ID: 292933

ISBN: 0870714996

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.

Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, fro...
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Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

By: Stamets, Paul

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Ten Speed Press: October 2000

Seller ID: 287579

ISBN: 1580081754

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

After years of living in awe of the mysterious fungi known as mushrooms-chefs, health enthusiasts, and home cooks alike can't get enough of these rich, delicate morsels. With updated production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, detailed growth parameters for 31 mushroom species, a trouble-shooting guide, and handy gardening tips, this revised and updated handbook will make your mycological landscapes the envy of the neighborhood.
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How to Eat in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Foraging, Trapping, Fishing, and Finding Sustenance in the Wild

By: Angier, Bradford

Price: $21.99

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers: March 2016

Seller ID: 296851

ISBN: 1631910124

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

A comprehensive, practical, and reliable guide to finding food in the woods and living off the land, by respected wilderness survivalists. With text by wilderness survivalists, the information in How to Eat in the Woods is tried, trusted, and true. One of the most complete books written on the subject, this portable guide includes essential information on how to track, trap, kill, and prepare various types of animals; select bait, land fish, and clean and cook the catch; recognize edible plants, fruits, berries, and nuts; locate bird eggs; catch edible insects; and find potable w...
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How to Stay Alive in the Woods : A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter, and Self-Preservation-- Anywhere

By: BRADFORD ANGIER

Price: $21.99

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub: November 2001

Seller ID: 247215

ISBN: 1579122213

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

A practical and indispensable guide for anyone venturing into the outdoors and backcountry, this classic resource by wilderness expert Branford Angier is packed with illustrated core survival skills and timeless advice.
Broken down into four essential sections, Sustenance, Warmth, Orientation and Safety, this useful manual reveals time-tested outdoor skills, including how to catch game without a gun, what plants to eat (full-color illustrations of these make identification simple), how to build a warm shelter, make clothing, protect yourself and signal for help. View More...

Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, and Their Allies

By: Bent, Arthur Cleveland

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publications: June 1965

Seller ID: 279864

ISBN: 0486210936

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Life Histories of North American Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Towhees, Finches, Sparrows, and Allies (Part Three) (v. 3)

By: Bent, Arthur Cleveland

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Dover Publications: January 1968

Seller ID: 279948

ISBN: 0486219798

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Pages unmarked, light wear to edges.
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Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

By: BENT,

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publications: January 1963

Seller ID: 279865

ISBN: 0486210901

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Life Histories of North American Jays, Crows and Titmice, Part II

By: Bent, Arthur Cleveland

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publications: January 1964

Seller ID: 279847

ISBN: 0486212238

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...and tame; they did not seem to be greatly disturbed or alarmed by our rock moving operations; we usually found the female, and occasionally the male, sitting quietly on its single egg, serenely looking at us with its big white eyes. The curious up-turned red bill and the white under parts were easily recognized even in the dark recesses of its nesting caverns. There was only a si...
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Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds (Dover Birds)

By: Bent, Arthur Cleveland

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publications: June 1963

Seller ID: 279853

ISBN: 0486210820

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Pages unmarked, wear to edges.
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Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl (2 Vol.)

By: Bent, Arthur Cleveland

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publication, Inc.: January 1984

Seller ID: 279869

ISBN: 0486202852

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl, Part 2

By: Bent, Arthur Cleveland

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Pubns: August 1962

Seller ID: 279914

ISBN: 0486202860

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers, Part Two: Ovenbird, Waterthrush, Yellowthroat, Chat, Redstart, Warbler

By: Bent, Arthur Cleveland

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.: June 1976

Seller ID: 279866

ISBN: 0486211541

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Living With Your Land

By: John R Vosburgh

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Scribner: December 1970

Seller ID: 120550

ISBN: 0684311453

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Map Overlays for the Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State

By: N/A

Price: $19.98

Publisher: Cornell University Press: June 1988

Seller ID: 143088

ISBN: 0801421675

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Master Birding: Loons-Sandpipers V 1 (Gulls-Dippers)

By: John Farrand

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Knopf: October 1983

Seller ID: 124608

ISBN: 0394533828

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Mushrooms

By: Laessoe, Inc. (COR) Dorling Kindersley Thomas

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dk Pub: July 2013

Seller ID: 296965

ISBN: 146540855X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

An authoritative field guide to more than 450 species of wild mushrooms from around the world, Mushrooms shows the life cycle and features of a mushroom, what supplies are needed for mushroom foraging, and how to take a spore deposit.

A photographic field guide forms the heart of the book, providing information on size, range, and habitat; clear images and illustrations of specimens; and information on what's poisonous and what's edible -- making this the ultimate guide to mushrooms.

Mushrooms Demystified

By: Arora, David

Price: $42.00

Publisher: Ten Speed Press: October 1986

Seller ID: 287581

ISBN: 0898151694

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED includes descriptions and keys to more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, with more than 950 photographs. Mushroom authority David Arora provides a beginner's checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, plus detailed chapters on terminology, classification, habitats, mushroom cookery, mushroom toxins, and the meanings of scientific mushroom names. Beginning and experienced mushroom hunters everywhere will find MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED a delightful, informative, and indispensible companion...
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Mushrooms Demystified

By: Arora, David

Price: $42.00

Publisher: Ten Speed Press: October 1986

Seller ID: 296449

ISBN: 0898151694

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New