National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia

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The most comprehensive field guide available to the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States–a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike–from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.
This compact volume contains:
An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state’s wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more;
A complete overview of the Mid-Atlantic region’s natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns, and the night sky;
An extensive sampling of the area’s best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others.
The guide is packed with visual information — the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 18 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as more than 100 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.  
For everyone who lives or spends time in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or Washington, D.C., there can be no finer guide to the area’s natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0679446826
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 23, 1999
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780679446828
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679446828
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.03 x 0.85 x 7.66 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ National Audubon Society Field Guides
Best Sellers Rank: #258,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #165 in Mid Atlantic US Travel Books #220 in Ecotourism Travel Guides #465 in Outdoors & Nature Reference
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Customers find this field guide to be a comprehensive nature guide that allows them to identify common plants and animals in the Mid-Atlantic region. They appreciate its user-friendly nature and consider it a great gift option, with one customer noting its extensive coverage of flora and fauna. While the book contains detailed information and photos, some customers mention it lacks depth.