Sea and Coastal Birds of North America : A Guide to Observation, Understanding and Conservation

Whenever sea birds are mentioned, the image of a seagull is brought to mind.

They are an integral part of the coastal ecosystem, but the diversity of bird life along the coasts of North America extends for beyond gulls.Whether it's a New Jersey beach packed to bursting with migrating Dunlins or a cliff on Devon Island in the High Arctic where the never-setting June sun illuminates a colony of ten thousand guillemots, there is barely a spot along the continent's coast that does not play host to a wonderful collection of avian inhabitants."Sea and Coastal Birds" is a comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to nearly 100 key species that make the coastal areas of North America their home.