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Waterfowl of North America (Book)

Sam Crowe
Updated: March 8, 2023
Nifty-Fifty Bird Guide Series
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The Waterfowl of North America book (or guide) provides images and descriptions of all regularly occurring ducks, geese and swans of the U.S. and Canada.

The magazine format allows for the use of large, beautiful images photographed by nationally known photographers Sam Crowe, Greg Lavaty, Alan and Elaine Wilson, Tom Grey and Glenn Bartley.

 

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About the Author

Sam Crowe
Sam is the founder of Birdzilla.com. He has been birding for over 30 years and has a world list of over 2000 species. He has served as treasurer of the Texas Ornithological Society, Sanctuary Chair of Dallas Audubon, Editor of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's "All About Birds" web site and as a contributing editor for Birding Business magazine. Many of his photographs and videos can be found on the site.

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