num_pages: 448
description: Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs the National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England belongs in the home of every New England resident and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor. This compact volume contains:An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1000 of the region's wildflowers trees mushrooms mosses fishes amphibians reptiles birds butterflies mammals and much more; A complete overview of New England's natural history covering geology wildlife habitats ecology fossils rocks and minerals clouds and weather patterns and 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 1500 full-color images include more than 1300 photographs 14 maps and 16 night-sky charts as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals. For everyone who lives or spends time in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire or Vermont there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England.
language: English
title: National Audubon Society Regional Guide to New England
publisher: Knopf