By Donald Stokes

By Kim Williams

By Rob Mies

On Sale: Apr 29, 2002
Page Count: 160 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13: 9780316816588

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A pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide to bats, containing dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify the most common species; range maps; tips on the best times to view bats, information on habitat needs, life cycle, food preferences; and much more.

Whether you’re intrigued by the amazing ability of bats to eat over 1,000 insects per hour or want to identify bats roosting or in flight, you’ll find everything you need in this easy-to-use guide. The Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Bats is factually, visually, and organizationally superior to any other beginner’s guide. Special features include:

Coverage of the 45 species in North America, including all of the endangered species
User-friendly color tab index for quick reference
Brilliant full-color photographs of each species
Information about the benefits of bats, which devour thousands of harmful insects
Up-to-date range maps
Plans for building a bat house and other ways to attract bats
Details on habitat, bat biology, food preferences, and much more

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Donald and Lilian Stokes are widely recognized as America's foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS series BirdWatch with Don and Lilian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western editions).&nbsp

Kim Williams and Rob Mies are leading authorities in bat conservation throughout North America and founded the Organization for Bat Conservation. They have collectively authored more than 17 publications on bats.&nbsp

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Lillian Q. Stokes

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Lillian Stokes and her husband Donald are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, the Stokes Field Guide to Birds, the Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds, the Stokes Nature Guides, and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. Lillian lives in New Hampshire.

Matthew A. Young is is the President and Founder of the Finch Research Network (FiRN). For ten years he was a Regional Editor of the Kingbird, the state ornithological journal in New York, was an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies at SUNY-Cortland, and currently teaches Intro to Birding and Nature Observation classes for Cornell University and is the Board Chair at The Wetland Trust. He lives in New York.

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Donald Stokes

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Donald and Lillian Stokes are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, the Stokes Field Guide to Birds, the Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds, the Stokes Nature Guides, and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. They live in New Hampshire and Florida.

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