This book does not attempt to cover all the birds to be found on the continent: other reference books do that in detail. Instead, North American Birds provides a beautiful pictorial taste of what can be seen with sections on Birds of Prey; Ducks, Geese, Swans, and Loons; Hummingbirds; Passerines; Seabirds; Shorebirds; Waders and Cranes; Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, and Flickers. Full information on migration and on summer and winter habitat is provided in diagrammatic form.