Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast

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Two-thirds of our planet lies out of sight of land, just offshore beyond the horizon. What wildlife might you find out there And how might you identify what you see This Offshore Sea Life ID Guide, designed for quick use on day trips off the West Coast, helps you put a name to what you see, from whales and dolphins to albatrosses, turtles, and ev

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"[I]f you sign up for a West Coast pelagic trip--and every serious birder should do that at least once--this book is a must. Howell has been a guide on most of my trips; he is excellent. Sullivan is one of the most active and respected bird photographers in North America."--Jim Williams, Minneapolis Star Tribune's Wingnut blog "A wonderful pocket guide for folks going on their first pelagic trip to see some amazing wildlife of the west coast shores."--Dave Lewis, Birds from Behind Blog "The Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast is a very nice introduction to what you might hope to see on a boat trip off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington."--Frederic H. Brock, Wildlife Activist

Author Bio

Steve N. G. Howell is an international bird tour leader with WINGS and a research associate at the California Academy of Sciences. His other books include Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America and The Amazing World of Flyingfish (both Princeton). Brian L. Sullivan is eBird project leader and photographic editor for Birds of North America Online at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and a coauthor of The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors (Princeton).