BOOK REVIEW: Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast

Abstract

The northern California coastline covered by this guide stretches 800 miles from the southern end of Monterey County north to the Oregon border. This region has a wealth of scenic coastlines, large estuaries, towering redwoods, world-renowned birding hotspots such as Monterey Bay and Point Reyes, and a wealth of bird life. It is also a contrast in terms of urban areas with everything from the urban sprawl of the San Francisco Bay area to Humboldt/Mendocino’s Lost Coast, a stretch of coastline over 60 miles long without roads.