Containing most of what you might wish to find, this 8½ × 11-inch volume could stand as the paradigm for county bird books. The author moved to Yakima County in 1978 and brought a professional attitude to bear in tracking down its birdlife. Since then, he has systematically sought birds in all corners of the county, greatly expanding what was already a substantial knowledge base for a single county. The region treated extends from high elevations at Mount Adams and the Cascade Crest down to the valleys of the Yakima and Columbia rivers, thus encompassing a great variety of habitats and, accordingly, birdlife. The species list for the county is not far behind those of King and Whatcom counties, both with county books published and both with coastlines.