{"id":88,"date":"2025-09-24T01:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2025-09-25T04:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T04:01:31","slug":"birds-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/?page_id=88","title":{"rendered":"Birds of Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"88\" class=\"elementor elementor-88\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aab364e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4aab364e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e25896a cover-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e25896a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-cover-head-on-web.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-cover-head-on-web.png 800w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-cover-head-on-web-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-cover-head-on-web-768x947.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701469e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"701469e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"birdtitle\" style=\"line-height: 3lh; margin-top: 40.7396px;\">Birds of Canada<\/h2><p><span class=\"authorline\">by Jacob Rueben<\/span><\/p><p><a style=\"color: #ce805f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/jacob-rueben\/birds-of-canada\/hardcover\/product-656rnk8.html?q=&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"bookversionbutton\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">Original<br \/>Hardcover<\/button><\/a><a style=\"color: #ce805f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/jacob-rueben\/birds-of-canada\/paperback\/product-e74rmnj.html?q=&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"bookversionbutton\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">Original<br \/>Paperback<\/button><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2174e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2174e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A beautiful birding companion book that helps you catalogue and learn about the birds you see around you. Keep track of your sightings while recording fond memories, and try to see every bird!<\/p><p>This life list contains all 454 non-incidental birds in Canada, as well as extra spots for any birds we don&#8217;t know about! Entries are split taxonomically, with both common and scientific names given for each bird and each taxon. Also included is information about endemic species and conservation status. Write directly in the book to keep track of which birds you&#8217;ve seen on your adventures!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6289fefb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6289fefb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2135d5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2135d5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style=&quot;text-align:\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"featuresheader\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Features <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb57cde e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb57cde\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d1a400 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79d1a400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-768x562.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notetaking-Copy-1-1024x749.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f7a8b zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6f7a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Journaling space\u00a0<\/h2><p>Each species has a designated area for sighting notes, so you can keep track of any interesting observations you see in the field. There are also spaces designated to date and location to document your first sighting of each bird species.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e14de79 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e14de79\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd840 zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fd840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Taxonomic organization<\/h2><p>Our books are organized taxonomically, meaning birds are grouped together by their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships. Each chapter represents a bird order, so once you&#8217;ve completed a chapter you&#8217;ve seen all birds of this order in Canada! We hope that by organizing our books in this manner we will not only make it easier for experienced birders to locate their bird of interest, but also help new birders learn a bit of taxonomy. Knowledge of taxonomy is not at all needed to use this book, though, as there are \u2193<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42128dcb features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42128dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-768x754.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-208\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-768x754.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-1024x1006.png 1024w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-1536x1509.png 1536w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taxonomy-1-2048x2012.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7fd646 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b7fd646\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a2eb16 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38a2eb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2-768x554.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-209\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/scientificnames-2.png 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed1fa31 zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed1fa31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Common and scientific name indexes<\/h2><p>Sometimes common bird names change. Sometimes bird species get split or combined. This can make birding difficult, as references can become outdated. We did our best to cover our bases by providing both a common name index <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> a scientific name index, the latter being sorted alphabetically by genus. Hopefully this will help you more easily find the bird you&#8217;re looking for!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca25f9a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ca25f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590aba27 zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"590aba27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">Conservation status\u00a0<\/h2><p>Birding as a hobby is inextricably tied to conservation. We added the current conservation status of each bird species to educate a bit on this topic. If you see that your favorite bird is threatened, consider looking into how and why, and if you have the means, help out your avian friends! That way, future birders can see them too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c8a442 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66c8a442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-768x606.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-1024x807.png 1024w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-1536x1211.png 1536w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iucn-1-2048x1615.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fbef2b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26fbef2b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6fc972 features-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e6fc972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stellars-sea-eagle-1-768x655.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-254\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stellars-sea-eagle-1-768x655.png 768w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stellars-sea-eagle-1-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stellars-sea-eagle-1-1024x874.png 1024w, https:\/\/jacobruebenbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stellars-sea-eagle-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c9616b zigzag elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c9616b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zigzag\">extra pages<\/h2>\nBirding is unpredictable, and that&#8217;s part of why it&#8217;s so fun! To account for birds that are migrating, lost, escaped pets &ndash; whatever it may be, we added extra pages to allow for those nonconventional bird sightings. Each entry has all the same spots for notetaking as our normal entries, as well as an empty sighting map that you can mark up all you want. Sometimes the most interesting birds are the ones we don&#8217;t expect and cannot predict!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birds of Canada by Jacob Rueben OriginalHardcoverOriginalPaperback A beautiful birding companion book that helps you catalogue and learn about the birds you see around you. Keep track of your sightings while recording fond memories, and try to see every bird! 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