“Amazingly compact and beautifully presented…. Most of the artwork is stunning … extraordinary plates…. They make paging through the book a pleasure”. — Bird Watcher’s Digest”A field-calibrated, fieldworthy field guide….(the author) has the design sense to project in a book … The process that birders have been using all along”. — New Jersey Audubon Society
“In the ‘must-buy’ category….A copy should be on every birder’s bookshelf….An excellent companion in the field”. — The Bluebird
“Makes positive identification quick and easy”. —
REVIEW:I learned about lots of new birds. Mostly the different kinds that I run across where I might travel or be. This is a great for few reasons;
1, It’s broken down into catagory by bird type: ex: waterfowl, land, flight, etc.
2. It’s filled with beautiful, colorful portraits of each of the birds. Great for the more the visually-learning type.
3. There are little maps of the United States for each section that displays darken areas for the bird population.
4. At the back of the book is a check-list for each bird in the book.
So there you have it. It’s worth looking at, and if you enjoy learning about wildlife, or like to just learn about birds. Then I recommend this.
A Very Nifty Little Guide That Is Often Overlooked I saw a copy of “All the Birds of North America” at an Audubon meeting and after some consideration, decided to get a copy for myself. This is a bit of a different guide in that is also shows habitats and groups birds of similar appearance or habitat. Although several artists were employed, the styles seem to merge better than the first editions of the National Geographic guide (since corrected). Indeed, Jack Griggs and his editorial group did a remarkable job and in edition the book is…
Great side-by-side illustrations! This is my favorite birding field guide. I have 5 different guides (Nat Geo, Sibley, Audubon, and some others), and though this is now out-of-print, I still like this book the best.Pros:Narrow size – will fit in your pocket or small pack/purseSide-by-side comparison illustrations of birds that look very similar (ex. swallows)Background illustrations that show what type of habitat you would likely see the species inIllustrations of birds in flight (often how I…
I love this field guide – wonderful design! I’ve been birding for 35 years and have used Peterson’s, the Golden Guide, National Geographic, and Sibleys. However, this is the book I reach for first and if I only take one book with me on a birding trip – this is the one. It is really a creative masterpiece. Some may find it too unconventional, but to me it is #1. Reasons: the organization of the book is intuitive and works extremely well, the illustrations are excellent, great descriptions of the bird vocalizations, I love how the…