Enjoy birding like never before. A complete guide to birds with superb color photography, up-to-date and detailed range maps, clear and concise text, and a DVD of birdsongs. 1.50 inches tall x 6.00 inches long x 8.00 inches wide
This new field guide provides a suite of modern tools to effectively aid in the identification of more than 750 species of birds across North America. It introduces a “whole bird” approach by concisely gathering a collection of information about birds into one portable and well-organized volume.
2,000 stunning color photographs of birds in natural habitats show the most important field marks, regional population differences, life stages, and behaviors
700-plus detailed and up-to-date color range maps show summer, migration, winter, year-round, and rare but regular occurrences of every major species
A DVD of birdsongs for 138 major species (587 vocalizations in all for 5½ hours of play); each high-quality MP3 file is embedded with an image of the bird, perfect to view on home computers and portable MP3 players
Concise descriptions of habits and ecology, age-related and seasonal differences, regional forms, vocalization, and informative captions pointing out the most important aspects of the bird
46 group essays with information outlining taxonomy, feeding, migration, habitats, behaviors, and conservation status
A thorough and accessible introduction to birds and birding includes sections on parts of a bird, plumage and molt, food and feeding, migration, habitats, conservation, tips on bow to become a better birder, and more
A detailed glossary of terms, species checklist, and quick index
The new Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America is perfectly designed to give birders the most powerful and user-friendly collection of information to carry into the field or wherever they enjoy learning about birds and nature.
A Look (and Listen) Inside the Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Click on an image below to sample one of the 587 different downloadable bird songs included with the guide.
American Wigeon Common Loon Mallard 
Red-Winged Blackbird Mourning Dove Northern Cardinal
Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America I am a new birder, and this book is absolutely the most helpful book I could find. The photographs are excellent so that you can easily identify new birds and the information helps you learn more about birds you are already familiar with and the ones you are not. In the back there is a DVD with bird songs and I highly recommend watching it to anyone (birder or non-birder)…you will love it. I keep this book handy, close to me all day. I recommend it to new birders or experienced birders…
The Only Bird Book You Will Ever Need This is the only bird identification book you will ever need. Plus, it comes with a CD so that you can hear the various sounds of every bird listed. We have found this book to be excellent entertainment for those evenings when there’s nothing on the tube and we’d like to learn something useful. Fantastic photos, real-life bird sounds, excellent descriptions, sturdy construction–you will love this book!
Concise, Visually Appealing, Informative. This a visually appealing book with tons of information and well categorized. I am not a die hard birder but needed a book that was easy to navigate and give me plenty of information about the subject. This book was absolutely perfect for my needs. It is well written and more often than not gives you additional pictures of the young birds.The accompanying CD is a great plus too. Like I said I am not a serious birder and for me there is nothing more frustrating than to hear a bird…