Guide to birds of eastern and central north america guides a unique identification system, which has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. This guide is illustrated with drawings and photographs in color and black and white and all provide up to date range information and the most useful descriptions, pinpoints key field marks for quick recognition and easy comparison of species. Measures 4-1/2-inch length by 7-1/4-inch width.Product Description
With all-new range maps, updated text, and 40 new paintings, the completely revised editions of two classic Peterson Field Guides are sure to be valuable additions to any birder’s pocket or daypack. At a trim size of 5 x 8, they are portable but also beautifully illustrated. Photographs, while modern looking and colorful, capture just one moment in time. The paintings in these guides, however, show all of a bird’s key field marks and use the Peterson Identification System to make bird identification easier for beginning and intermediate bird watchers. A team of professional birders has updated the text, the maps, and the art for these authoritative guides. Expert birders also created 35 entertaining and easy-to-use video podcasts, which are available to download. They make fun and educational viewing on a computer desktop or MP3 player.
The best-selling field guide since 1934, the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America is now in its sixth edition. With clear, succinct accounts of more than 500 species, accurate and beautiful paintings on 159 color plates, and 512 maps annotated with extensive range information, this is the most up-to-date and accessible field guide for bird watchers in eastern North America
A Look Inside Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America
(Click on each image below to read about the bird group)
Miscellaneous Chickenlike Birds Atlantic Alcids (Auks) and Murrelets Waxwings, Bulbul, and Starlings
Product Features
- Guide to birds of eastern and central north america
- This book guides a unique identification system, which has been called the greatest invention since binoculars
- This guide is illustrated with drawings and photographs in color and black and white and all provide up to date range information and the most useful descriptions
- A 128 pages colorful book
- Measures 8.50-inch width by 11-inch length
Best Bird Book I have or have had, most all of the North American Bird Field Guides available and still I keep coming back to the Peterson for several reasons. First is the quality of the artwork. The birds look much more natural and the colors are way more accurate than in either Sibley or National Geographic. I don’t like the flat 2-D presentations in either of those guides. And, personally, I just do not like the photographic guides as lighting, etc. can play tricks and make the birds look different than…
One of the Top 2 Field Guides for Birders I bought this to use in a beginning birder class that I took at the Audubon Society. Although I had some experience birding, it had been many years since I was engaged in this activity so I knew I would need an up-to-date reference. I went to the Peterson because that has been the #1 guide for years. Now that I have been using it for several weeks and have taken a couple of big birding excursions, I feel I can give it a fair review.
Great for quick & easy bird identification, even in your yard.. A beautiful book using detailed paintings of birds along with arrows to highlight details for identification between similar species, drawings & small paintings of tail shapes & feet details, and sometimes of how the bird looks in flight from below. I often find bird ID books using drawings and paintings not helpful enough, but this book is different, very useful for recognizing birds, even for a beginner. This is the one I went to to verify that the bird I’d seen swooping across my front yard…