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Kaufman Focus Guides
Birds of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
by Kenn Kaufman, Nora Bowers (Contributor), Rick Bowers (Contributor)Amazon.com review:
World-renowned birder Kenn Kaufman addresses a long-running paradox of bird field guides with his Focus Guide. While beginning birdwatchers prefer photographic guides like those by Donald Stokes, the physical traits that make identification easier are more readily discerned in the idealized paintings of illustrative guides like those by Roger Tory Peterson and National Geographic. Kaufman's groundbreaking work combines the best of both approaches by digitally enhancing photographic images to show the characteristics that are sometimes not apparent in photographs.
Some other distinguishing features include:
The guide is organized by bird family groupings rather than strict taxonomic classification; this is a feature that will appeal especially to beginners.
Text descriptions and range maps for each species appear on the page facing the plate of respective bird images.
Important field marks are highlighted.
Color-coded tabs identify each grouping of birds (waders, warblers, sparrows, etc.) for quick thumb indexing.
Kaufman's efforts follow the auspicious tradition of Roger Tory Peterson, whose portable field guide system was the first of its kind to meet the needs of the average birdwatcher. "It's the guide I've always wanted," says Kaufman, "and I suspect most birders will feel the same way."
Paperback
Peterson Field Guides
A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides)
by Roger Tory Peterson
I've always considered this field guide to be my birding Bible. Barefoot Pete
A Field Guide to Western Birds(Peterson Field Guides)
by Roger Tory Peterson
A Field Guide to Warblers of North America (The Peterson Field Guide Series)
by Kimball L. Garrett, National Audubon Society(Cor), Jon L. Dunn
Field Guide to Advanced Birding: Birding Challenges and How to Approach Them (Peterson Field Guide Series)
by Kenn Kaufman, Roger Tory Peterson
Field Guide to Eastern Bird Songs/Audio Cassettes
by Roger Tory Peterson
Western Bird Songs/Book and 3 Cassettes (Peterson Field Guides)
by Roger Tory Peterson
Birding by Ear: A Guide to Bird-Song Identification/Eastern/Central (Peterson Field Guide Series/Book & 3 Cassettes)
by Richard K. Walton, Robert W. Lawson, Roger Tory Peterson
Western Birding by Ear: A Guide to Bird Song Identification (Peterson Field Guides, No 413 Audio Cassettes and Booklet)
by Richard K. Walton, Robert W. Lawson, Roger Tory Peterson
More Birding by Ear: A Guide to Bird-Song Identification: Eastern and Central North America/Book and Audio Cassettes (Peterson Field Guide Series)
by Richard K. Walton, Robert W. Lawson
Check out the other books in the Peterson Field Guide Series; butterflies, insects, wildflowers, trees, seashores, forests, and more...
Stokes Field Guides
Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region (Stokes Field Guides)
by Lillian Stokes (Contributor), Donald W. Stokes
Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern Region
by Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokes, Lang Elliott
Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region (Stokes Field Guides)
by Lillian Stokes (Contributor), Donald W. Stokes
Stokes Field Guide to Guide to Bird Songs: Western Region
Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes
Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region (Stokes Field Guide Series)
by Lillian Stokes, Donald W. Stokes
Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Western Region (Stokes Beginner's Guides)
by Lillian Stokes, Donald W. Stokes
Golden Field Guide
Birds of North America
by Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, Herbert Spencer Zim (Contributor)
This is another field guide that is considered to be a standard that all birder's should have. Barefoot Pete
Check out the other books in the Golden Guide Series; butterflies, insects, wildflowers, and more...
National Audubon Society Field Guides
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region
by John Bull, John, Jr. Farrand, Lori Hogan (Designer)
National Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding: Warblers to Sparrows
by John Farrand (Editor)
National Geographic Guides
Field Guide to the Birds of North America
by Jane R. McCauley
National Geographic
**NEW** 3rd edition, published April 1999. This book is a good companian for the Peterson field guide. Barefoot Pete
Other Guides
Florida's Birds: A Handbook and Reference
Herbert W. II Kale, et al
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