Sibley's Eastern & Western Field Guide To Birds
Sibley soars to excellence yet again. Based on his previous volume, The Sibley Guide to Birds, these smaller regional editions provide the portability that birders require. All the qualities to be expected in a field guide are here: concise species description (status, habitat, behavior, and voice), comparisons with similar species, field marks, range maps, the inclusion of exotics, and a good binding (able to withstand both field and rugged armchair testing). Image reproduction is crisp, colors are distinct, shading shows well, and despite the very small size, range map colors are clear. A detailed index (which includes both common and scientific name) and a quick index with family-level common names (e.g., owl, sparrow, and gull) provide additional access. Sibley has accomplished the difficult task of condensing his previous guide to practical field size. Consider these essential purchases for all collections. |
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Sibley Field Guide To Birds of Eastern North America
The Eastern edition features 650 bird species plus regional populations found east of the Rocky Mountains. Accounts include stunningly accurate illustrations—more than 4,200 in total—with descriptive caption text pointing out the most important field marks.
Turtleback: 432 pages
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.0 x 1.1 inches
$19.95
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Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America
Some bird guides published in recent years have been bulky volumes with
confusing amounts of detail, hard to carry and hard to use. This Kaufman Focus Guide is a true field guide: a pocket-sized book organized for easy reference, providing just the essentials for quick and accurate identification. Its revolutionary approach to illustration -- using digital images based on photographs -- provides the most lifelike and accurate pictures in any field guide. More than 2,200 full-color images depict every species of bird that occurs regularly in North America.
Some other distinguishing features include:
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The guide is organized by bird family groupings rather than strict taxonomic classification; this is a feature that will appeal especially to beginners.
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Text descriptions and range maps for each species appear on the page facing the plate of respective bird images.
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Important field marks are highlighted.
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Color-coded tabs identify each grouping of birds (waders, warblers, sparrows, etc.) for quick thumb indexing.
Paperback: 392 pages
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.5 x 1.0 inches
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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America (5th Ed.)
Among the the new edition's key elements and practical improvements:
- Every North American species—more than 960, including a new section on accidental birds—classified according to the latest official American Ornithologists' Union checklist.
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4,000 full-color illustrations by the foremost bird artists at work today and newly updated range maps that draw on the latest data.
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New durable cover for added protection against adverse weather, plus informative quick-reference flaps that double as placemarkers.
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New reader-friendly features like thumbtabs that make locating key sections faster and easier, and a quick-find index to direct users straight to the information they need.
Paperback: 504 pages
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
$24.00
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