- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: National Geographic Books; 3rd Revised edition edition (18 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0792274512
- ISBN-13: 978-0792274513
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 870,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This 3rd edition of the Field Guide revises and updates all existing text, maps and art, with new art, text accounts and maps for more than 60 added new species.'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Superb!,
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This review is from: Field Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America) (Paperback)
I went to America first in August 1984, and I bought a field guide whilst I was over there. It helped a lot then, and it also heped when I went over in August 1997. I needed a new field guide however, because my skills as a birdwatcher now demand a little more from a field guide. The illustrations in the first one were not of a hgh enough quality to satisfy these needs. I then found this field guide. . .In this field guide are undoubtedly some of the best illustrations in any American birdbook that I have ever seen. Seeing as I have already been to America and seen some of their birds, I was relieved to find that when I bought this, the illustrations were an exact, concise representation of the bird. The maps, which show the state borders as well as the distribution of the birds, are logically colour-coded and easy to understand. The bird descriptions themselves fall under the categories of "range", "call", "male", "female" etc, these words being highlighted to make them easier to find when scanning through the text, looking for a certain characteristic. And with an index and checklist rolled into one, this is one of the best Americn field guides out there - detailed, while not being too detailed that there is TOO much to take in.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (43 customer reviews) 90 of 90 people found the following review helpful:
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THE ONE to get if you only get ONE -- THE BEST gift !!,
By R. W. Taylor "hope-this-helps" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America) (Paperback)
I have been birding for 20 years. My life list is a respectable 445 species in North America. While some reviewers may not carry this book around, I will guarantee you the National Geographic Society (NGS) Field Guide to the Birds of North America is the #1 choice among every birder I know. On my shelf I have a dozen guides...in fact probably every one published. This one is HANDS DOWN my favorite. What makes it so good? With due respect to Roger Tory Peterson, the illustrations and written clues in the NGS guide are unmatched. Secondly, in the 3d edition, National Geographic has demonstrated a fervent desire to keep up with the ever-changing naming conventions from the American Ornithological Union. Other guides are simply not keeping pace. If you are new to this hobby, this is THE guide. If someone told you they are interested, but they don't know where to start, this is THE guide.The one to get if you only get one. The one to use if you have many. 38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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One of the Best,
By James D. DeWitt "Alaska Fan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America) (Paperback)
For birders, there's never been a better time to find a field guide. Sibley and Kauffman have both published very good guides recently, serious competition for the venerable National Geographic guide. First, you can't go wrong with any of the three. They are all very good, although each brings different strengths and weaknesses. Second, if you bird with a companion, carry different guides: one of you take National Geographic and one of you take Sibley or Kauffman. Third, measure your skill level against the assumptions of the various guides. If you are a novice, then Kauffman might be your best choice. If you are a beginner who has a bit of experience, then National Geo may be your best choice. If you are an advanced beginner or better, then perhaps Sibley. But as an overall choice, with decent art (although not quite as good as Sibley), decent identification highlights (although not quite as good as Kauffman), quite good behavior cues, excellent treatment of vagrant birds and highly readable text, National Geographic emerges as the most versatile of the three. If you can, get all three. If you can't get all three, this is probably, by the thinnest of margins, the best choice. 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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Birders Bible,
By "michaeleve" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America) (Paperback)
Just like that holy book, you will find this excellent book by National Geographic is constantly referred to. As you would expect from any field guide, it is beautifully illustrated. That's usually not enough though to help you positively identify some species, regardless of whether you are an expert or casual birder. The field notes associated with each birds' illustration come in very handy. They give vital clues about behavior, habitat or some other factor that can help clinch the identification. Small maps showing breeding, year round and winter ranges are well placed on each page and are there to provide quick geographic checks. Helps avoid situations like this: "I just saw a Louisiana Waterthrush. Oh wait, I'm in South Florida, can't be then, it must have been a Northern." The only other way I can endorse this book is to say that I have quite a few other guides and reference books and when going out birding with my family and I say "bring the field guides" this is usually the first one grabbed. |
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