National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition
by Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan Alderfer
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Author: Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan AlderferBrand: Random House
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-07
ISBN: 0792253140
Number of pages: 504
Publisher: National Geographic
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Book Review: One of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
Birders in North America have a wonderful dillema. There are so many excellent birding guides on the market, which one to choose ? In my opinion two titles emerge as the best of the best. National Geographic and David Sibley's guide. In truth you couldn't go wrong with either, and I actually own and use both. If pressed to choose I would lean toward the Sibley guide, but there are many reasons to own The Nat Geo guide. Nat. Geo is smaller and more portable, and the new edition is thumb indexed along the books pages and I feel is more user friendly for beginning birders. Illustrations are excellent and well organized , species accounts and range maps are detailed and helpful, and I think voice descriptions are a little better than Sibley's. As far as which guide has better illustrations, I think that is debatable on a species by species basis, some are better in one, some are better in the other. When trying to identify a confusing bird, I often use both guides and cross reference the two. In short if you are only going to own one field guide to The Birds of North America , you won't be disapointed with The National Geographic guide.
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Summary of National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition
Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related activity in the U.S., and even conservative estimates put the current number of U.S. birders at 50 million. According to the New York Times, some authorities predict that by 2050 there will be more than 100 million-and the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America will be the essential reference for field identification and the cornerstone of any birder's library. This is the ultimate, indispensable bird field guide-comprehensive, authoritative, portable, sturdy, and easier than ever to use.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 4,000 full-color illustrations by the foremost bird artists at work todayand newly updated range maps that draw on the latest data New durable cover for added protection against adverse weather, plus informative quick-reference flaps that double as placemarkers 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.
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