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ISBN: 0792274512

ISBN13: 9780792274513

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

Name: Good book for bird watchers.
Item: National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Rating: 4
Author: Barbarosa

By National Geographic Society Jon L. Dunn Jonathan Alderfer, et al.

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Book Overview

For 35 years, the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America has been beloved by bird-watchers young and old. In this new edition you'll find: All 1,023 species of North America, organized to match the American Ornithological Society's sweeping taxonomy changes. 3,500 richly detailed illustrations. More than 300 newly painted, including all hummingbirds. Field marks, plumage variations, and images of roosting, swimming, and flying. More than 900 maps, color-coded and updated, showing winter, breeding, migration, and subspecies distribution ranges. Practical features for easy use. Handy size, at-a-glance visual index, thumb tabs, and sturdy binding make this the best birder's field guide ever. Book jacket. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0792274512

ISBN13:9780792274513

Release Date:April 1999

Publisher:National Geographic Society

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.49 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 4.1" x 6.0"

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Rated 4 stars
Good book for bird watchers.

By Barbarosa, May 5, 2023 Verified Purchase

It can be a good book for people who bird watch. However for me, I wanted a book so that I can learn to draw and paint birds. And it does have a ton of them in this book! My only problem is that a lot of the pictures are on the small side, and because there are so many birds, I feel the book should be a little bigger. But that’s me! Otherwise it’s a good book.

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Rated 5 stars
My favourite bird book.

By Thriftbooks.com User, February 7, 2005

I have been birding for 18 years and own several hundred bird books.I have used all the common books for North America that have been around during that period .I have built my life list for North America up to 596 species in that time.In my opinion, this is the best all round Field Guide for North America. Until this book first came out in 1983 the most popular bird guide was Peterson,s; but it came in two volumes,one for...

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Rated 5 stars
THE ONE To Get If You Get Only One ... Superb!!!!

By Thriftbooks.com User, January 23, 2003

I have been birding for 23 years. My life list is a respectable 450 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. Some are better for some things (such as Sibley), but overall...

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Rated 5 stars
At amazons price, how can you pass it up?

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 22, 2002

Is it that much better than the 3rd edition, I think so. The colors seem better rendered, there is a new "quick find index", a couple of pages in from the back cover, it should have been on the back cover. I cut those last pages out so that when I open the back cover, it's there, right in front of me. The ranges maps are better, names have been corrected and all in all, it's a delight to behold and use. I do wish they...

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Rated 5 stars
I never thought I'd stop using Peterson in the field...

By Thriftbooks.com User, March 14, 2000

but I have, for the most part. I had always preferred Peterson b/c I (a) thought the art was better and (b) liked having a guide which filtered out species I was unlikely to see in a particular area. The new NGS guide is taxonomically, artistically, and generally better, enough so that my Peterson now rarely leaves my shelf.

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