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Whistle Stopper - National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition
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List Price: $24.00
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Manufacturer: National Geographic
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.097
EAN: 9780792253143
ISBN: 0792253140
Label: National Geographic
Manufacturer: National Geographic
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 504
Publication Date: 2006-11-07
Publisher: National Geographic
Release Date: 2006-11-07
Studio: National Geographic
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Summary: Excellent field guide
Comment: This is a well organized field guide with an excellent index. The illustrations are also very well done.
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Summary: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Comment: CHUCK FULL OF GREAT PICTURES, RANGE MAPS, QUICK FIND INDEX, AND THUMBNAILS FOR EASY ACCESS. BEING THAT WE LIVE IN A FAIRLY LARGE WOODED PART OF THE OZARKS, WE GET TO SEE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
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Summary: Ok book.
Comment: I wish this book had more detail in both drawnings and discreptions. As in more possable colorings from juvenile to adult and sex. Color of eggs, what kind of nest, habitat and sounds.
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Summary: Know your birds!
Comment: This book is very helpful in figuring out just what bird is outside your window. It does help if you have a general knowledge of birds.
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Summary: The Best Guide On The Market
Comment: After five revisions, this book is a fine-tuned machine. Absolutely every aspect of the book has been thought out in terms of field-usefulness. Once you use this guide, you won't settle for anything else, not even Sibley's excellent guide.
The only thing that might discourage a beginning birder is: 1. use of scientific jargon, and 2. extensive subspecies coverage.
These two factors can be confusing for neophytes, but on the other hand many veteran birders can't live without them. This is the single NA bird guide that approaches the avocation from a scientific standpoint; all the rest take a more relaxed standpoint. I find the subspecies pictures to be extremely useful when afield; some may view it as a hassle.
Bottom line: you owe it to yourself to buy this book - it may be the best $16 you ever spend. If you are a beginner, you may wish to start out with the Sibley guide, or the Peterson guide.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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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