Kaufman Field Guide To Birds Of North America

Pretty nice book. I'm keeping this one in our travel vehicle so I have it at hand while we are out and about. I'm forever wanting to know what kind of bird it is I'm seeing and this one works just fine for me. The photos are nice, color and vibrant. The pages are smooth and easy to turn and thumb through. I like the cover, it will take a beating I think. The set up of the book is good as it categorizes the birds by type so you don't have to try figuring out what bird is by another system.

Great Field Guide. Helps with field ID with good pictures and accurate descriptions. Holding up well in rough weather, too. Mine got soaked in rain, but dried fine on an air vent heater. Not a lot written about each bird, but that's OK for a field guide used mainly for just identification. I'll probably get the exact book when I wear this one out in this challenging climate. gb

My 7 year old has recently become fascinated with birds. We had a little backyard guide, but it just wasn't enough. I went to the bookstore to look at the different guides available & really loved the way this book is indexed. In the front, you see pictures of groups of birds, the name of the group & a color band--the book section has the matching color band. It's really easy for my daughter to see a bird, glance over the first groups of pictures in the front index, pick the group that it looks like, then find the colored section in the book & find the exact bird! There isn't a ton of info no the birds, mostly just region info, food, call, etc--but pictures include males, females & juveniles--which is very nice--the maps are also very clear, so it's easy to see if it might be in your area. We love this book & highly recommend it to beginners who don't know much about birds & their groups, etc! For further information on the birds, we also bought the DK (Dorling Kindersley) Guide to Birds of North America--we bought the Eastern, but they also make a Western. It's 24.99 at the book store, but you can get it for less than 10 here on amazon--it goes into great detail about each bird, has tons of color pictures of the birds, their nests, eggs, babies, etc--very educational--we will use it to learn more about the birds once we spot them in our Kaufman guide. We also ordered, on a whim & because it was only 83 cents on amazon, The Complete Birdhouse Book--The Easy Guide to Attracting Nesting Birds by Donald & Lillian Stokes. When it arrived I was overjoyed with how wonderful this book is--it is full color, talks in-depth about the bird life-cycle with full color pictures & specifically what different birds need in a home--and thus, how to construct it! What beginner ever knew the hole size, hole to floor measurement & inside dimensions & total height were so important--not to mention where it is placed & what type of things to leave in your yard for nesting material! Also, how to control predators & pests & other useful information. Full color pictures again & highly educational---a good companion for anyone wanting to attract birds to their yard!

This book provides an easy process for a beginner to successfully learn to identify birds. If you want to learn how to identify birds, do three things: First, download Merlin, the free bird identification app from the Cornell Lab. Second, go out and use the Merlin app to identify a few birds. Third. buy this book. Once you have tried to identify a few birds, you will see how useful this book is. The inside cover has a pictorial breakdown of bird body shapes so you can easily find the pages that show the birds that look like the one you are seeing. The book explains the parts of a bird that are easiest to use for identification, how to read the range maps to tell if a bird is common in your area, and why birds are listed in a certain order in bird books. The book is small enough to carry with you (only 390 pages) and the cover is very durable so it should last a long time. This book is easier to use than other bird books. If you progress in your bird watching activities and are looking for more detailed information (meaning a heavier 700-800 page book), the knowledge you gained from using this book will make reading the other bird books easier to understand. And you will STILL carry this lightweight book with you in the field, because the other books are too heavy.

北米在住のバーダーガイド推薦の書です。 12年前に購入したKAUFMAN FOCUS GUIDES「BIRDS of North Ameriｃa」と内容的にはほとんど変わっていません。 出会えた鳥の中で多少、図の色に違和感を覚えた時もありましたが全体としては特徴がしっかり掴まれていると思います。 391ページと以前より8ページほど増えて、表紙がしっかりした固いものになってます。 その分、重さが110gほど増えて気軽にフィールドに持ち出すには少々重すぎる気がします。（本書570g、旧巻460g） ちなみに重くなった「日本の野鳥」（高野伸二著）でも450gです。 大きさはポケットに入れて携行するには大きすぎますがザックに入れて持ち運びするには手ごろな大きさと思います。 円高のお蔭もあり、価格は2千円ほどで入手できました。この内容で日本の図鑑でしたら3千円以上する感じです。 重くなったので星を一つへらしました。

Un libro muy completo, recomendable

Excellent pocket guide. Once you get used to its format a very helpful book. Also well made.

This book is excellent with so many photos to identify birds in North America. Organized very well to quickly find what you’re looking for. Excellent quality cover. Great size. Helpful information.

Great purchase