Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 144 pages
- Published by: Little, Brown and Company
- Edition: 1st Edition October 1, 1996
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0316818119
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0316818117
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Book Dimensions:
7 x 4.6 x 0.3 inches
- Weighs: 3 pounds
Product Description
North America's preeminent writers on birds and nature follow the wildly successful launch of their Stokes Field Guides to Birds with two new identification guides designed specifically for beginners. gorgeously designed and easy to use, these handy guides are certain to become the top choice for beginning birders everywhere. Color photos.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds : Western Region (Paperback)
I am a neophyte birder and this book was perfect as a beginning guide in identifying and recognizing common birds in the western region. The other bird guides I have purchased (National Geographic and Audubon) were exceptional, but for a novice, they presented too much information and too many birds. This book struck a nice, comfortable compromise. The photos of each bird are excellent and provide you a good look at the features and characteristics of each. They also tell you succinctly where the habitat would be and where you would most likely see each bird. The best feature was that each bird was divided by color. So if you see a Wilson's warbler in your backyard but don't know for certain if your call is correct, you can quickly thumb to the "yellow" section of the book and see all the yellow birds. Thus you can quickly confirm your identification. This book would have limited, or no value to an experienced birder, but for the beginning birder, this is a fine introduction to the hobby of birding.
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