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A good field guide is an essential tool for identifying birds.
As a novice on one of the OnLocation(sm) tours you can choose to
have page numbers displayed along with the species choices.
The following provides information on each of the guides listed
as a choice for the OnLocation tours. Others will be added shortly.
All are good choices though there are differences that may make
one better for your particular purposes.
Here are some field guide tips to help
you in evaluating field guides.
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Full Title: Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication Date: 1987 (2nd Edition)
Size: 5.0 x 8.0 inches
ISBN (Paperback): 0-7922-7451-2
Description:
This was the most detailed and comprehensive
of the North American illustrated guides until Sibley.
Its size and weight make it a little more attractive for field use.
Plumage is very detailed and includes sub-species and multiple
immature plumages when these are appropriate.
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Full Title: National Audubon Society: The Sibley Guide to Birds
Publisher: Knopf
Publication Date: 2000
Size: 9.75 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches
ISBN (Flexible binding): 0-679-45122-6
Description:
This is the most detailed and comprehensive
of the North American guides by a wide margin.
Its use in the field will be hampered by its size and weight.
It shows birds in consistent poses for easy comparisons and
shows a comprehensive set of illustrations for most plumages.
Shows multiple plumages of each species in flight also.
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Full Title: Kaufman Focus Guides: Birds of North America
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 2000
Size: 7.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
ISBN (Paperback): 0-395-96464-4
Description:
This compact North American guide combines the best of photos and illustrations by using
digitally enhanced photographs. The format is similar to most illustrated
guides with several species per page arranged so that comparisons can
be made easily. Targeted toward beginning and casual birders, it features
a photographic table of contents and a quick index to simplify identifying
birds quickly.
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Full Title: Peterson Field Guides®: Eastern Birds
Author/Illustrator: Roger Tory Peterson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date: 1980 (4th Edition)
Size: 4.5 x 7.25 inches
ISBN (Flexi-book): 0-395-91176-1
Description:
Compact Eastern illustrated guide.
Arrows used to highlight key field marks.
Separate range maps in back.
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Full Title: Peterson Field Guides®: Western Birds
Author/Illustrator: Roger Tory Peterson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date: 1990 (3rd Edition)
Size: 4.5 x 7.25 inches
ISBN (Flexi-book): 0-395-91177-X
Description:
Compact Western illustrated guide.
Arrows used to highlight key field marks.
Separate range maps in back.
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Full Title: A Guide to Field Identification: Birds of North America
Author(s): Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, and Herbert S. Zim
Illustrator: Authur Singer
Publisher: Golden Press
Publication Date: 1983 (2nd Edition)
Size: 4.6 x 7.5 inches
ISBN: 0-307-33656-5
Description:
Compact North American illustrated guide.
Sonograms of songs.
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Full Title: Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region
Authors: Donald And Lillian Stokes
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date: 1996 (1st Edition)
Size: 5.0 x 8.25 inches
ISBN (Paperback): 0-316-81809-7
Description:
Photographic Eastern guide.
Learning pages for bird groups.
Descriptions of feeding, nesting, and other behavior
along with conservation trends.
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Full Title: Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region
Authors: Donald And Lillian Stokes
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date: 1996 (1st Edition)
Size: 5.0 x 8.25 inches
ISBN (Paperback): 0-316-81810-0
Description:
Photographic Western guide.
Learning pages for bird groups.
Descriptions of feeding, nesting, and other behavior
along with conservation trends.
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Full Title: American Bird Conservancy: All the Birds of North America
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1997 (1st Edition)
Size: 8.6 x 4.1 inches
ISBN (Paperback): 0-06-273028-2
Description:
Compact illustrated guide for North America.
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