We consider a stoke field guide to bird western region to be a worthy investment in the long run.
We are here to help you choose the right one for your needs from all the best available products in market today.
Our review process:
After analysing dozens of guides for the past few months, here are our favorite guides, in a wide range of styles and prices.
Our final collection has the best products and we also worked hard to maintain variety within our selection to accommodate personal preferences.
We have collected guides from several brands including , jonathan alderfer, donald stokes, david allen sibley, udvardy etc., specific to your regular usage .
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The latest udvardy stoke field guide to bird western region is an absolute beast in terms of its features, and rightfully takes the top spot with ease. The saving grace of this bird book is its portable nature, and the silhouettes are colored accordingly, to make it even easier to find your bird. It's great that it's so visual, you can just flip through to find the bird you're looking for. There's even a tiny map of North America with its range shaded in gray.
Each of the many birds included has a range map and very brief description of color, voice, habitat, and nesting behavior. It's perfect for any age or any people who's interested in ornithology. The birds are arranged within their families by their predominant color, and the silhouettes are colored accordingly, to make it even easier to find your bird. The book is a bit thick and heavy for the back pocket.
Why We Like This:
Great book for enthusiasts and beginners
Easy to find for beginner bird watchers especially
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Not everyone likes to purchase guide for their daily purpose, but the david allen sibley great guide would be an anomoly. This is an outstanding book to use as a resource and guide if you are traveling out west or you live in the West. It's comprehensive with useful range maps and gorgeous illustrations of the birds. The sounds are an interesting add on as they aren't the most useful until you actually hear the bird, and some birds make the same sounds, but when you do get to hear it is kinda funny how accurate the written sound is. This really helps you recognize the shared traits of a genus which can make all the difference when you're in a location with 6 wren species coming from 6 different genus.
There are clear maps of North America that show areas where each bird is found in winter, summer, year-round, during migration, as well as rare reported sightings. It provides clear comparison between different age groups for the readers as well. The photos of the birds are great and the information about them is very useful. This second edition has smaller maps of range which is slightly off putting.
Why We Like This:
Very nice book for variations and multiple illustrations of different bird views
Behaviour details are extremely helpful in identifying species
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Donald Stokes line of guide come in a pretty wide variety of styles, so you can definitely find one that suits your individual preferences and needs. This rather large book covers all the birds of North America. It includes photos of the variations between male and female (which is marked in a lot of cases) and juvenile birds. It features that make this field guide extremely useful and user-friendly. It is great for birders from novice to expert.
This book has many more images of the various birds than their previous editions,This book gives images of the various birds in different stages of plumage and in different times of the year. There are excellent photos, perched, in flight, juvenile, adult, male and female are almost all there for all species and another great aspect of the book is inclusion of subspecies. This book is a little larger and thicker than other "handbooks.
Why We Like This:
Simply the best bird book for north america species
Extremely good field guide, perhaps a bit hefty for your backpack
A very useful tool in helping to identify birds with tons of details
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The jon l dunn field guide has killer features for the price point. If you are looking to ID birds (as opposed to learning about their behavior - for which the Stokes books are unparalleled) this is the book to get. It allows greater detail for several species, notably the red-shouldered hawk. Sibley also paints every bird perched in flight with upper and lower feather views. The drawings and identification tips are really helpful, as are the extra pages such as the collection of ducks in flight for comparison, and the quick find front cover guide.
This one shows winter colours better than other books. They said this was very easy to read and well organized compared to the more thorough (and much smaller writing) Audubon guide. It's an easy reference to use, and it gives just enough information in a concise format. The book is informative and very well printed.
Why We Like This:
Flight drawings and silhouettes for many birds
Drawings are among the clearest for differentiating birds
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If you often find yourself scrambling for appropriate and satisfactory guide, david allen sibley stoke field guide to bird western region should be your first option for buying. This is such a great field guide, highly recommended for anyone that wants to get into birding. It provides enough detail to make a positive identification. It also includes male/female coloration, wing silhouettes, regional territory, and scientific information for the more committed bird watcher. It has good print and excellent maps.
The descriptions and identifiers for distinguishing similar species are pretty good. It is easy to use for beginners and with sufficient depth for more advanced birders. It is also helpful because it directly compares differences in genders and species.
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The donald stokes nice and informative birding field guide is capable of outshining several other guide featured in this list in overall features in its price range. This legendary book has set the standards for complete field guides. It is unequivocally the most spectacular compendium of north american bird identification photographs ever assembled between two covers. It uses actual pictures of birds for really easy identification. It is an easy-to-use, superbly designed field guide that is detailed enough to be useful for birders of all experience levels. It is perfect for bird watchers.
It is an excellent source for corroborating information such as calls and songs, general behavior, and similar species. The descriptions are thorough and informative aiding in ID of birds. This is a fabulous book for reference or for a gift to any budding birders in your family.
Why We Like This:
A must-have for anyone curious about the birds in their back yard
A must-have, image-filled reference for bird-lovers
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Best part: roger tory peterson stoke field guide to bird western region costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. This book is perfect for anyone starting out in bird watching. It's well-organized, easy to understand, and contains detailed information. As with previous Peterson bird books, this is a beautiful, fully illustrated edition. The cover is a thicker soft cover. It is one of the best guides for birding the west.
Why We Like This:
Best organized and informative bird guide
A wonderful field guides for birders of all levels
Great illustrations, useful maps, and organized by bird type
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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate guide. The jon l dunn stoke field guide to bird western region is exactly that - it's a simple guide that hits all the right notes. This is a perfect book for anyone who loves to watch birds or even just enjoy them in your backyard. It’s a great book with excellent information, portable for field identification, and with illustrations that show notable markings in a simple, useful way, but what is up with the maps.
This book is easy to use, has wonderful and useful drawings, good descriptions, and covers western Mexico including Baja California. It’s not super in depth about each bird but has a lot of bird species and basic info on descriptions. The construction quality of the book is outstanding. It is great to start out learning and identifying. The cover and pages of the book have a nice feel and quality to them.
Why We Like This:
Great gift for bird watchers at reasonable cost
Good book for beginner to advanced bird watchers
Organized by color and shape makes for easy look-ups
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The stoke field guide to bird western region should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. The Stokes Guide is bigger than Peterson or Audobon, but the ease of use makes up for the disadvantage of a slighter bigger book. It provides a complete repetoire per bird. If you are a birder, and like to know what birds are around, this product will confirm your identifications.
This Stokes guide is good for supplementing what you learn from the Petersons. It also includes an extra 4th CD which you can download and have the exact call of the bird (grouped) and learn their calls by words. It provides a very good overview of alot of different bird calls. The recordings are clear and extensive. This is the only CD that provides a complete repetoire per bird.
Why We Like This:
A comprensive and easy-to-use index is also included
Great for learning & also entertainment
Impressed with the expository and striking photography
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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate guide. The stoke field guide to bird western region is exactly that - it's a simple guide that hits all the right notes. This is a wonderful little book if you love birds. It is made by mountain/woodland birds in that area. There is also a map for the area of the country where the bird can be found. The pictures are beautiful and the Identification, Feeding, Nesting, Other Behavior, Habitat, Voice and Conservation sections on each page are very informative. It is a warbler or a grosse beak. It is great for people wanting to be in the know.