| Stokes Beginner's Guide to Eastern Region Birds | 
 enlarge | Authors: Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokes
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 352614
Media: Paperback
Edition: 0
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.6 x 0.3
ISBN: 0316818119
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.2974
EAN: 9780316818117
ASIN: 0316818119
Publication Date: October 1, 1996
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 Too Few Birds April 14, 2003
I was impressed with the reviews for this book, enough to buy it, but I was quite dissapointed. Yes, it is well laid out for a beginner, but only two of seven types of birds that have come to feed on seed I've laid on my deck, in Northern California, were in the book. A more comprehensive book would be much more useful.
 Great guide for the novice November 7, 2002
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.
 French Version by Broquet September 5, 2001
While in Quebec, I purchased Stokes: Guide to Birds of North America, eastern region. The Broquet publishers have done a dedicated job translating this guide. I wanted it in French since the species traveling over "language bounderies" would understandably assume different names. What made me select THIS book over others is that it not only included the English/N. American name of the species but also the binomial nomenclature, which many Canadian books were missing.
Even if your French is minimal, I highly recommend this book if your traveling in Quebec because not every aviary identifies these species in English.
my first bird book February 19, 2001
This is the first book I bought to help me identify birds. I know a lot of birds because of previous knowledge of what certian birds look like. I bought this book, because I had birds comming to the ffeders at my house in which, I could not identify. This book helped me a lot. It is easy to use. It gives tips on how to attract certian birds. It helps you know what the birds' songs are like. It also has a map showing you where each bird is normally found. This book is worth spending the money on it, especially if you enjoy watching birds.
A Great Basic Bird Watching Guide! November 26, 2000
I am unabashedly a bird lover. Having birds flock to my feeder is among my top simples pleasures of life. The ability to recognize the variety of birds is very rewarding. "Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds" is the best basic bird guide book I yet used to quickly identify birds (Eastern Region). The pressing argument among bird guides is whether you identify birds by size/shape or by color (for a good guide that uses size/shapes see "Focus Guide to the Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman). Stokes has used plumage color to identify over 100 species. His full color photographs (separate images of male / female) are wonderful. I especially like the tips for attracting birds and the condensed information on habitats and population change. This would be a great gift for a youngster that is inclined towards watching birds and I am sure that any adult would be equally pleased. Highly recommended.
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