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Title: Birds : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Ira N. Gabrielson, Herbert S. Zim, James Gordon Irving ISBN: 1-58238-128-3 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A good guide for beginners.
Comment: This was either the first or second guide that I started out with when I was very young. I will always have respect for it. It contains full-color drawings of the most common birds that a person is likely to see. A total of 129 of the most common American birds is included. Text and range maps are also included in this pocket-sized guide. The drawings display spring plumages of adult male birds, and normally females or young if they are very different. The text is good and gives the common name, length, description, behavior, verbal descriptions of vocalizations, and sometimes abundance. The text also points out the differences between males and females, and related birds that are similar. This guide contains some nice introductory information. Some of the information deals with how to use the guide, how to identify birds, equipment, where to look, bird classification, and attracting birds. There are also two illustrations that detail the parts of a bird. I find all of the drawings throughout this guide to be pretty good. Most of the drawings share the same page as the text and range map, but a few of the drawings are on the right page, while the text and range maps are on the left page. This guide has some very useful information that is located in the back. For each bird that is illustrated, there is information dealing with migration, eggs, nests, and feeding habits. The back of the guide also contains a listing of scientific names for the birds illustrated and an index. I used to take this guide out with me when I first started birdwatching. I still have the older and also the newer edition. Whenever I would identify a particular species of bird, I would write all of the important information about it on the page. Even though I don't take this guide into the field anymore, it's not because I don't like it. I feel confident with the organization, drawings, and information; however, this guide does not contain all of the birds of North America--only the common ones. That aside, I still think that this guide is a good choice and starting point for beginners.
Rating: 4
Summary: A great guide for beginning birders and children
Comment: This was either the first or second bird guide I ever owned. It's a birding guide that contains the most common species of birds that you'll see. The maps are good, the drawings are excellent, and the information on each bird is great. Greater starter guide for beginners and children.
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Title: Birds of North America : A Guide To Field Identification by Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, Herbert S. Zim, Arthur Singer ISBN: 1582380902 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Trees : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Alexander C. Martin, Herbert S. Zim, Dorothea Barlowe, Sy Barlowe ISBN: 158238133X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Insects : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Clarence Cottam, Herbert S. Zim ISBN: 1582381291 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Butterflies and Moths : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Robert T. Mitchell, Herbert S. Zim, Andre Durenceau ISBN: 1582381364 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Wildflowers : A Guide to Familiar American Wildflowers by Alexander C. Martin, Herbert S. Zim, Rudolf Freund ISBN: 1582381623 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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