National Geographic Birds: Field Guide to North America Update [11/27/2018]: This app is no longer available for purchase and will not work with the latest versions of Apple operating systems. National Geographic Handheld Birds was one of the first field guide apps for the iPhone. But, from all accounts, it didn’t work well since it […]
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November 9, 2012
National Geographic Bird-watcher’s Bible: A Complete Treasury
Reviews, Books, Backyard, Reviews, Books, Biology & Behavior, Reviews, Books, Birdingby Jonathan Alderfer (Editor)
A highly illustrated, enjoyable introduction to just about everything to do with birds.
December 29, 2011
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition
Reviews, Books, Field Guidesby Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer
One of the best North American field guides is updated – and better than ever.
October 28, 2011
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition – Initial Review
Quick Picks
Several times in her podcasts I’ve heard Birdchick advise her listeners not to upgrade their field guide (provided their current one is no more than a decade old, or so). As the multitude of Extra Special [fill in the blank with some annoying, vaguely title-specific phrase] Edition DVD’s on my shelves would tell you, I […]
October 25, 2011
New: National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition
News, Book News
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition by Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer From the publisher: For beginning and experienced birders alike, this is the most comprehensive bird guide available anywhere—now lavishly redone with a refreshed design; 300 new illustrations; 23 new-to-North America species; major updates in text with […]
by Geoffrey E. Hill
A very enjoyable exploration of the most obvious physical characteristic of birds.
Hopefully, you’ve gotten all of your Christmas shopping done by now. But just in case, here are some suggestions for any bird bibliophile in your life. Field Guides No birder will ever mind getting another field guide. I don’t think it’s even possible to have too many! Here are the latest for North America. National […]
Publishers seem determined to test the maxim that you can’t have too many field guides. But who am I kidding? If these have new content, then I’ll be getting them! Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America Ted Floyd May 27, 2008 Details are available from ABA Sales. This sounds very intriguing, especially […]
February 1, 2007
National Geographic Field Guide – Comparison of the 4th and 5th editions
Reviews, SupplementalThe following is a detailed list of changes in the 5th edition of this guide. More changes can be found in the review of the 5th edition.
February 1, 2007
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition
Reviews, Books, Field Guidesby Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer
A worthy field guide, and significant improvement over the previous edition.
