What bird book do you recommend for beginners.
Jan 31, 2014 06:57:09 #
I use "National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America" I've found it useful.
Jan 31, 2014 07:04:32 #
Would you have a link you can share? Gary
crimesc324 wrote:
Here in Florida the State Park Department has PDF publications that are in color and identity the flora and fauna seen in our state parks. It is a free download. Maybe Minnesota does the same thing
Jan 31, 2014 07:05:57 #
If you have a smart phone there are inexpensive Audubon apps you can download. You have them in the field, no internet connection required. It includes bird sounds that you can use to draw them out. Gary
ROCKY JA wrote:
There are so many books, I'm hoping you can help me find one that cover Minnesota wildlife. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Rocky
Rocky
Jan 31, 2014 07:17:33 #
BobSgt wrote:
If you have a smartphone go to cornell ornithology labs or apples App Store and download Merlin. It is a great bird of app and it is free. You need to be connected to wifi to do the download
Yep, Cornell site is a great one for birders. The download for Merlin is a big one.
Jan 31, 2014 07:51:11 #
I use a downloaded app from google play that has every bird in north america, and the sound it makes.
Jan 31, 2014 08:11:45 #
Patriot66
Loc: Minnesota
Hey Rocky, I use "Birds of Minnesota-Field Guide" by Stan Tekiela. It is pretty good and small - think Barnes and Noble would carry it. Rick
[quote=ROCKY JA]There are so many books, I'm hoping you can help me find one that cover Minnesota wildlife. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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[quote=ROCKY JA]There are so many books, I'm hoping you can help me find one that cover Minnesota wildlife. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Jan 31, 2014 08:19:40 #
bobzeller wrote:
Personally, I have tried several and I find that "The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America" is the best. Complete info on every bird in the US, including several great photos of each bird. Includes a CD of bird calls, too.
:thumbup: :thumbup: It also comes in and Eastern and Western edition I use it at my computer to help ID bird that I have photographed http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316010502/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316010502&linkCode=as2&tag=phbe1bl-20
It is on sale
Jan 31, 2014 08:26:24 #
Northwoods Caribou
Loc: MN/WI
For our money, the Sibley Guide is very useful. Learned with Peterson, expanded with Audubon; but, Sibley is a great overall guide with outstanding drawings.
Jan 31, 2014 08:30:59 #
wingclui44
Loc: CT USA
ROCKY JA wrote:
There are so many books, I'm hoping you can help me find one that cover Minnesota wildlife. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Rocky
Rocky
Audubon! Thy are detailed and compact, easy to carry!
Jan 31, 2014 09:15:43 #
All of the above are good recommendations. In addition, if you have a smart phone, here's a relatively new app for bird identification and besides being pretty cool, it's a free download so you might want to check it out.
http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
Jan 31, 2014 10:21:28 #
Thank you for asking the question. I learned a few new ones today. I've been dragging my Peterson's Western around for 36 years. My Audubon guide gave up the binder at about 3 months. Maybe it is the dry climate on the SW border.
One thing, you may encounter birds not in your local guide.
One thing, you may encounter birds not in your local guide.
Jan 31, 2014 10:48:29 #
I recommend Peterson or National Geographic, but I prefer drawings to photos for bird ID. Audubon used to publish a book titled something like "The Habitat Guide to Birding", which (of all things, classifies birds by habitat!) I found extremely useful early on for eliminating possibilities. For me the hardest part of ID was narrowing the field of possibilities.
Jan 31, 2014 10:56:47 #
gwong1 wrote:
If you have a smart phone there are inexpensive Audubon apps you can download. You have them in the field, no internet connection required. It includes bird sounds that you can use to draw them out. Gary
Just be careful about playing sounds during spring mating season. It stresses the birds.
Jan 31, 2014 11:21:41 #
Go to your local book storer and get a field guide for birds in your local area . If you travel then get a more extensive book . I use Audubon because of my region Â…Eastern USA but have books that cover birds world wide. Many have drawings but Audubon has actual photos .
Jan 31, 2014 11:29:18 #
Hando Rei wrote:
Go to your local book storer and get a field guide for birds in your local area . If you travel then get a more extensive book . I use Audubon because of my region Â…Eastern USA but have books that cover birds world wide. Many have drawings but Audubon has actual photos .
Stokes have many photos of each species
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