American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey (1 Viewer)

[jedigrant]

When I first saw this listed on Amazon, I was a little surprised. I'm not a big fan of most state field guides; in general, I think birders are better served by a full North American guide. But maybe the ABA will change that trend. And if this first entry is any indication, they have. This is a great choice for newer birders in New Jersey, as it includes most of the birds likely to be seen and information specific to the state in a portable, attractive format.

This series will continue with guides on Colorado, Florida, and Massachusetts later this year.

Here's my full review - Review of American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey

 

[Richard Klim]

10,000 Birds

Ted Floyd, aba blog, 3 May 2014: A Word Is Worth 10,000 Pixels.

Donna Schulman, 10,000 Birds, 6 May 2014: The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: a book review.

Sounds good!

 

[ptickner]

I haven't seen it yet, but the Colorado guide came out June 3rd.

 

[jedigrant]

I haven't seen it yet, but the Colorado guide came out June 3rd.

The CO guide follows the same general pattern as the NJ one. The main difference is that although they both have roughly the same number of species and photographs overall, CO has about 50 fewer pages. So the average amount of text per account and photograph size are smaller.

 

[Richard Klim]

Forthcoming state guides...

Ted Floyd, aba blog, 19 Nov 2014: Introducing the ABA State Guides.

 

[Lisa W]

Grant, the author of the New Jersey guide is a member here (just in case you didn't know).

 

[jedigrant]

Grant, the author of the New Jersey guide is a member here (just in case you didn't know).

Thanks, Lisa. I've seen him post every now and then.

 

[HantaYo]

Colorado book is on my Christmas list. I sure miss the old ABA birding guides and wish they were being updated.

 

[Richard Klim]

New York

Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds, 20 Nov 2014: So, I'm Writing a Field Guide.

 

[jedigrant]

Colorado book is on my Christmas list. I sure miss the old ABA birding guides and wish they were being updated.

I saw a conversation on facebook that they are very interested in updating/publishing new bird-finding guides. But nothing specific mentioned.

 

[HantaYo]

I saw a conversation on facebook that they are very interested in updating/publishing new bird-finding guides. But nothing specific mentioned.

If it happens, that would be wonderful. I am half tempted to try and round up all the out of print ABA guides even though most are not on my current itinerary.

 

[jedigrant]

If it happens, that would be wonderful. I am half tempted to try and round up all the out of print ABA guides even though most are not on my current itinerary.

The only reason to go ahead and do so, without current plans to visit, is if they are rising in price on the secondary market. I haven't checked that, so I'm not sure. That said, they are some very useful guides. I know that I got good use out of the Colorado and Wyoming ones.

 

[Rick Wright]

Louisiana bird-finding guide

Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but the latest of the ABA bird-finding guides is still available as a free download (or in print, of course, but for brief visits, it's great to have the flexibility to print out and re-arrange those sections you need):

http://www.aba.org/siteguides/la.html

 

[HantaYo]

Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but the latest of the ABA bird-finding guides is still available as a free download (or in print, of course, but for brief visits, it's great to have the flexibility to print out and re-arrange those sections you need):

http://www.aba.org/siteguides/la.html

I am just seeing Louisiana and Michigan available as pdf's. BUT all the books are available except Colorado which I have. I am eating mud. I know what is on my Christmas list8-P

 

[Richard Klim]

Colorado & Florida

Donna Schulman, 10,000 Birds, 6 Jan 2015: ABA Field Guides to Birds of Colorado and Florida.