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<blockquote data-quote="BirderSean" data-source="post: 1373940" data-attributes="member: 71051"><p>My first bird guide was the </p><p>Nat Geo Field Guide to Birds of N. America</p><p></p><p>Then, I decided I wanted to get a book specific</p><p>to Western N. America as it would help with the process</p><p>of elimination when using it out in the field. I was also</p><p>interested in getting a guide with some good quality photographs.</p><p></p><p>I looked at a lot of books in the stores- sibley, kaufman, audubon,</p><p>stokes, DK, etc. and dismissed them all for various reasons such as</p><p>poor photo quality, poor drawing quality, didn't like the organization</p><p>of the book, etc.</p><p></p><p>I ended up getting the Smithsonian Field Guide to birds of N. America.</p><p>Yes, it's not a Western Region specific book, but this one has </p><p>good quality photos, nice maps, species writeups, it's very</p><p>well-organized, good size for the field, etc. It also</p><p>came with a DVD of photos of birds and their calls and this can</p><p>all be loaded onto an mp3 player. Very nice features for this</p><p>publication.</p><p></p><p>Now I wish I had the Nat Geo FG to Western N. America to go along with</p><p>this instead of the N. America guide. </p><p></p><p>What's your favorite guide, and why???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BirderSean, post: 1373940, member: 71051"] My first bird guide was the Nat Geo Field Guide to Birds of N. America Then, I decided I wanted to get a book specific to Western N. America as it would help with the process of elimination when using it out in the field. I was also interested in getting a guide with some good quality photographs. I looked at a lot of books in the stores- sibley, kaufman, audubon, stokes, DK, etc. and dismissed them all for various reasons such as poor photo quality, poor drawing quality, didn't like the organization of the book, etc. I ended up getting the Smithsonian Field Guide to birds of N. America. Yes, it's not a Western Region specific book, but this one has good quality photos, nice maps, species writeups, it's very well-organized, good size for the field, etc. It also came with a DVD of photos of birds and their calls and this can all be loaded onto an mp3 player. Very nice features for this publication. Now I wish I had the Nat Geo FG to Western N. America to go along with this instead of the N. America guide. What's your favorite guide, and why??? [/QUOTE]
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