There are 1,023 bird species in the 7th Edition of National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. The discussion of nesting, voice, habitats, similar species and behavior my be eliminated. The text may be reduced to the bare minimum to save page space. It may not illustrate all the variations due to age, gender, seasonal or regional differences. It may confine itself to a smaller geographic area. To keep it as simple as possible, a beginner field guide might limit the total number of species to just the most expected. Even dividing the world up into continents, there are still a bewildering array on each continent. There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world. What separates a beginning bird watching book from the standard field guides? Then you can decide for yourself which book is best for you. Please read below for how I determined this ranking and what each book has to offer, and where each book falls short. Stokes Beginner Guide to Birds: Eastern region. Peterson Field Guides to Birds of North America. Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America. National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of NA. Here is my ordered list of the best bird field guides for beginners: In the rest of this article I will review them and make recommendations.īecause I assume if you ask this question your intention is to purchase a bird book, I have provided links throughout for you to do so (and I do earn a small commission if you purchase through the links here within). So to help you decide which is best, I went online and bought the currently available field guide bird books for beginners. It's been a while since I've read any bird books for beginners.
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