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Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related activity in the U.S., and even conservative estimates put the current number of U.S. birders at 50 million. According to the New York Times, some authorities predict that by 2050 there will be more than 100 million—and the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America will be the essential reference for field identification and the cornerstone of any birder's library. This is the ultimate, indispensable bird field guide—comprehensive, authoritative, portable, sturdy, and easier than ever to use.
Among the the new edition's key elements and practical improvements: Every North American species—more than 960, including a new section on accidental birds—classified according to the latest official American Ornithologists' Union checklist 4,000 full-color illustrations by the foremost bird artists at work todayand newly updated range maps that draw on the latest data New durable cover for added protection against adverse weather, plus informative quick-reference flaps that double as placemarkers New reader-friendly features like thumbtabs that make locating key sections faster and easier, and a quick-find index to direct users straight to the information they need.
Among the the new edition's key elements and practical improvements: Every North American species—more than 960, including a new section on accidental birds—classified according to the latest official American Ornithologists' Union checklist 4,000 full-color illustrations by the foremost bird artists at work todayand newly updated range maps that draw on the latest data New durable cover for added protection against adverse weather, plus informative quick-reference flaps that double as placemarkers New reader-friendly features like thumbtabs that make locating key sections faster and easier, and a quick-find index to direct users straight to the information they need.
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This is the ultimate, indispensable bird field guide - comprehensive, authoritative, portable, sturdy, and easier than ever to use. Following the very latest AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) classification, it features every species officially recorded.
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Ich fahre dieses Jahr nach West-Kanada und war auf der Suche nach einem Vogelführer für den Rucksack. Fündig wurde ich mit dem Tachenbuch, also der "kleinen" Ausgabe des "Field Guide to the Birds of Northern America". Es werden hier auf 500 Seiten insgesamt 967(!) Arten vorgestellt mit knapp 700 Verbreitungskarten. Jede Art wir mit meist mehreren ausgezeichneten gemalten Abbildungen dargestellt. Die Beschreibungen sind recht knapp gehalten, was aber wohl an der Artenvielfalt und der Kompaktheit des Buches geschuldet ist. Die Beschreibungen sind mit meinem Schul-Englisch (auch schon sehr lange her) meist gut zu verstehen.
Ich hätte mir auch gerne die große gebundene Ausgabe des Führers (National Geographic Complete Birds of North America (Gebundene Ausgabe)) mitgenommen bzw. bestellt. Da dieser aber fast 2kg wiegt und das Taschenbuch nur 780gr, habe ich mich für letzteres entschieden. Schließlich wird der Tagesrucksack schon schwer genug.
Natürlich wäre es wünschenswert, wenn auch wohl nicht realitisch, wenn das Buch in deutscher Sprache erscheinen würde. Die englischen Artbezeichnungen haben mit den deutschen kaum einen Zusammenhang bzw. sind oft schwer ableitbar. In Zeiten des Internets ist es aber auch nicht allzu schwierig diese heraus zu finden.
Fazit: Ein gelungenes Werk, welches mir (hoffentlich) das eine oder andere Mal hilft, den beobachteten Vogel auch zu bestimmen.
Ich hätte mir auch gerne die große gebundene Ausgabe des Führers (National Geographic Complete Birds of North America (Gebundene Ausgabe)) mitgenommen bzw. bestellt. Da dieser aber fast 2kg wiegt und das Taschenbuch nur 780gr, habe ich mich für letzteres entschieden. Schließlich wird der Tagesrucksack schon schwer genug.
Natürlich wäre es wünschenswert, wenn auch wohl nicht realitisch, wenn das Buch in deutscher Sprache erscheinen würde. Die englischen Artbezeichnungen haben mit den deutschen kaum einen Zusammenhang bzw. sind oft schwer ableitbar. In Zeiten des Internets ist es aber auch nicht allzu schwierig diese heraus zu finden.
Fazit: Ein gelungenes Werk, welches mir (hoffentlich) das eine oder andere Mal hilft, den beobachteten Vogel auch zu bestimmen.
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The Best of a Fine Set of Choices
14. März 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
For birders, there's never been a better time to find a field guide. Sibley and Kauffman have both published very good guides in the last few years, serious competition for the venerable National Geographic guide. National Geographic has responded with this, the 5th Edition, which has almost all of the new names, new splits and new species. How to decide among the competitors for the guide to take into the field?
First, you can't go wrong with any of the three. They are all very good, although each brings different strengths and weaknesses.
Second, if you bird with a companion, carry different guides: one of you take National Geographic and one of you take Sibley or Kauffman.
Third, measure your skill level against the assumptions of the various guides. If you are a novice, then Kauffman might be your best choice. If you are a beginner who has a bit of experience, then National Geo may be your best choice. If you are an advanced beginner or better, then perhaps Sibley.
But as an overall choice, with decent art (although not as good or as consistent as Sibley), decent identification highlights (although not quite as good as Kauffman), quite good behavior cues, absolutely excellent treatment of vagrant birds (especially Asian vagrants), pretty accurate range maps and highly readable text, National Geographic emerges as the most versatile of the three.
If you can, get all three. If you can't get all three, this is probably, by the thinnest of margins, the best choice.
Caution: this edition uses the new taxonomic order adopted by the American Ornithologists Union, putting bird families in significantly different order. It takes a while to get used to where things are.
First, you can't go wrong with any of the three. They are all very good, although each brings different strengths and weaknesses.
Second, if you bird with a companion, carry different guides: one of you take National Geographic and one of you take Sibley or Kauffman.
Third, measure your skill level against the assumptions of the various guides. If you are a novice, then Kauffman might be your best choice. If you are a beginner who has a bit of experience, then National Geo may be your best choice. If you are an advanced beginner or better, then perhaps Sibley.
But as an overall choice, with decent art (although not as good or as consistent as Sibley), decent identification highlights (although not quite as good as Kauffman), quite good behavior cues, absolutely excellent treatment of vagrant birds (especially Asian vagrants), pretty accurate range maps and highly readable text, National Geographic emerges as the most versatile of the three.
If you can, get all three. If you can't get all three, this is probably, by the thinnest of margins, the best choice.
Caution: this edition uses the new taxonomic order adopted by the American Ornithologists Union, putting bird families in significantly different order. It takes a while to get used to where things are.
108 von 109 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Good but some disappointments...
29. November 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
I purchased this 5th edition NG guide so I would have all the up-to-date species names and splits. This guide incorporates changes made in the most recent (2006) 47th Supplement to The A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition.
This version is slightly larger than my old 3rd edition guide. Same height and depth, but pages are about 3/8" wider which allows for slightly larger range maps. Some may find this new version is a bit too large to be considered a "field" guide. The upside though is much larger pictures of the birds than those tiny ones found in other popular field guides, such as the much smaller sized Sibley's Eastern or Western N.A. guides.
Compared to my 3rd edition NG guide the colors are not as rich and vivid, but generally the illustrations of each species are still quite good. Some of the pictures have been redone by different artists from those in the 3rd edition. I found a couple improvements, but unfortunately there are also a few which are simply dreadful in comparison. For example see the Horned Grebe page. Oh well, no field guide gets them ALL right.
The new inset tabs really work well. There are just enough to help you zero in on key sections of the guide - any more would have just got in the way. The front and back covers have a fold out flap which I've found is handy for bookmarking a page in the guide. The quickfind index on the back flap is fantastic! No more flipping through the index pages trying to find where they've put the Meadowlarks. On the inside of the front cover there are several "bird topography" drawings which show the terms used in identifying various feathers and markings on birds. This is much improved over the few drawings in the 3rd edition, that were also harder to find.
There is an extra section at the back of the guide on Accidentals and Extinctions - probably not something I will use, but an interesting addition.
The species illustrations are generally well done and include comparisons of male/female/juvenile and summer/winter plumages. Also some extra pages such as ducks, hawks, gulls, and sandpipers in flight. Description of each species includes many helpful clues for identification, such as tail-flicking habit, prefers spruce bog, song is insectlike buzz. The range maps are large enough to be useful. A beginning birder might find a smaller regional guide or a backyard birds guide easier to start with, but would soon wish they had this one. In conclusion, a good choice for anyone interested in birds and birding.
This version is slightly larger than my old 3rd edition guide. Same height and depth, but pages are about 3/8" wider which allows for slightly larger range maps. Some may find this new version is a bit too large to be considered a "field" guide. The upside though is much larger pictures of the birds than those tiny ones found in other popular field guides, such as the much smaller sized Sibley's Eastern or Western N.A. guides.
Compared to my 3rd edition NG guide the colors are not as rich and vivid, but generally the illustrations of each species are still quite good. Some of the pictures have been redone by different artists from those in the 3rd edition. I found a couple improvements, but unfortunately there are also a few which are simply dreadful in comparison. For example see the Horned Grebe page. Oh well, no field guide gets them ALL right.
The new inset tabs really work well. There are just enough to help you zero in on key sections of the guide - any more would have just got in the way. The front and back covers have a fold out flap which I've found is handy for bookmarking a page in the guide. The quickfind index on the back flap is fantastic! No more flipping through the index pages trying to find where they've put the Meadowlarks. On the inside of the front cover there are several "bird topography" drawings which show the terms used in identifying various feathers and markings on birds. This is much improved over the few drawings in the 3rd edition, that were also harder to find.
There is an extra section at the back of the guide on Accidentals and Extinctions - probably not something I will use, but an interesting addition.
The species illustrations are generally well done and include comparisons of male/female/juvenile and summer/winter plumages. Also some extra pages such as ducks, hawks, gulls, and sandpipers in flight. Description of each species includes many helpful clues for identification, such as tail-flicking habit, prefers spruce bog, song is insectlike buzz. The range maps are large enough to be useful. A beginning birder might find a smaller regional guide or a backyard birds guide easier to start with, but would soon wish they had this one. In conclusion, a good choice for anyone interested in birds and birding.
33 von 34 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Excellent Field Guide!
8. November 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
This is a big improvement over the Fourth Edition. It now has every (excluding some occasional escapes of course!) species of bird in North America. The taxonomy is updated too. The Blue Grouse is split into the Dusky and Sooty Grouse, the Canada Goose is split into Canada and Cackling Goose, the Green Pheasant seems to be lumped into the Ring-necked Pheasant once again and there are probably a few more updates. The range maps have also been updated too. Some of the more uncommon accidentals and extinct species have been moved to the back few pages of the book. There a list of bird families on the front flap as well as a detailed look at bird topography. On the back flap there is a Quick-Find index as well as a map of North America. The flaps double as place holders and the cover is weather resistant. There are now thumb tabs for the following birds: Hawks, Sandpipers, Gulls, Flycatchers, Warblers, Sparrows, and Finches.
They still aren't as easy to use as some other guides, but they are still decent improvement.
Pros:
*Completely redesigned cover that is very handy
*Every species in North America
*Ivory-Billed Woodpecker update
*Lumping and spliting in some species making this field guide more up-to-date
Cons:
Only the thumb tabs which only come in handy for those species (Hawks, Sandpipers, Gulls, Flycatchers, Warblers, Sparrows, and Finches). Still a decent improvement though.
Overall, this field guide is one of the best and is worth buying. Highly recommended.
They still aren't as easy to use as some other guides, but they are still decent improvement.
Pros:
*Completely redesigned cover that is very handy
*Every species in North America
*Ivory-Billed Woodpecker update
*Lumping and spliting in some species making this field guide more up-to-date
Cons:
Only the thumb tabs which only come in handy for those species (Hawks, Sandpipers, Gulls, Flycatchers, Warblers, Sparrows, and Finches). Still a decent improvement though.
Overall, this field guide is one of the best and is worth buying. Highly recommended.
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