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| Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America | 
| Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 25949
Media: Turtleback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 392
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0618574239
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.097
EAN: 9780618574230
ASIN: 0618574239
Publication Date: April 14, 2005
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Condition: Over 600,000 Feedbacks Posted!!! Great Buy!!!*** Never Used*** May Have a Publisher's Mark~We have over 3,500,000 Books Sold!!!
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| Customer Reviews:
 My new favorite... September 7, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have in the past used both Peterson's and National Geographic, but this book has quickly replaced them as the one I take out into the field. Kauffman has gotten past the traditional problems with photographic guides - while retaining their best features. The single page index at the end makes it much faster to look up birds.
 I thought it would be better August 31, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The 'touched up' photos sounded like a great idea, but I'm a bit disappointed. Anyone who has seen a Stellar's jay, a Mountain Bluebird, and a regular Blue Jay would immediately comment on the striking differences in color! But in this book all three share a common 'muddy' hue... Ruby-throated Hummingbirds regularly visit my feeder, but the photo-illustration in the book so little resembles the real bird that I would never identify it from the picture (fortunately we only have migratory Ruby-Throateds and Rufous hummingbirds in this area, so the identification issue is not critical in East Texas).... This book is very brief when it comes to descriptions, etc. For example the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird gets 88 words, whereas in my Bull/Farrand edition of "The Audubon Society Field Guild to North American Birds, Eastern Region" I get 235 words. Also, unlike the Audubon Society book, Kaufman's book does NOT break the text into secions, and it contains no section under each species describing its nesting/egg characteristics.... I have not researched why the Latin species names are different in the two books (may not be a big deal), but one example is that my Carolina Chickadees are called "Poecile carolinensis" by Kaufman, and "Parus carolinensis" by Bull and Farrand. (Those more dedicated than I may wish to check with the American Ornithologists' Union Check-Lists and Supplements).... I have given this book 4 stars despite the above issues because in most other ways this is an excellent birdbook.... I liked the photo-illustration of the juvenile Northern Cardinal, which clearly shows the distinctive dark beak (adults have reddish or orange beaks).... The range maps make effective use of the color, using blue, light blue, red, pink, dark purple, light purple, grey, and white (8 each) to distinguish between scare and common distributions within winter range, summer range, migratory range, and 'all-seasons' range.... This is a pretty good book, and well worth adding to one's library -- but it is not the 'perfect reference.' I'm still looking......
This veteran birder's favorite field guide May 23, 2001
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I started birdwatching in the mid-seventies and used as my first field guide the Golden book. It is the perfect size to go anywhere and it includes the range maps of the species on the same page as the painting of the bird. (My major complaint of the Peterson guide is the maps are at the back of the book.) The Golden was my favorite until I purchased the National Geographic 3rd edition. The NG contains more variations of each species with great detail. However, this turned out to be a double-edged sword. Too much detail to look through on an unfamiliar bird, and the book is cumbersome in the field. Checking out Ken Kaufman's new field guide from my local library and using it during the waterfowl migration this spring, convinced me it is my must have book in the field. I was never a fan of the photographic guides, but with today's technology, Kaufman and his crew hit a home run. Clear digitally- enhanced photos. It IS field guide size with range maps next to the bird's picture. The one-page, short index inside the back cover is very helpful in looking up a bird quickly. I own eight field guides including the Sibley guide, but this is the one I take in the field. If you're looking for a single book to get started in birdwatching, this is my pick. Happy birding!
Grandiosa Guia Ilustrada sobre las Aves Norteamericanas May 18, 2001
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
Un gran libro, perfectamente ilustrado con magnificas fotografias a todo color, tamano practico para llevarlo de viaje.
Focus Guide to Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman April 6, 2001
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Focus Guide by Kenn Kaufman is an excellent resource. The photographs are clear and easy to understand. The abbreviated index on the last page makes finding birds in the book easy and quick. He has done a fine job.
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