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jmcdbrock's review against another edition
2.0
This contains great information from a very reputable source, but c'mon National Audubon Society. WHY would you show a photo of a given bird on one page and then refer the reader to another page hundreds of pages later to access the text about the same bird? First half of the book, all photos. Second half of the book, all text. Please put photo and text of each bird all on the same page, and then you'll have a 5-star review from me. :)
finesilkflower's review against another edition
2.0
This is the first bird guide I had, and it was better than nothing but not a great experience.
I know it's due to practical weight / expense limitations, but I find the organization of the National Audubon Society books - glossy full color photos in one section, text on plain paper in another - confusing and annoying. I wound up just using the photo sections to try to ID birds, and ignoring the text, which led me to not realize which birds were common and which rare, or what size they were relative to each other, or their geographical region, habitat, behavior, etc. Also, with typically only one photo per bird, it was difficult to ID variants or even the bird in another position (e.g. flight). Some of the photos don't even really look typical of the bird IMO.
For eastern North America bird ID, I prefer [b:The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America|15830|The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America|David Allen Sibley|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1430787148s/15830.jpg|17647] or, if you prefer photos, [b:The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region|15790877|The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds Eastern Region|Donald Stokes|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355114118s/15790877.jpg|21512432]. Or if weight/packspace is at a premium, download Merlin onto your phone.
I know it's due to practical weight / expense limitations, but I find the organization of the National Audubon Society books - glossy full color photos in one section, text on plain paper in another - confusing and annoying. I wound up just using the photo sections to try to ID birds, and ignoring the text, which led me to not realize which birds were common and which rare, or what size they were relative to each other, or their geographical region, habitat, behavior, etc. Also, with typically only one photo per bird, it was difficult to ID variants or even the bird in another position (e.g. flight). Some of the photos don't even really look typical of the bird IMO.
For eastern North America bird ID, I prefer [b:The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America|15830|The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America|David Allen Sibley|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1430787148s/15830.jpg|17647] or, if you prefer photos, [b:The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region|15790877|The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds Eastern Region|Donald Stokes|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355114118s/15790877.jpg|21512432]. Or if weight/packspace is at a premium, download Merlin onto your phone.
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