A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America

• A Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides)
• The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
• A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series)
• A Field Guide to Wildflowers : Northeastern and North-Central North America (Peterson Field Guides)
• Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))

This bird guide is in the typical Peterson style: good sketches of the birds with arrows pointing to key features which will help the field researcher/student distinguish one bird from other similar birds. It also gives information such as range for each bird plus a couple interesting facts. I'm using this book for a field biology class in college and have found it very useful.

If you are a beginner birdwatcher, look no further. Has excellent pictures, concise descriptions and migration maps at the back. One in car or golf bag or when going fishing and one at home near where we look at birds at the feeder. This was a spare copy for me since it is so indispensable. this is a great book. And it is small and light enough to carry when you go birding. There is also (obviously)a similar book for western birds.

This guide is OK, but it doesn't have anything the National Geographic or Sibley guide doesn't have. The range maps are substandard.

I purchased one for our home and then two more for gifts. If you have birds at your feeders or in your yard you will find those birds for identification. They enjoyed also. It is better than the other bird identification books I have seen for the home.

The North Carolina bird watcher's assoc. said it was about the best and I believe they are right.