National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region, Revised Edition

This is a complete guide for the amateur birder and the fourth copy that I have bought over several decades. Beautiful book for a great price. Thank- you.

My second one in about ten years. some people complain about the format of the book, not a problem for me. I have a few other books with drawings of birds but they are not nearly as clear an distinct as these great photos are. My go to bird book.

I bought this for my granddaughter and she loves it.

A good book. Useful for beginners.

This is the bird guide that I grew up with. It's a classic that has a special place in my heart, so it's hard to give it less than 5 stars, but it isn't perfect. Compared to guides like Sibley, Peterson, Stokes, Kaufman, Nat Geo, etc., the classic Audubon field guide feels harder to use and less field-worthy. The photographs are separated from the text such that the first half of the book is just pictures and the second half is just text, which is an odd choice in modern publishing. The photos are on heavy, glossy paper, but the text pages are "dictionary" thin and almost translucent, so they are not very durable, which is a problem in the field. Compare that to something like the Nat Geo or Sibley guides that use far thicker (almost glossy) paper which is both more durable and more moisture resistant. If you get a raindrop on the glossier paper, you can quickly wipe it off with little to no lasting effect. With the Audubon guide, the paper would immediately absorb the water and wrinkle to some extent.Having said all that, the content is good. The photos are decent, and the text is informative and helpful. I love this guide out of pure nostalgia, but I have to admit there are just better field guides out there. For a new birder, I would skip this and get a National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America or a Sibley Field Guide, or maybe even a Stokes guide. Then I would get an Audubon Birds of North America (NOT a field guide) for home use.

I like the gorgeous pictures and the regional maps

Really nice pictures and love the way the book is organized so you can easily find the bird you’re looking for

I’ve had this field guide for over 45 years. Had to replace it when my puppies chewed it! LOL

Very user friendly, informative, carryable. Top notch id book.

Brilliant little book for birdwatching in the States. Bought to accompany the western US volume which we already had.

Everything you need in a field guide

My husband loves this book. It's actually a lot quicker to grab and leaf through quickly when he sees a bird, instead of trying to Google it. As a millenial I don't feel this way about a lot of things, but this is one area where a book does a better job than Google. The chapter organization system is great and makes IDing birds super fast. We leave it next to the window where the bird feeder is. If you live in a natural setting and are constantly trying to figure out what you're looking at I'd definitely recommend this book.

If you love birds then you'll love this book - great reference. We have it at our cottage and my wife or kids are always looking something up.