Second Edition, Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide

This book is amazing! We had company over and all of them loved it too! Looking at buying some of the other books written by this author as well. Also, the book shipped timely and was in great condition when it arrived. Very good purchase and would highly recommend.

I like Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide by Stan Tekiela, because it makes quick work of identifying the birds that come to our feeders. Since the book is organized by color, we can easily search for out mystery bird. I like the large pictures the book provides. I've checked out several bird books at our local library, but this is the only one I've purchased. I would definitely recommend buying this one. We use it often.

Although I frequently do reviews on products offered to me at a promotional price, this was a personal purchase. I paid full retail price, and was not asked, nor am I obligated to give a review.

This book and all the other "Birds of (state)" guides by Stan Tekiela seem to bring out the worst in experienced birders. While I am a beginner at birding, this dislike of Tekiela's guides is somewhat understandable. To experienced birders, a bird guide in which the birds are listed by color, not taxonomy, is bordering on criminal. Many of those birders seem to have forgotten that they were once novices and likely confused sparrows with wrens or finches.

A beginning birder is likely to be overwhelmed by all the birds listed in a Sibley Guide, Kaufmann Focus Guide, or even a Peterson Guide. What better for a beginner than a book that lists the 100+ most common birds in their state in order of color. You see a brown bird with a small beak and a light yellow chest, you flip to the brown birds and only have to browse through 40 or so birds to try and find what you saw. Easy.

After a few months, you'll begin to recognize sparrows, finches, warblers for what they are (maybe not the exact species) and will want a more advanced book.

This book is the best at what it is. A guide for beginning birders or people who only look at birds out in their backyard feeders. Don't compare it to the Sibley, Kaufmann, etc....

Highly Recommended!

The book introduces about 100 most common birds in Wisconsin. I am an European ornitologist, and this book would be very handy when visiting Wisconsin (or neighboring states) for a first time -you know what to expect.

Of course you need also a good field guide.

For a normal person living in Wisconsin this could be a good choice for the first field guide when starting the bird hobby.

This is a nice, concise book for beginners like me. The size and pics are well done and the book is packed with info & easy to use. If you have small children who are interested in birds this book is a good choice. It only takes a few seconds to flip through the color coded pages to answer-"What kinda bird is THAT?" It will fit easily in the diaperbag or your pocket while walking.

If you just want to identify the songbird in your yard or the gull at the beach, this is probably fine, but there are so many other regularly- present species of Wisconsin birds not listed that I would not recommend this book for birding.

Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide, Second Edition

This book has really helped me to identify birds in my backyard. The pictures are great and I think it's extremely helpful to have the book categorized by colors. I would recommend this book to amateur bird watchers as it has provided me with a lot of joy.