Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America

This is my third copy of this excellent book, which I use as my ;primary resource for identifying birds. Kaufman is the best, in my opinion -- he combines the benefits of photos and paintings by digitally adjusting the photos to reflect the most typical specimens.

This is a great companion book to the Sibley Guide. It offers different images and more information on each species for comparison. I have several other books by the same author and recommend him highly.

I purchased this book because I was having a problem identifying some small birds photographed in Southern Arizona. I'm not a birder but do take a lot of photos of birds while hiking. Some birds I just could not identify using the popular books. The day I received this book I was able to identify two birds which I had posted as 'unidentified' in my photo album. Great Book! Easy to use for an amateur like me.

Kenn Kaufman's birding field guide is the best one out there, We know because we have had one since it first came out. This purchase was for a gift and the book's condition was perfect and the prompt service appreciated,

Seems a little "smallish" for a field guide but certainly it's ultra-portable & can fit almost anywhere. Also I'm used to "AOU-order" in field guides & this differs slightly from that, but not in a huge way... Have only had a chance to use it for a week or so; will give more feedback later.

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.

Highly recommend this "go-to" accompaniment to any bird-watching venture. Need to have more than one such reference as each offers different view and comments. We often need to check at least four such references in some instances.

What I love about this Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of No. America is that you can quickly "fan" through the photos of the birds to quickly identify the one that just flew by! The photos are beautifully sized and grouped for easy identification. Great for a beginner.