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Guide to the Birds of Alaska |  | Author: Robert H Armstrong
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 173780
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Pages: 360
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0882407295
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.09798
EAN: 9780882407296
ASIN: 0882407295
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
Guide to the Birds of Alas ka has been a must-have for Alaska birders for more than twenty-five years. Completely updated text and all new photographs from Robert Armstrong distinguish this fifth edition. Every bird will be illustrated including the casuals and accidentals. This comprehensive guide provides the most current knowledge about the birds in Alaska, including the 478 species on the 2007 list (up from 457 in the previous edition). |
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Birds of Alaska bird guide November 4, 2009
K. Thompson (Sayville, NY USA)
It is a good listing and descriptions of the birds of Alaska to be used on my scheduled trip
An excellent photographic field guide May 21, 2009
Timothy B. Riley (San Antonio, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My first field guide to birds used photographs instead of illustrations, as does this book. It was great for a beginner because I could see what the birds looked like in real life, not a "sketch". I think that many others that are new to birding feel that way as well, hence the popularity of Stoke's, National Geographic, etc. Now that I am well into my 2nd decade of birding I have found that field guides with drawings of the birds (like Peterson's and Sibley's) are much more reliable and dependable. They are usually much more scientific and can show you field marks that are not easily seen in even the best of photographs.
That being said, when I planned a birding trip to Alaska I decided on the Guide to the Birds of Alaska for several reasons. First, Sibley's Field Guide to Birds of Western North America contains birds that I have no chance on seeing on my trip, making it a little harder to use (no Roadrunners in Alaska). Second, since I have never birded Alaska I wanted a book focused on that state only so that I could study it before the trip. Lastly, I like looking at the photos. The quality of the photography is very, very good for a field guide. A few of them (the Black Oystercatcher on a nest with a snowcapped mountain behind it and the shot of a Cassin's Auklet skimming across the water) are beautiful photos in their own right.
One thing that it took me a little time to get used to was the Distribution Chart. Most field guides have small maps on each page and are color coded for where and when a bird might be found. This guide uses a chart and codes instead. However, once I got used to it I actually liked this feature. Another thing; the order of the families seemed unusual and does not follow the established ornithological precedent of listing the oldest species first, then graduating to more recently evolved birds. Still, it was close enough that it didn't throw me off too badly.
All it all I would recommend this guide to anyone heading to Alaska and is interested in wild birds. However, I have to confess that I also brought my Sibley's (just as a back up!).
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
 Guide to the Birds of Alaska October 4, 2007
Kenneth Stenek (Shishmaref, AK United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a comprehensive guide to the birds that inhabit Alaska. I would like to see range and distibution maps of the birds and more than one or two pictures of a particular species.
 Guide to the Birds of Alaska January 18, 2007
whippet owner (Michigan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Was an invaluable reference on my Alaska trip. The pictures are wonderful. Easy to use.
Loved having it August 16, 2006
Alyssa A. Lappen (Earth)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
We've traveled to Alaska more than once, and both times enjoyed having this guide book along to help identify birds, especially those not seen in the lower 48 states.
From sooty shearwaters and bald eagles to horned and tufted puffins, one can find all sorts of sea and birds of prey here, as well as wood and grassland birds.
A wonderful source to carry along and help identify species one has previously never seen.
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