Birds of New York Field Guide

by Stan Tekiela

Learn to Identify Birds in New York! Make bird watching in New York even more enjoyable! With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area. This book features 120 species of New York birds, organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Fact-filled information, a compare feature, range maps, and detailed photographs help to ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.

Genres: Birds, Nonfiction, Nature, Field Guides, New York, Animals

324 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Author, naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guide series and many easy-to-use identification guides for the U.S. Over the last 30 years he has authored around 200 field guides, quick guides, nature books, children's books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti found across the U.S. and in Canada.

Stan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota, and he has received national and regional awards for his books and photography. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations.

Stan leads instructional photo workshops and wildlife tours across the U.S. for both beginner and advanced photographers. He also gives detailed presentations about wildlife, complete with his award-winning photographs, to audiences of all sizes across the country.

Reviews

[Cormac Trombley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is incredible for birdwatchers in NY. No matter which county your in you can identify the birds you see in your backyard, in a local park, or even in cities. I used this book when I went up to the Adirondacks, and I have to say, this made the trip a lot more fun because I got to learn about the local wildlife. This book provides everything you need to know about each bird including it's size, male and female variants, juvenile, nest type, egg shape and color, migration, and diet. And the book is split up by bird color. And finally any any bird/wildlife enthusiast would love to read this book just for fun.

[Stacey Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great field guide to birds of NY, only NY. The photos are clear and large, easy to see coloring and other features. Easy to follow guide by color of the bird. See a yellow bird, look for it in the yellow section. The facts listed are the ones you need to know, not a lot of extraneous information. The special notes from the author give you tips to recognizing a bird as well as interesting facts. It's a wonderful read to familiarize yourself with birds in NY state. It shows maps of where the bird can be found in all seasons. I really enjoyed this book. I learned a lot and am looking forward to using the knowledge out in the field.

[Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know much about Birding but if I was going to get started I'd want a book like this.
Beautiful full color pictures of each bird, nice descriptions, well organized, and narrowed down to a specific area.

Props to the author for putting in the work to make this!

[David R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Organized strangely.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really quick and easy field guide to some of the top birds of New York. Great for beginners.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really useful guide for birding noobs. Ive looked at a lot of guides, and found this one the easiest thing to consider when trying to identify a bird in the backyard. There’s one for every state.

[Valleri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A helpful guide, fully illustrated with maps of habitat, so you can identify most (if not all) the birds who grace the New York area.

[Janky Hoax · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite quick access bird book. I use it weekly to identify the birds in my neighborhood. I, too, wish I could get my hands on the cd that accompanies this!