Birds of Colorado Field Guide

by Stan Tekiela

Learn to Identify Birds in Colorado! Make bird watching in Colorado 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 130 species of Colorado 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: Nonfiction, Reference, Nature

336 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

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

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a gift, but it's a nice useful one! Organized by coloured tabs, so that you can easily identify a particular bird you see (and it has two entries, one in each colour section, for birds with different male/female colourings, including a page number for the opposite sex's entry).

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this reference guide, but I found the updated edition that I'm now reading.

[uosɯɐS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice guide for a novice bird-watcher like me. I especially liked the tips at the beginning for how to identify birds, and also "Stan's Notes" were fascinating. Looking forward to this coming spring as my first big season knowing anything about the hobby of birdwatching.....

I did feel that the maps were somewhat difficult to use. It would be nice if there was a bigger map at the beginning, with cities, counties, landscape features identified. I also felt like there should have been a field for "winter plumage." Sometimes this info was mentioned, but often not, it just would've been nice to know what to look for. Oh, and I am *shocked* that the Western Scrub Jay is absent from this book!!!

Now I'm also eyeing the Trees of Colorado Field Guide book from this series.

2016 Library's Adult Reading Challenge: 4 down, 4 to go! I'm halfway :-)

[Gina Hylton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best part about this book is that the birds are categorized by color instead of name, making it easy to find what you're looking for. The pictures are superb, and my kids and I have enjoyed checking off the birds we've seen on the checklist in the back of the book.

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is the book I toss in my back pack when going for a local bird walk. Great photos, arranged by color, and clear text. My book is creased and waterlogged--well worn and well loved.