Birds of Missouri Field Guide

by Stan Tekiela

Learn to Identify Birds in Missouri! Make bird watching in Missouri 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 115 species of Missouri 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: Nature, Nonfiction

300 pages, Paperback

First published November 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

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since hanging a couple bird feeders outside, identifying the birds that show up has become something of a nagging obsession of mine.

A couple days ago, while struggling to identify a bird that turned out to be a white breasted Nuthatch, my girlfriend said "Honey, do you want one of your birthday presents early?"
"Is it a book about birds?" I asked.
"It might be," she said.

It was, in fact, this very book. For my uses, Birds of Missouri is a really good bird book. The pages are color coded by the primary color of the avian in question. Pretty soon, I could tell the difference between the red-headed woodpecker, the tufted-titmouse, and the bushtit.

Silliness aside, I found this book really easy to use. It could have used a few more photos of each bird but it's small enough to fit in my back pocket so that more than makes up for it. Four out of five stars.

[Ty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got it because of my bird feeder. Couple of new visitors that I did not recognize. Identified them with this book. Pictures are good, color coded, which I like. Pocket sized. Check list in the back. Interesting tidbits of info in this book also. By the way the Eastern Bluebird, siala sialis, is the Missouri State bird.

[Leigh DuParri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Fantastic photography. Color coded, which helps tremendously if you are a beginner because it helps you identify birds simply by color.

There are maps which show what season to look for them. It tells you calls and has odd facts that help you to tell certain birds apart.

I live in the country with big picture windows and this one is now my new "coffee table book". :-)

[Maranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! I bought it at my local "wild birds unlimited store" where I get my birdseed and I am ALWAYS referencing it. I mark all the birds in the back, when I see them in our back yard! The book has a Checklist/Index that I use for that purpose.

[C.A. Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent, easy-to-use field guide. It's helped me start learning the common birds in my area, and I feel much more confident identifying birds in the field having used it.

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got stuck in a room, and this was all there was to read. Not the best bird book I've ever read, but would be good for elementary research. I would have liked a little more information related to etymology rather than written descriptions of what the bird looks like since the reader can just look at the picture.

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would've gave it 5 stars but I ain't from Missouri.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect guide for new birders.