Birds of Virginia Field Guide

by Stan Tekiela

Make bird watching in Virginia even more enjoyable! With this 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 Virginia. This book features 140 species of Virginia 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: Reference, Nonfiction, Field Guides, Birds

364 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

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

[Sleepy Boy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent field guide, helped me add to my life list.

[Leftenant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, it's a book on birds in VA. I like to drink my whiskey, smoke cigars and watch the "Sparrow Mafia" devour all the seed at my feeder...on occasion, a different feathered friend shows up and it's nice to have a handy source to figure out who it is.

[ValerieH · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of the bird guides that I've attempted to use, this has been easiest for me as a very bad birder :D

[Andréa]

Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher at ALA Annual 2019.

[Willie Latane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to use.

[Jayme · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tell Santa that you are getting into "birding" and Santa will leave you tons of goodies under the tree and in your stocking including this cute little book. In between putting things in and pulling things out of the oven for Christmas dinner I have been reading this book and watching my bird feeder. This book covers the most common 140 birds seen in Virginia (apparently they have a book for each state)and is the perfect place for this beginning birder to start identifying the birds that are found in my backyard. Perfect gift - Santa did well this year.

[Nitrorockets · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a nice book for all ages. I bought it at the local bird boutique due to the owner's recommendation. The book is divided up into sections based on the bird's predominant color. Very good for those little ones that are interested in birding. My children are able to use this book with ease as they identify the birds in our garden.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book because it focuses only on the most common birds in Virginia, which helped make it very easy for me to identify the ones we see all the time in our very own backyard. The photos are also very good and each page for the particular bird has a description of the male, female, juvenile, nesting habits and other interesting information.

[Tommyb]

Birds,Natural history

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my most used birding field guide for Virginia. Absolutely my favorite...