John L. Bull (1914–2006)

I have thumbed through my copy of this one until the pages (at least the color ones) are falling out. Overall, a great guide, but sometimes good drawings would actually make it easier to positively identify the bird in question than the photographs this book provides.

It's not the best, but I don't know of a better one for the price. We keep 2 copies at home & use it fairly often. The pictures are pretty good & sometimes contain second pictures where season or sex changes the look of a bird - not always, though.

Excellent Field Guide, Great new color photography, well-arranged

Good book for beginners who want to search for birds by color; Sibley's guide is much better for the intermediate or advanced birder