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# Clear, Hand-Drawn Illustrations Comprehensive 4th Edition Detailed Field & Range Maps Birds of Western North America (Peterson Field Guide)

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## Key Features

- • **Carry the Legacy:** A timeless classic that connects generations of birders—keep it in your truck or backpack and never miss a sighting.
- • **Artistry Meets Science:** Hand-drawn illustrations provide clarity and ease of identification that photos can’t match.
- • **Navigate with Confidence:** Includes detailed field maps opposite each bird profile plus additional range maps in the back for quick, accurate ID.
- • **Perfect for Every Birder’s Journey:** Ideal for beginners and seasoned pros alike, this guide grows with your birding expertise.
- • **Your Ultimate Western Birding Companion:** Trusted for decades, this guide is the go-to for identifying over 600 species with precision.

## Overview

The Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, 4th Edition, is a definitive resource featuring over 600 species with expertly crafted illustrations and detailed field maps. Celebrated for decades, it remains the essential companion for birders seeking accuracy and ease in identification across the western U.S. and Canada.

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Review: Best book in the field - This is a lovely book, both as a field guide and as a light scientific reference. The drawing as clear and make it easier to identify birds than photos. There’s a reason this has been THE field guide to western birds for so long. One caveat, given the relatively long period between editions there is some minor outdated information in this book, that has changed since 2010. For example the sparrows are listed in the family Emberizidae, but in 2017 new world sparrows were split off from Emberizidae into their own family Passeridae. These minor flaws aside, and given the low price, I think this book should be the first field guide aquired in any western birder’s library and if I had to pick just one bird book, it would be this one.
Review: the return of an old friend... - Bird watching was an approved activity in our very conservative home. And the tools used for that was a Bausch & Lomb 7 power binocular and an early edition of the Peterson Field Guide. Its pages were marked and book marks placed at specific spots so that when a bird was spotted the guide could be quickly referred to. The book was a valued piece of literature to my parents and eventually myself. I wish I had that copy now as a tangible reminder of positive moments spent with my parents in the field. I have my own copy now, the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America - the fourth edition, and I keep a copy in my truck so that I can use it as a reference in the field. The utility of this edition is improved by the addition of field maps across from each bird profiled. This edition also includes maps in the back to add just a bit more information that may be helpful in narrowing down variables when making identifications. Since I have experience with the Peterson guide(s), I have a preference for them. However, I can highly recommmend both the smaller Sibley Field Guides and the National Geographic Bird Guides and I use both - especially the Sibley for reasons that are beyond the scope of this review. I recommend this guide - especially for beginning birders and believe they remain quite useful as you develop more field experience.

## Features

- Houghton Mifflin Field Guide to Western Birds by Peterson Field Guide - 9780547152707

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,804,456 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #646 in Ornithology (Books) #2,365 in Bird Watching (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 448 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book in the field
*by G***E on December 10, 2018*

This is a lovely book, both as a field guide and as a light scientific reference. The drawing as clear and make it easier to identify birds than photos. There’s a reason this has been THE field guide to western birds for so long. One caveat, given the relatively long period between editions there is some minor outdated information in this book, that has changed since 2010. For example the sparrows are listed in the family Emberizidae, but in 2017 new world sparrows were split off from Emberizidae into their own family Passeridae. These minor flaws aside, and given the low price, I think this book should be the first field guide aquired in any western birder’s library and if I had to pick just one bird book, it would be this one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the return of an old friend...
*by I***N on March 27, 2012*

Bird watching was an approved activity in our very conservative home. And the tools used for that was a Bausch & Lomb 7 power binocular and an early edition of the Peterson Field Guide. Its pages were marked and book marks placed at specific spots so that when a bird was spotted the guide could be quickly referred to. The book was a valued piece of literature to my parents and eventually myself. I wish I had that copy now as a tangible reminder of positive moments spent with my parents in the field. I have my own copy now, the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America - the fourth edition, and I keep a copy in my truck so that I can use it as a reference in the field. The utility of this edition is improved by the addition of field maps across from each bird profiled. This edition also includes maps in the back to add just a bit more information that may be helpful in narrowing down variables when making identifications. Since I have experience with the Peterson guide(s), I have a preference for them. However, I can highly recommmend both the smaller Sibley Field Guides and the National Geographic Bird Guides and I use both - especially the Sibley for reasons that are beyond the scope of this review. I recommend this guide - especially for beginning birders and believe they remain quite useful as you develop more field experience.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Life-long Love for the Peterson Guide
*by B***W on March 30, 2010*

There is a stack of bird books sitting near the window in my living room from which I watch a bird feeder and its visitors every day. I have an ancient 2nd edition of Peterson that really started me watching birds. So, I admit that I have a sentimental attachment to my Peterson Guides. I have hauled Peterson Guides over 4 continents. The National Geographic Guide is a back up for me, when I am trying to compare characteristics of the birds I see. Sibley I keep for comparison and because I love books-and as a general U.S. Guide. But, day-to-day, year-to year, I still carry my Peterson in a knapsack with my maps and snacks and use it as my comfortably dog-eared companion. I also love this new addition. Although it is a bit larger, it is still smaller that my Sibley guide. It also has some of the improvements that made the Sibley guides popular, such as maps on the same page as the bird illustrations. (Another reviewer has complained the maps are not accurate, but I must admit that I only use the maps as a very general reference. The bird migration and shifting populations seem to make the presence of many birds "outside the map" a real possibility where I live). The larger illustrations are a real improvement (much appreciated as my eyes age). The biggest difference for me, after years of birdwatching, is that the Peterson Guide is only one of the sources I consult. Now I carry a field guide but am more likely to take field notes and sketches home to look at more than one source. Perhaps because I studied art when I was young, I prefer the less constrained illustrations by Peterson vs. Sibley. All in all, the Peterson Guide is still the one I will carry with me in the field as the quick reference. I have often heard that Peterson is not for "serious' birders. Well, it has served this amateur well for several decades. The new addition is a delight. It is not prefect, there is no perfect; but if I were to recommend one guide to western birds, this would be the one.

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