Book Description
This popular field guide offers the most authoritative and comprehensive information on all 443 species of Alaska's birds.
Customer Reviews:
Guide to the Birds of Alaska.......2007-10-04
This is a comprehensive guide to the birds that inhabit Alaska. I would like to see range and distibution maps of the birds and more than one or two pictures of a particular species.
Guide to the Birds of Alaska.......2007-01-18
Was an invaluable reference on my Alaska trip. The pictures are wonderful. Easy to use.
Loved having it.......2006-08-16
We've traveled to Alaska more than once, and both times enjoyed having this guide book along to help identify birds, especially those not seen in the lower 48 states.
From sooty shearwaters and bald eagles to horned and tufted puffins, one can find all sorts of sea and birds of prey here, as well as wood and grassland birds.
A wonderful source to carry along and help identify species one has previously never seen.
Guide to the Birds of Alaska.......2006-07-27
This guide help me to eliminate some of the birds that are not in Alaska. The pictures are not real clear, so it was difficult to use for identifying purposes. The script did suggest possible other bird that are similar, and was helpful it that way.
A truly beautiful book but not necessarily enough.......2005-08-15
Armstrong's book is filled with beautiful photographs and covers all the regular species that you will see in Alaska. It is a great introduction to the birds that inhabit the area. Every Alaskan birdwatcher should have a copy.
But, if you are a beginning birder, or new to the Northwest you might need a different field guide. Animals are illustrated with one, two, or three photographs. Unfortunately photographic guides are often deceiving in the field. I recommend you take another good field guide with you.
Each species has 90 to 100 words to cover field marks, similar species, voice and habitat. In some cases like the Black-Backed Woodpecker, only 56 words are used. The writing is great, but the scope of the book does not allow in-depth coverage of each species.
Range finding is limited to a chart with six rows for regions and four rows for seasons. In Alaska, six regions are equal to six average states in the lower forty eight and saying Common, Uncommon or Rare in a region doesn't help pinpoint the species much. A map would do better to give an idea of locations (at least pointing out a species as coastal, or centered on mountain ranges in a given area etc.)
I wouldn't talk anyone out of getting this book, it is beautiful and well written, but if you are planning a birding trip and need to find locations - try West's A Birders Guide to Alaska, and if you are unsure of your ability to indentify birds in Alaska, at least augment this book with the Sibley or National Geographic Guides. If you going to one of the shorebird festivals, definitely get a specialized guide like Paulson's Shorebird Guide.
Product Description
Learn about and identify birds using Stan Tekiela's state-by-state field guides. The full-page, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage, color morphs and more. Plus, with the easy-to-use format, you don't need to know a bird's name or classification in order to easily find it in the book. Using this field guide is a real pleasure. It's a great way for anyone to learn about the birds in your state.
Customer Reviews:
Bird of Alaska Field Guide - not a useful guide.......2006-07-29
My wife and I are amatuer birders and bought this book to help us identify birds during our two week trip to Alaska. The only positive thing I can say about the book is that the photos are of good quality. We found that it included only about half the birds we attempted to identify during our trip. The organization by bird color proved inefficient for field identification. After a few days, we only used the book to help confirm identifications we had made using other guide books (if the bird was actually in the Alaska Field Guide). We came to refer to it as the "worthless" book, as in "Let me take a look in the worthless book".
Birds of Alaska Field Guide.......2006-07-27
As an avid birder I should have known better than to order this book. Any Field Guide that is divided by color should be questioned. I found that very few of the birds that I saw in Alaska were even in this Field Guide, and it was of little help in identifying the new birds that I added to my life list.
Good enjoyable guide.......2006-06-19
I kept this guide handy during an 8-day trip to Alaska (Denali first, then the Kenai peninsula). Using the guide I was able to locate nearly every bird I saw, approx 20 birds total. The photos are very clear and the information helpful and lively. One flaw is the absence of a slot describing the "voice" of each bird. But Stan does mention songs and calls in many of his blurbs. I also would have appreciated a slot for "status" (i.e. common, rare, etc). But few guides provide that info. It's also strange to have the birds arranged by color rather than species groups. But the guide is aimed at amateurs.
The writing is lively and not overly scientific. It's refreshing to read the genial prose and the occasional touch of humor. Many popular guides (Sibley, Audubon) are too dry and clinical. Overall: very good book, and recommended for amateur to intermediate level bird fanciers. I checked out 3 different Alaska bird guides (I believe only 3 exist), and Stan Tekiela's is the best.
A Great Stocking Stuffer or Gift for anyone interested in Alaska Birds.......2006-06-05
This is a great little book (definitely pocket sized). Great images, good information, good design. Do be careful though, this is not an advanced field guide. If you are looking for a field guide to take on a serious Alaskan birdwatching trip, look at getting the Sibley's Western or National geographic.
The book would be good for a casual or novice bird watcher or feeder watcher. The book is organized by bird color which would make more sense to a novice when compared to the family organization found in other guides.
If nothing else, it would make a great gift. Any birdwatcher would appreciate the quality of the photos. Especially good for daydreaming about that once in a lifetime Alaskan Birding trip.
Book Description
Alaska Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or in your own backyard, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable guide. The Pocket Naturalist(tm) series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability.
Customer Reviews:
Alaska Birds Field Guide.......2007-10-04
This is a decent field guide for quick reference. But there is only one example for each species and the birds are in their breeding plumage. Good if you are in Alaska during the spring time and only looking for one gender.
Alaska Birds.......2006-07-05
I have several of these for my class. Great for bird identification for kids!
Book Description
In-depth portraits of 61 representative species, including information on unusual behaviors, habitats, and seasonal adaptations.
Customer Reviews:
Nice Book, Nice Pictures, Nice Tourist Souvenir.......2006-06-04
This book was created to fill a niche in Gift Shops more than to be a field guide for Alaskan Birds. It is nicely laid out and well illustrated, but it is just something of an abridged version of Robert Armstrong's Birds of Alaska. If you are a birder and are looking for a book about Birds of Alaska, get the full version. But see my review of that book before buying it. I recommend getting Birds of Alaska, but not as the only field guide you take with you.
I'm not knocking this book, it is nice, but not complete enough to satisfy serious birders.
Review of Alaska's Birds A Guide to Selected Species.......2005-08-08
This is another one of those field guides which list too few species and doesn't give enough information about them to be of much practical use. We tried using it in the field on a trip to SE Alaska and found it useless. If you need a field guide, get a comprehensive one.
Ron Stoessell
Londi (Yolanda) Moore
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- Indispensable for Birding in Alaska
- The Best resource for Birding Alaska
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Birder's Guide to Alaska
George Cornwallis West
Manufacturer: Amer Birding Assn
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
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ASIN: 1878788191 |
Customer Reviews:
Indispensable for Birding in Alaska.......2005-12-09
First, a disclaimer: I helped write a couple of the chapters in this Guide. My contributions were modest, at best, but you should know.
Because I think this is not just the very best birder's guide to Alaska; it's one of the best birder's guides anywhere. Excellent maps, chapters by highly skilled, well-informed local birders (perhaps excluding this reviewer), and a thoroughness that is astonishing given Alaska's size and range of habitats.
Need an Emperor Goose? West tells you where and when (Kodiak, Fall and Winter, pp. 336-7). After a bunch of alcids? West compares Gull Rock in Kachemak Bay, Valdez Narrows and the Chiswell Islands. Only have a little time in Anchorage? West can send you to Potter Marsh (p. 34). From Ketchikan in the southeast to Adak out the Aleutian Chain; from Cordova and the incredible shorebird migration to Barrow at the northern tip of the state; the Guide pretty much covers all of Alaska.
Even better, West addresses the special challenges of getting to and finding a place to stay in the truly remote birding destinations, including St. Paul in the Pribilof and Gambell on the western tip of St. Lawrence Island.
If you are going to spend any time birding Alaska, this Guide is simply indispensable.
I do disagree with another review in one detail: if you only bring one bird identification guide, bring National Geographic 4th Edition. David Sibley is terrific for the regular North American species, but Nat Geo is better for those Asian vagrants you might just be lucky enough to see.
Highly recommended.
The Best resource for Birding Alaska.......2005-08-15
This book is by far the best resource for birding in Alaska. It is a must have for any Birdwatcher going to Alaska. The location coverage is very thorough and all the hotspots like Nome, Barrow and the Kenai Peninsula are covered in great depth. If you are familiar with the ABA or Lane Birdingwatching Guide Series, this book lives up to the legacy and is as good or better than any book in the series (which says a lot.)
Buy this well in advance of your trip. There is a lot of information to process and the hours on the plane will not do it.
There is some species by species information, but this is mostly a bird finding guide. If you are a birder headed for Alaska, be sure to get this book, but also make sure you have a good Field Guide. Personally, I recommend the Sibley Western Guide.
Product Description
Illustrated with more than 450 photographs of birds, nests and nesting habitat, eggs, feathers, and wings of over 70 species, this easy-to-use book provides an efficient way to identify nests and eggs of birds on Alaska's coastal tundra. Its range includes the Alaska Peninsula, the Bering and Chukchi sea coasts, and east along the Arctic Coastal Plain past the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Canadian border. The book is constructed with tough, waterproof paper which will hold up under rigorous use in the field. Written by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ornithologist with 15 years of experience in Alaska, this book is a valuable resource for biologists and naturalists, and a unique addition to any birder's personal library.
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Alaska Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species (Pocket Naturalist)
Waterford Press
Manufacturer: Waterford Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1889903345 |
Book Description
The Pocket Naturalist card is a pocket-sized, folding card which provides simplified, easy-to-use reference to what everyone should know about familiar plants, animals, and natural history. Maps are included to highlight prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Every card is laminated so that it is waterproof and practical for use in the field. This card highlights over 100 of Alaska's most common breeding birds and familiar migrants.
Product Description
The Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Viewing Trail features 65 carefully selected wildlife viewing sites that highlight the diversity of animals and habitats found on the Kenai Peninsula.
Visit all of the sites and you'll have explored Kenai Fjords National Park, the Chigach National Forest, many Alaska State Parks, the Kenai and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuges, and several state refuges. Watch for wildlife from your car, on foot, by bike, with a canoe or kayak, and by state ferry or tour boat. And, return throughout the seasons to fully discover the bears, moose, whales, salmon, eagles, otters, loons, warblers, starfish, dragonflies, and other wildlife of the Kenai.
This guide provides details on how to get to each site, what to look for when you are there, and special tips to make the most of your visit. You'll also find information on wildlife species and habitats, seasonal wildlife activities, public lands, viewing, safety, and a checklist of the birds on the Kenai Peninsula.
Customer Reviews:
A Perfect Guide for any Nature Enthusiast Visiting the Kenai Peninsula.......2007-09-22
I just got back from my annual trip to Alaska where I found a copy of this guide. It is a great resource at a great price. Anyone planning a wildlife, or nature hiking vacation to the Kenai should look at getting a copy.
I have found most of these places in the last 10 years of travel, but there were some that are now on my "must see next time" list. It's not comprehensive, but it gives more than enough options to productively fill any trip from three days to 6 weeks. Locations range from the Sea Life Center to full day hikes to driving routes. All habitats on the Peninsula are covered (and all Alaskan habitats except Arctic Tundra can be found on the Kenai.) So it can lead you to all Alaskan wildlife except for Musk Ox and Polar Bears.
Nicely laid out, good descriptions, insightful tips, well illustrated, good removeable fold out map provided. Only slightly bad thing, there is no index of target species versus locations, so you need to read through descriptions to find locations for specific species. All in all, a great value and resource for the visiting naturalist.
Great Viewing .......2007-08-19
I had friends visit the Kenai Peninsula for two weeks in July. We used this guide to find 130 bird species and all the major mammals - marine and land. It is cheap, well done, and full of information. My friends took it home as a remainder of why they love Alaska.
Book Description
In 1983, Cabbage Patch Kids*r inspired a nationwide craze unlike any toy before them, inviting children to "adopt" their very own Kid. Of course, parenthood is a real responsibility--a new baby needs toys, clothing, diapers, and countless other items! Coleco and a host of other toy companies were happy to supply a massive assortment of merchandise for these child "parents" that created a multi-million dollar market apart from the dolls themselves. Now this merchandise is part of a new Cabbage Patch craze among collectors. Here is a guide devoted entirely to the thousands of items surrounding the dolls, including doll furniture and clothing, jewelry, games, miniatures, and school supplies. The book includes almost 600 color photos and up-to-date pricing information.
Customer Reviews:
Good Guide for the fanatic collector.......1999-11-21
Very nice ID/value guide for the collector who has to have everything. Tons of collector items listed- shown in mostly original packaging. Tons of pictures to go with descriptions. There are NO CABBAGE PATCH DOLLS in this book- only accessories- doll carriers, Koosas, Furskins, Mini Figures, Pillows, etc... Everything you can think of, and some you can't, but no dolls. Worth the money.
Book Description
Few perennials are as tough and versatile as daylilies (genus Hemerocallis), and even fewer offer daylilies' enormous range of color, shape, and growing characteristics. The ease of hybridizing daylilies is a major attraction for the enthusiast. Any backyard gardener can hybridize daylilies, but this blessing of easy breeding can also be something of a curse to the newcomer. Tens of thousands of new daylilies are bred each year. How to choose and grow daylilies amidst this profusion? John Peat and Ted Petit have come to the rescue in this authoritative overview of all aspects of daylily history, cultivation, and breeding. Inspired by R. W. Munson Jr.'s classic treatment, Hemerocallis, they fully describe the history of the modern daylily. In the heart of the book, they detail the various types of hybrids and provide indispensable advice for growing all of them well. More than 200 beautiful color photographs and illustrations round out the work.
Customer Reviews:
ylily:A Guide for Gardeners.......2005-10-07
This book was a self-serving book for the hybridizers, Peat and Petit..Most of the images were THEIR daylilies...Their Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies was much better...
Book Description
This book is both a comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the genus by one of the world's leading daylily growers and a practical guide for gardeners and collectors. It provides a wealth of essential advice on cultivation, propagation, and garden uses, together with an extensive A-Z directory describing hundreds of the very best daylilies for the garden. Enthusiasts will enjoy reading about the history, botany, and breeding of of daylilies, and and the accounts of daylily collections from all over the world including England, Europe, Australasia, and the United States. Special chapters on spider and exotic forms and dwarf and miniature daylilies - which are ideal for growing in containers and today's smaller gardens - complete this comprehensive and up-to-date survey of these fascinating plants
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The Anthropology of Johannes Scottus Eriugena (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)
Willemien Otten
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 9004093028 |
Book Description
This book deals with Eriugena's anthropology in the general context of his thinking on universal nature. At the outset the role of man seems to be conditioned by nature's dynamic development through the Neoplatonic stages of procession and return. As man is located at the turning- point between procession and return, he is not only governed by nature's unfolding, but can also exercise control over it. Thus it is shown that man should be seen as much more independent than the cosmological structure of Eriugena's philosophy of nature seems to indicate. The study of Eriugena's anthropology urges a re-evaluation of the position of man in the early medieval period. Although man characteristically possesses a sinful, created state, Eriugena shows that this does not prevent him from entertaining a free and direct relationship with God and the surrounding universe. In dealing with the problem of human sin, Eriugena brings out Christ's saving role, but it seems counterbalanced by man's intrinsic potential as the "divine image" to rehabilitate himself. In this respect Eriugena's flexible method of reasoning - his handling of negative theology, theophany and allegorical exegesis - serves as a remarkable example of human independence in what has so often been portrayed as the "static" early-medieval world.
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