Praise for The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America: "This is unequivocally the most spectacular compendium of North American bird identification photographs ever assembled between two covers. ...this monumental volume offers birders the most up-to-date information on field identification of North American birds currently available. ...[it] significantly resets the bar for North America field guides." - Massachusetts Audubon Society This is by far the most comprehensive North American field guide I have in my possession. There are so many nice modern features that make this field guide extremely useful and user-friendly. I could go on and on. - Idaho Birding Blog [I]f one is going to own a photographic field guide for the birds of North America, the Stokes now have the most complete book on the market...you can't go wrong with this guide. - 10,000 Birds Blog This is a glorious book put together with loving attention to detail...a superb, good-value field guide. - BBC Wildlife The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America is an easy-to-use, superbly designed field guide that is detailed enough to be useful for birders of all experience levels. Highly recommended. - About.com Birding Guide