Birds of Iowa Field Guide (Field Guides)

This is a perfect sized book that has beautiful photos of the birds and clearly explains their size and markings, where and when they are normally seen in Iowa along with an attempt to put the bird's song into words to help identify the birds you can hear but not see. It also tells the types of food and bird feeder the birds prefer. Excellent resource for the new bird watcher!

I love the Birds of Iowa Field Guide. I bought it on a whim several years ago, after spotting it on a bargain table at large bookstore. Now I turn to it often. I have a bird bath and a bird feeder in my backyard in Des Moines. Whenever I spot a bird that I do not recognize, I can find it easily using the full-color photographs in the Guide. I also use the Guide to find out more about birds that are already familiar to... Read Full Review

I am an amateur birdwatcher, and just starting out in Iowa. The idea of classifying birds according to colour, and not according to the scientific classification of waders/raptors/... is a simple idea that's highly useful to a rookie like me. The photographs in the book are amazing. I have always found most of the field guides to be confusing, since the paintings used will not reflect the true vibrancy of the colours of... Read Full Review

"The Birds of Iowa Field Guide" is the first and greatest source I have found to identify birds in my own Iowa backyard. The 270-plus full-page color photographs are not only excellent quality, but they are organized in easy to use color coded sections that allow you to flip through pages quickly based on the color of bird that you see. For example, the male cardinal can be found in the red section, the female cardinal can... Read Full Review