[.uk] Birds of Michigan Field Guide, Second Edition (ISBN 159193043X)

some birds not included:
The book is smaller than I thought it would be and some birds are not included, such as the whip-or-will etc... I would not purchase this book in retrospect. I think it is a little overpriced. However, it is good for birdfeeder sightings and yard visitors.

Perfect!:
What a great book! Really helps me identify my back yard "friends". It arrived on time and in the conditiion described. Thank you.

Must buy for Michigan bird watchers:
This is an excellent book for those who are not bird experts but would like some interesting information on birds you might find and are curious about. Book is small, compact size to take into the field without being cumbersome. Photos are excellent and I like how the birds are grouped by general color for quick reference. No need to know the scientific names though they are given below the common name at the top of the page.

Incomplete? Possibly, but a MUST have.:
The fact that this book only contains 100+ birds when MI has 400+ birds is explained right in the front of the book. This is a guide containing the more common species and is a lovely book to have. Do I wish it had ALL the MI birds? Yes, but only because Stan Tekiela is such an excellent author, I certainly don't have anything negative to say about his work. This book just leaves me wanting more. Hear that, Stan? :o) I have a field guide for birds of north america with only drawn illustrations and I hate it. If you want sorting by genus etc, keep looking....and quit complaining. I for one, LOVE the format of Stan's books, the color-coding, etc. and I hope he always keeps it simple for use by regular people. Getting too scientific & complex would just turn it into a school book, yuck. This book should be more complete because it's so excellent. I have the mammals guide, too (which IS complete) and can't WAIT to get his wildflowers, trees, & reptiles/ampibians books.

Birds of Michigan:
Excellent reference material. Can quickly look up any bird by the color coding on the outside of the pages. It is small enough to carry in your jacket; we took it with us when we went canoeing so we could look up the water fowl along the way. We purchased the CD that went along with the book, and we enjoy that very much as well!