Birds of Minnesota, field guide and 2 audio cd set of bird songs and calls, by Stan Tekiela.

Recently picked this up on amazon for $20 and finally discovered that one of the bird songs I heard every day on our last trip is that of a White Throated Sparrow.

The birds in the field book are organized by prominent color, which is certainly different then our other two birding field books which are organized by bird type. There is a sigle picture with a paragraph of information on each bird. In addition, there are entries to stock data questions such as: size, nest, eggs, incubation, fledging, migration, food, and comparisons to similar looking birds.

I thought the National Geographic field guide and the Sibley's birding basics were better books to learn from, but this one has some additional information as well as the audio bird calls on CD. The way the birds are organized by color might be good for someone like me just starting out too.

BT