"Flat-out gorgeous. We see the birds standing, swimming and in flight. There's the usual field buide-style information—maps of their range, what they sound like, etc.—but this book seems to make things uniquely clear."—Sandy Bauers, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Birds of Eastern North America: A Photographic Guide and Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide should be a welcome addition to the libraries of serious birders as well as those who enjoy birdwatching only from their own backyard feeders. . . . I recommend both books."—Brad Sylvester, Manchester Bird Watching Examiner
"The photos in these books are large, crisp and clear. . . . They are durable field guides that easily slip into a backpack or even a large pocket in an overcoat, but their pictures are good enough to be a coffee table book. . . . Of all the various field guides I have ever seen, these . . . are by far the best."—James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.com
"Outstanding. . . . The photos are of such superb detail you expect them to fly off the pages."—Bill Cochran, Roanoke Times
"Stunning. This was the first word that came to mind upon cracking open these new guides. . . . The photography alone is worth owning both Eastern and Western editions. Even so, the accompanying text is fantastic too."—Eddie Callaway, Birdfreak.com
"The guides are, in a word, gorgeous—the photos are crisp (the latest digital technology captures rich detail) and the page layout is superb."—Fannie Peczenik, Pittsburgh Bird Watching Examiner
"Paul Sterry and Brian Small have created books with large, superior photos placed on pages designed to be lively and interesting. The text accompanying each species is three or four times as long as what you find in most ID books. It's pertinent and sharply written."—Jim Williams, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"I was immediately captivated by the stunning photographs. . . . This one's a keeper."—George Smith, Down East.com
"[Birds of Eastern North America] uses 1,118 exceptional color photographs to set it apart from the many other field guides in book stores. And somehow the designer managed to increase the image size so that every species is clearly and vibrantly depicted. Many of the smaller species appear at almost life size. This guide should appeal to beginning and experienced birders alike."—Scott Shalaway, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The Sterry-Small guides will no doubt set new benchmarks for photo quality and precise reproduction. Inset photos cover seasonal and gender variations in plumage, picture birds in flight or show groups of birds for easier identification. Sterry's well-organized descriptions offer bird-spotting tips and information on habitat, feeding styles and conservation status. Range maps compile the latest data from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology."—Valerie Sudol, New Jersey Newsroom
"A lot of clever thought went into the design of this new birding guide, and you'll find it easy to use plus especially helpful and simply jam-packed with lots of useful information."—James Drake, Southern Maryland Newspapers
"A fine pair of guides for North America. . . . Small's photos are big, bright, and tack-sharp. . . . Sterry's generous accounts supplement the accompanying photographs well. . . worthwhile acquisitions for field guide consumers and completists alike."—Mike Bergin, 10,000 Birds
"Informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and stunning color photographs. Images have been carefully selected to convey both the sheer beauty and the key identification features of each bird, and many of the photos are larger than those found in most other guides."—OSNA Birds
"I never used to be very keen on photographic field guides for birds until I perused these two volumes. . . . An excellent volume set for the North American birder, complete with lavish photos larger than those seen in other field guides, useful, up-to-date range maps and an easy-to-use format."—David Bird, Montreal Gazette
"The Sterry/Small guides are an innovative, useful addition to the arsenal of tools available to help us improve our birding skills. These outstanding guides deserve a place in your pocket, bookshelf, nightstand and bathroom."—Wayne Mones, Audubon Magazine
"The Sterry and Small field guide is good in that the photographs, which are outstanding, are quite large for a book small enough to fit into a big pocket. Colored bars with family names across the top of each page make it quick and easy to locate the warblers, wrens, etc. Range maps include all of North America, not just the eastern region. Status, habitat and observation tips are given for each species."—Marcia Davis, Knoxville News Sentinel
"Deserve a perch in your birding library. Birds of Western North America and its companion guide Birds of Eastern North America are photographic field guides, with clear, well-defined full-color photos for ease of identification."—David Buchanan, Grand Junctions Sentinel
"Sterry and Small have produced what I believe is the finest photographic field guide of eastern birds. . . . The photographs in this guide are crisp, informative and, in many cases, stunning."—Herb Wilson, Portland Press Herald
"Compact and modestly priced, Birds of Eastern North America is a beautiful field guide (in fact, one of the best I've seen) and the top-notch photos are accompanied by oodles of informative facts and figures about the species illustrated."—Ron Tott, The Travel Editor
"Fabulous photographic field guides. . . . Birds of Eastern North America: A Photographic Guide, and its companion piece Birds of Western North America, are a tremendous addition to any library of bird identification literature. . . . Even those accustomed to an artist's illustration rather than photography to highlight identification features will find themselves reaching for these volumes time after time to confirm a field sighting of a bird in its natural habitat."—Birding Business
"Many of the more recent field guides to birds are illustrated with high-quality photographs. The present offerings, produced by well-respected authors/photographers Sterry and Small, are additional fine examples. . . . They are . . . beautiful, exceptionally well-produced volumes that will be found in most libraries with comprehensive ornithological holdings and on the shelves of many birders."—Choice
"I highly recommend these books as field guides for intermediate birders . . . and as home study guides for beginners and armchair naturalists. Of course every avid birders will want these guides as well."—Dan Kunkle, Wildlife Activist
"These indispensable guides will quickly become the preferred photographic guides for new and experienced birders alike. The clear layout will help novices easily identify the birds they see, while the superb photographs will help seasoned birders confirm identifications."—Adventure Sports Outdoors
"With these volumes, we've at last found photographic guides that are as easy to identify birds from as I.D. books that feature paintings. . . . [These] photographic guides aren't pocket size, but they're small enough that we'll carry them in the car and, with binoculars, in a pack on a serious birding outing. We expect to spend some enjoyable winter evenings browsing through them, enjoying the superb photos, and readable text, looking up old friends and preparing to meet new ones."—Bob and Linda Steiner, The Derrick
"The most impressive feature of this field guide is the photography. Each species account contains one to several photographs: most are large and sharp and clearly illustrate useful details for identification. . . . It would make a nice addition to any collection of bird guides, if nothing else for the beautiful photographs."—Amber N. Wiewel, Iowa Bird Life
"These guides are certainly worthy as a secondary field guide and photographic reference. No question, they are certainly the best photographic guides currently available."—Alan Knue, South Dakota Bird Notes
"Sterry and Small have created the best photograph based field guides I have seen for North American birds."—Michael J. Andersen, Quarterly Review of Biology
"[T]hese [two] books do have truly wonderful photographs and written descriptions that are useful in identifying and differentiating species. The guides could be especially useful to the casual birder. If you consider the cost of the paperback edition, they are an attractive, affordable addition to one's library."—Clayton M. White, Western North American Naturalist
"With the proliferation of options, choosing a good field guide is increasingly a question of personal preference. Most of my casual birder friends prefer photographic guides; most keen birders seem to prefer traditional guides with paintings. I would recommend this book for novice birders and for those wanting to supplement a more traditional guide."—Mark Gawn, Canadian Field-Naturalist
"The large, well-composed and well-edited photographs, combined with good text and range maps, may very well place these as the top photographic guides for North America."—Nathan Hentze, Discovery
"Exceptionally well done. Double-page layouts of text and maps on the left and digitally enhanced photos of the matching birds on the right make these guides easy to use in the field."—John Riutta, Bird Watcher's Digest
"Birds of Western North America and the Birds of Eastern North America are quite simply the most lavishly illustrated photographic guides to date of North American avifauna. Because of that fact, perhaps amateur and advanced birders will not object to procuring both books together when exploring such birding hot spots as the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and elsewhere."—Gene Wilhelm, Pennsylvania Birds
