Stokes Finch Guide one of Best Bird Books 2024, from American Birding Association

 

So honored that The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada with Matt Young, was just named one of the BEST BIRD BOOKS OF 2024 (the list only includes 5 books) by The American Birding Association!! https://www.aba.org/08-49-birding-book-club-best-of-2024/ Thank you ABA! Matt and I worked extremely hard to bring you a book that goes far beyond a usual field guide. It is the historically first complete guide to finches (including Hawaiian finches). It has 355 stunning photos, some full page, unique, engaging "Quick Take" introductory essays for each main breeding finch, extraordinary foraging charts plus spectrograms for each Red Crossbill call type, "Deep Dive" scientific info, "Fun Facts" and much more. All of this in a beautifully designed, user-friendly, and written for the beginning bird watcher to the most fanatical finch fan format. All things finch for all bird watchers. We hope you enjoy it and it adds to your love and understanding of finches.

The Perfect Christmas Gift for Bird Lovers!

 Looking for Christmas Gifts? The new The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada with Matt Young is all things finch for all bird lovers, including the 91 million Americans who feed birds (finches are top 10 feeder birds in all areas of the country). Photo by Alan Murphy, whose beautiful photos are in the book. Here is some recent praise:

- "Definitely a great book and a first on finches of North America"

- "This is an absolutely beautifully written book full of wonderful narrative, exceptionally well researched science, and hundreds of gorgeous photos. MUCH more than a guidebook..."

-"For birders that enjoy finches more or less equally to other passerines, or for hard-core finch and irruptive-species fanatics, this book is equally essential reading....the authors have managed to achieve a one-of-a-kind text and one-stop-shop for everything finchy."

- "I especially loved the "At Your Feeders" segment - finches are star attendees at my feeder for sure, but having this unique perspective, not offered in other guides surrounding birds, makes me feel like I don't need to go any further than my own back garden in order to really get to know my finchy neighbors. And this just makes me feel good, and as if there's an element of inclusivity for people who are bird-lovers but maybe don't consider themselves birders. As an avid birder myself, who has an extensive library of books, I have never done a cover-to-cover read of any field guide until this one: I just couldn't put down!"