STOKES BIRDING BLOG

Black-billed Cuckoo There are slender white tail markings, very different than the bold white tail spots of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo....

Stokes Field Guides Here is a display of our just published, The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Region, as we...

We're already getting 5 star reviews! "Don and Lillian Stokes hit it out of the park with their new... guide" ( Thermal B...

We just got a great review of our all new, portable regional field guides, The Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Region....

Painted Buntings are my favorite bird. That's why a Painted Bunting is cover image of our best-seller The Stokes Field Guide to Birds...

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are cool little birds! Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. The undertail is completely white an...

Red-breasted Nuthatch, female, has a gray cap Red-breasted Nuthatch, male, has a black cap Another bird we are getting at our fee...

Wood Sandpiper 1 Wood Sandpiper 2 This is how far we were away from it when viewed through the camera. Wood Sandpiper 3...

Common Nighthawk They maneuver to catch aerial insects, especially ants dispersing on wings. Look for the tell-tale white pat...