Customer Reviews

A Birder's Guide to Coastal North Carolina

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This book is a wonderful resource for people who want to know where to go to find birds in North Carolina. It is detailed and thorough. It might be a bit intimidating for newcommers to birding but shouldn't be. It is a wonderful companion to a field guide for anyone lining or visiting in NC. A prior review by Chuck Riddle rated it low because it had no pictures. The reviewer apparently was expecting a field guide and unfortunatly rated the book based on his mistaken expectations.

Anybody that's at all serious about birding the fabulous NC coast needs this book. This will help focus efforts on the most productive, most reliable spots and will make figuring out where to go along the NC coast into a fun and rewarding experience. Fussell knows the NC coast like few others, and he shares that knowledge in fine detail, including very specific driving directions to some little known hotspots. Fussell tells not only where to bird, but when to bird and for what specific species. This book has not only helped increase my life list, but it's helped me really explore some of the places along the coast that are somewhat away from the maddening crowds and off the beaten path.

I've been using this book since 1995 and have loved it! A family member and I took a week long trip with nothing but this book to guide us and what a trip it was!

The information is very specific about what you are likely to find in any season, and where in each location. Even so specific as to address tide or weather conditions that are more favorable for bird watching.

Whenever I go to the beach or any part of the coast, this is the first thing I pack!

The quintesential birders guide to NC! Great maps, very accurate driving directions.

This book tells where along the North Carolina coast that you might see listed birds and what time of year. I suuppose if you knew all the birds and there characteristics it might help you get around the areas.