National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest

Beautiful book but has some glaring omissions/errors at least in the wildlife/mammals category. For example Mule deer and Blacktail deer are very different creatures, the blacktail is west of the Cascades and the mule deer, east. Mule deer have larger bodies and bigger racks/horns, and huge mule-like ears. Blacktail are smaller, have a very different type of rack/horns than a Mule deer, and have a smallish black tail. The two types WILL interbreed. Moose are not mentioned at all, and elk are not listed as Roosevelt, and Rocky Mountain elk. These type of elk are very different also - one is west of the Cascades (Roosevelt,) and the other east (Rocky Mountain.) They also differ in that the Roosevelt has a larger body and smaller rack/horns while the Rocky Mountain elk has a smaller body than the Roosevelts but bigger racks.There is also little mention of the mushrooms, and the berries that are edible.As this is the third Audubon book I have purchased I was expecting a very different type of book in the same format as the minerals and mushroom guides.

Don’t waste your money on this slick, fancy, glaringly incomplete mess of a Field Guide. Can’t believe it’s an Audubon book. If I could return it, I would but I wrote my name in it before I checked it out. Lesson learned. I thought it would be a wonderful Guide to have to teach my grandchildren about our part of the US. We live in NW Oregon. Anna’s Hummingbird and Saw Whet Owl are not in the bird section. Are any of the sections complete or do they contain obvious errors of omission? One would assume that Audubon would at least have an accurate bird section.

This book is well made, good sized, and if a great material. It covers a good many species of common life that is likely to be seen, and it doesn't do a bad job of it.That being said, the plants are pretty poorly documented. Often times there's only a far off blurry picture and it would be difficult to tell what the thing was. Other times there is only a close up of a flower of a tree. Well trees aren't always flowering. I think it would be better to have a picture of the whole plant, and another close up of the leaves or whatever distinguishing characteristics there are.Secondly, this book is not good for insects. Only a few of the common insects are shown and many of the common ones are absent. In addition, I would appreciate the orders written in Latin with the English translation: "Diptera (fly order)" as opposed to just saying "fly order"Another gripe, and this is persnickety but none the less, in the snake section it has a "poisonous" section. Well snakes aren't poisonous so there should be none listed there. Some snakes have venom. No snakes have poison. Same with bees and wasps,Anyway. Overall, it isn't bad. Especially for those who do not know much of anything about biology, but for those looking for s more detailed or comprihensive guide, I would recommend looking elsewhere.

My granddaughters (8 and 10) live in Washington State and are just beginning to explore the world around them. They love this book! They couldn’t wait to show me some of their favorite pages which are all in color. There is even a page devoted to constellations visible in the Pacific Northwest sky! They are anxious to begin to their explorations!

Great for the traveler, this regional guide gives a broad, but fairly in-depth look at natural features of the Pacific Northwest.There's no need to carry around a separate tree, fish, bird, stone, etc. book if you have this for the region you plan to explore. I live in Oregon and carry this book around with me on hikes. Being from the East, I've learned a ton about Western plants just by browsing the book and reading the helpful regional specific geology/botany/natural information they have at the beginning and ends of this book.Sure, you won't necessarily be able to find every rare subspecies, but this is a comprehensive enough book that serves as a good pocket guide (back pocket or jacket pocket, that is, because this is a bit too large for pants pockets).

It came in beautiful condition, everything is in full color and it’s gorgeous. The first day I got it I took it to my local wetland preserve and identified all kinds of plants and birds. One of the best purchases I’ve ever made, it would make a great gift for anyone even slightly interested in the outdoors.

I live in an area that has so many different trees, flowers and plants that it is mid boggling. Each day I identify a couple with this book on my walks. There are still a lot of vegetation and trees that are not in this book, however. Nonetheless, I don't know of any better. It is easy to carry (not too heavy).

This book covers WA, OR, and CA and has details as well as colored pictures. It covers everything from plants, the night sky, sea animals, and land animals and birds in a small book. Obviously it can't cover everything but it has been a huge help as we learn about the world around us.

地形的な見所、自然観察に必要なものは、索引もあり、一冊あると楽しめる。(英語）