"Fortune has favored the Kansas bird enthusiast with this tour de force guide to the states birds and birding locations. Expertly prepared and magnificently useful, it is a resource that birders in other states should hope and strive to emulate."Dan L. Reinking, author of the Oklahoma Winter Bird Atlas"As the authors point out, this book is a less intimidating introduction to the birds of Kansas. It is an accurate description that predicts its applicability to that great middle ground of birders and birdwatchers, the serious beginners and relaxed veterans. Despite its quite comprehensive nature, this book is nevertheless an easy-to-use reference written in a relaxed style that I strongly recommend to anyone interested in Kansas birds."Ross Silcock, coauthor of Birds of Nebraska: Their Distribution and Temporal Occurrence
"In this authoritative yet engaging resource for bird lovers, renowned field ornithologists Pete Janzen and Bob Gress tell you how to identify the nearly 500 bird species recorded in Kansas, and just as important, where to find them. Centrally located on the North American continent, Kansas is home to a splendid diversity of birds from east and west, north and south. Bird migration in Kansas is epic, and the state is a magnet for rarities. Janzen and Gress are especially to be commended for their thorough coverage of the many recent changes to the dynamic, adaptable, and rapidly changing birdlife of the state."Ted Floyd, editor of Birding magazine
