Hopefully I will finally publish my review of the Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America tomorrow. But in the meantime, here are some other reviews of this book to tide everyone over. It looks like the consensus opinion is that this guide is worth getting. The Drinking Bird A DC Birding Blog […]
Archive for 2008
A comparison and recommendation for the photographic field guides to North American birds…
This afternoon I found the new Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America waiting for me on the porch. I haven’t had time to go through it extensively, much less write a review, but I thought some of you may appreciate a quick look at it. Here are some looks at the guide. […]
by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Roger Tory Peterson’s birth, get to know the man through this great biography.
Here are some bird book reviews from magazines and journals published recently. Birder’s World – June 2008 (Vol. 22, Issue 3) The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, by Bill Thompson III “Disguises education as fun”. Recommended A Birder’s Guide to Southern California, by Brad Schram An essential guide to the region. […]
Here are some new bird book reviews from around the web. Birding For Everyone: Encouraging People of Color to Become Birdwatchers – Birdfreak: The Bird Conservation Blog Rare Birds Yearbook 2008 – Birdfreak: The Bird Conservation Blog How and Why Species Multiply: The Radiation of Darwin’s Finches – Living the Scientific Life
The Smithsonian guide is coming out later this month, and looks very interesting. The Young Birder’s Guide has been universally praised. Check it out if you have, or know, kids who may be interested in birds. The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America (Peterson Field Guides) – Born Again Bird Watcher, 10,000 […]
by Richard Ettlinger
All of the photographs in this amazing collection feature birds in flight. Some need to be seen to be believed.
I haven’t found a whole lot of bargains at Amazon lately. These are the only two that I’m aware of. To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession – $4.99 by Dan Koeppel Field Guide to the Birds of Peru – $19.95 by James F. Clements and Noam Shany […]
Here are some bird book and product reviews from magazines and journals published in April, 2008. Bird Watcher’s Digest – Vol. 30 No. 5, May/June 2008 The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, by Richard Garrigues Recommended as “an excellent modern supplement to Stiles and Skutch“. Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide, by David Burnie […]
