Archive for January, 2011

2011 has the makings of a great year for bird books. It’s just the end of January and there are already several that I’m anxiously awaiting. Here’s a little of what we have to look forward to. I always look forward to getting the latest field guide. I like to see what new features and […]

by Donald and Lillian Stokes

An exceptional photographic reference to North American birds.

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Here are a few book giveaways that started recently: The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds – enter by “liking” the Princeton University Press Facebook page. Contest ends January 14 Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur – […]
2010 was a good year for bird field guides. The highlights include new editions of the most famous field guide in history, a great new field guide for North America, a real field guide to the world’s most avian-rich country, and what was arguably the most highly anticipated field guide update ever (at least since […]
The last batch of reviews from around the net for 2010. The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America Ohio Birds and Biodiversity Nature Remains A DC Birding Blog Stokes Birding Blog – OK, this is not a review. But if you’d like to take a look inside this book, who better to […]

by Daniel J. Lebbin, Michael J. Parr, and George H. Fenwick

Beautiful, informative, inspiring, and a must-own.

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