by David Allen Sibley
Sibley does for trees what he did for birds.
Archive for 2011
When I started birding, I carried a pencil and small notebook into the field to record sightings and make notes. It was a great way to learn, but a little cumbersome. A few years later, I met a birder who dictated sightings into a cassette-based voice recorder. How cool was that! Well, not the cassette […]
In case you haven’t noticed, The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds is getting just a little attention online. But that’s to be expected when you produce something so different and useful. I’ve posted a brief initial review, but there is still much to discuss about this work and many more possible perspectives on it. Here […]
February 24, 2011
Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species
Reviews, Books, Biology & Behavior, Reviews, Books, Field Guidesby S. David Scott and Casey McFarland
A useful reference and guide to that which makes a bird a bird – feathers.
I was first introduced to Richard Crossley’s striking photographic bird plates nearly two years ago. A post on 10,000 Birds linked to Crossley’s gallery and asked if this could become North America’s best identification guide. A year later, Princeton University Press announced that they would publish The Crossley ID Guide. The sample plates were unique […]
Want a sneek preview of The Crossley ID Guide? Or maybe the chance to ask the author a question? If so, register today for the Crossley ID Guide webinar. When February 22, 2011, 12 PM-1 PM EST February 22, 2011, 2 PM – 3 PM EST You can bet that I’ll be there!
Here are some bird book reviews from January. Shiny. Wild America Great Auk – or Greatest Auk? Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings Magnificent Frigatebird Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big […]
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.
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 – […]
