Archive for April, 2012

The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America by Bill Thompson III 2008 saw the publication of the excellent The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, by Bill Thompson III. Just about the only negative thing that could be said about it was that it only covered the eastern half of […]
For a limited time, the Peterson Birds of North America iPhone app is only $4.99!
Bird Sense: What It’s Like to Be a Bird by Tim Birkhead From Walker & Company, a division of Bloomsbury: Most people would love to be able to fly like a bird, but few of us are aware of the other sensations that make being a bird a gloriously unique experience. What is going on […]
Princeton University Press has announced an agreement with WILDGuides (based out of the UK) that gives PUP the rights to the entire WILDGuide catalog and any future books. This is great news for those of us in North America. Princeton has already co-published several wonderful books with WILDGuides, including Nightjars of the World and Antarctic […]

by Deepal Warakadoda, Carol Inskipp, Richard Grimmett, and Tim Inskipp

THE field guide for anyone birding on the beautiful island of Sri Lanka.

Read the full review »

The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickefoose From Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Julie Zickefoose lives for the moment when a wild, free living bird that she has raised or rehabilitated comes back to visit her; their eyes meet and they share a spark of understanding. Her reward for the grueling work of […]
Now you can create and submit eBird checklists from your iPhone anywhere in the world – BirdsEye BirdLog – Worldwide.
Bird book reviews. Shiny. How to Be a Better Birder ABA Blog The Birdbooker Report The Digiscoper Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic Guide UK400 Club (British Birding Association) The Passionate Birder Birdfreak The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds Mountain West News 10,000 Birds Birds of Aruba, CuraƧao, and Bonaire […]