Yahoo birdbooklist group
- A fantastic resource to get news and reviews, as
well as to ask questions.
BirdForum - The Books
discussion forum here is another great place for
news, reviews, etc. Also check out all the other
subforums for more great info on optics, etc.
FatBirder - The
bottom-right of the main page has the most recent
reviews. Also check out the review archives for many more.
And finally check out the rest of the site for great
world birding information.
Surfbirds - The review
archives contains book and equipment reviews. The
site also contains news, trip reports, and other
great stuff.
SORA - The Searchable
Ornithological Research Archive allows you to search
or browse online copies of several journals. Most of
these (especially The Auk, Condor, and Wilson
Bulletin) usually have a book review section. Many
of the books reviewed are pretty technical but
plenty of more accessible ones are included also.
Birder’s World - Some of this magazine’s reviews are available online here.
Buteo Books - This bookseller has also posted a good many reviews.
Science News - This general science magazine lists new and notable books each quarter.
Publishers
Princeton University
Press - Publishes of a ton of books on
birds and natural history. Their site has reviews
and excerpts for most of their books.
Handbook of the Birds of the World
(HBW) - Lynx Edicions publishes this
series as well as other books. If you’re not
familiar with the HBW, go to this site and take a
look at them. They are not cheap, but they are perhaps the
best bird books ever.
Where to Buy
Amazon.com (Birdwatching
section) - Has pretty much everything, and
if you sort by Publication Date this is a good way
to discover upcoming books.
ABA Sales - They have
many books for sale, including some you can’t easily
find anywhere else such as the ABA/Lane Birdfinding
Guides.
Buteo Books - Specializes
in bird books. They have current and
out-of-print/rare books.
Birdways Books - Offers fine books and art related to birds.
Organizations
Atlanta Audubon Society - My local audubon. I also just happen to write book reviews for their newsletter.