Links

Bird Book Reviews

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.
Avian Books - Many book reviews, and lists of available books by region and topic. A great resource!
The Well-read Naturalist - Reviews of all kinds of natural history books.
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. They also have a book review forum. 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.

Rick Wright’s Aimophila Adventures – There are many excellent reviews here.
10,000 Birds – A great blog, with great reviews.
A DC Birding Blog – Lots of great, in-depth reviews here.
Birdfreak: The Bird Conservation Blog
Birds Etcetera – I couldn’t find a review category, but there has been at least one. It’s a great blog, regardless.
Born Again Bird Watcher – Has regular reviews of the contents of several birding magazines. Also a great blog.
The Hawk Owl’s Nest – Posts book news every so often, but not sure if there have been any reviews.
birdingnet – A few book reviews have been posted so far, but more are planned.
The House & other Arctic Musings
Mostly NF – Reviews of non-fiction books, including a few on birds.
Pines Above Snow – Focuses on nature, and especially conservation, books.
Avimor Birding Blog – Lots of book and product reviews.

Birdbooker’s Bookcase – Ian Paulsen also produces The Birdbooker Report, a weekly report of new and upcoming books.

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.

Amazon.com (Birdwatching section) – Has pretty much everything, and if you sort by Publication Date this is a good way to discover upcoming books.
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.

Atlanta Audubon Society – My local audubon. I also just happen to write book reviews for their newsletter.