Review Roundup: In Print, May ‘08

Here are some bird book reviews from magazines and journals published recently.

– June 2008 (Vol. 22, Issue 3)

The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, by Bill Thompson III
“Disguises education as fun”. Recommended
A Birder’s Guide to Southern California, by Brad Schram
An essential guide to the region. All chapters have been updated from previous editions, and new spots added.
Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds, by Mariette Nowak
A “treat” for those in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

– May/June 2008 (Vol. 40, Number 3)

Silence of the Songbirds: How We Are Losing the World’s Songbirds and What We Can Do to Save Them, by Bridget Stutchbury
“A well-written and comprehensive assessment of conservation issues.”
Birder’s Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk, by Jeffrey V. Wells
A great idea, only wishes that it could have been expanded to include more species.
Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World, by Derek Onley and Paul Scofield
A “well-crafted and useful field guide” for those in North America, and a must for anyone in the central Pacific and Southern Ocean.
Birding Oregon, by John Rakestraw
Useful, but not comprehensive and could be better.

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