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September 15th, 2015 by Aldouspi

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America

Author: David Allen Sibley
ISBN: 9780679451204

The Sibley Guide to Birds has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable guide from David Sibley that every birder will want to carry into the field. Compact and comprehensive, this new guide features 650 bird species plus regional populations found east of the Rocky Mountains. Accounts include stunningly accurate illustrations—more than 4,200 in total—with descriptive ca

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C. Wallis Davenport "joyous2" writes:
September 15th, 20158:58 pmat

230 of 235 people found the following review helpful

The Best of Birding Field Guides! Not just for East Coast.., January 30, 2004

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C. Wallis Davenport “joyous2” (New York State) –

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This review is from: The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America (Flexibound)

I bought this book because I live in the Northeast. However, I was surprised to discover that this edition actually has most species of birds, including those that live in the West or South, with ranges through and including Mexico. This was a wonderful surprise as I actually travel quite a bit, so I don’t have to buy additional editions of Sibley’s bird books.
As to the content of Sibley’s guide, there is none better. His illustrations are outstanding, and descriptions are just wonderful. He describes ranges, eating habits, whether the bird tends to be solitary or fly in groups (flocks), nesting, coloration, etc. Best of all, I really like how he shows the bird in a multitude of positions, from standing to flight, so that if you saw a glint of the bird in a different point of view, you can still identify it using this guide. Top ratings.

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Edward Prete writes:
September 15th, 20159:10 pmat

122 of 123 people found the following review helpful

When only the best will do, November 5, 2005

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Edward Prete (New York City) –

This review is from: The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America (Flexibound)

After a several year hiatus of working with a camera, I recently picked up photography again as a hobby. Shortly thereafter, I started gaining an interest in wildlife and birds, and began photographing them. When I asked several photographers which bird ID book to look into, they immediately mentioned Sibley.

While browsing through the shelves at a B&N brick and mortar store, I immediately understood why Sibley’s book is so highly regarded.

There are several elements that really stand out in my mind

* The book is very well laid out

* Excellent, accurate illustrations detailing various characterstics among species, gender, etc

* Thoughtfully organized sections that make reading it a breeze, whether you are simply browsing for a bird ID or want to learn more by reading more in-depth.

* It’s a managable size, that can be carried along, should you decide to take it in the field. I usually leave mine home, as I am usually capturing the bird on camera already.

* Although it’s the Eastern North American field guide, there are species that can be found in the book from much further away. I can only assume they include everything that you “might” encounter out in the field, which is an excellent benefit.

Don’t settle for anything less. Get the Sibley’s book.

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merrymousies writes:
September 15th, 20159:58 pmat

113 of 114 people found the following review helpful

Excellent field guide, November 28, 2003

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merrymousies (Waterford, VA USA) –

This review is from: The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America (Flexibound)

This field guide is a nice size that’s easy to carry around, has multiple drawn pictures of each bird as well as a short text and range map for each – The text generally starts out with saying if the bird is common or not and then goes into where they nest, winter etc. It talks about the typical foods, if they’re solitary or not. One thing I like too is that it often tells if the bird is native or non-native to the US which I find particularly interesting. Voice/song is also discussed in the text. Excellent reference book. I keep one in the house and one in the car. Highly recommended!

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