Binding: Turtleback
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.097
EAN: 9780679451211
ISBN: 0679451218
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 472
Publication Date: 2003-04-29
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: 2003-04-29
Studio: Knopf

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 703 bird species plus regional populations found west of the Rocky Mountains. Accounts include stunningly accurate illustrations—more than 4,600 in total—with descriptive caption text pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry contains new text concerning frequency, nesting, behavior, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. Accounts also include brand-new maps created from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent.

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America is an indispensable resource for all birders seeking an authoritative and portable guide to the birds of the West.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Best of the best for birding
Comment: I chose the Sibley guide from other excellent field guides principally because of the notes accompanying each drawing. These notes are short text indicators of distinguishing features of a given bird with a line connecting the note to the feature being emphasized in the drawing. Of course, the general descriptions and "range maps" are an essential part of the guide.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
Comment: This is an awesome book for birders with a lot of detail and illustrations on each type of bird. I would recommend it.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Loved it!
Comment: I think this is an excellant bird guide. I'd recommend it to anyone who is just starting out as a birder or is a lifetime lover of birds.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The perfect gift!
Comment: I purchased this book for my fiance's birthday, as we're new to the birdwatching world. It's aboslutely wonderful, and we'll use it for many years to come.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The very best!
Comment: I bought this book for my little brother in California for his birthday. He has just started getting in to watching the different birds and trying to identifying them by there calls. He really loves this guide book. For any body woh getes in to bird watching, Sibley field guide is a must have...

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