| The Sibley Guide to Birds | 
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| Authors: National Audubon Society, David Allen Sibley
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: CDN$ 53.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 7371
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 5.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0679451226
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.097
EAN: 9780679451228
ASIN: 0679451226
Publication Date: October 3, 2000
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| Customer Reviews:
 Simply the Best of the Best! November 30, 2003
Mr. Sibley has created a bird guide for the 21st century. Practical, logical and incredibly informative, The Sibley Guide to Birds is the bird watchers bible. I have used this guide everyday since I purchased it and the incredible paintings make indentifying birds a joy. Concise and informative, this is the definitive guide for my favorite hobby!! I highly recommend this guide to both novice and expert alike.
Peterson started it....Sibley perfected it November 27, 2003
I've owned the Sibley since it's release and I've just about worn the poor book to nothing. This book, his life's work, holds a detail in it's paintings that is simply unsurpassed. The National Geographic was the guide of choice for many years, but now this is certainly tops. If you are a birder, you must own this, don't worry about the size or settle for the newer Eastern or Western mini-versions....Cowboy up and carry it in a pack or guide cover!
An amazing guide October 14, 2003
The only authorative guide to U.S. birds. And, a great guide. No birder should be without it.
A Great Guide for Novice and Veteran Alike October 13, 2003
I got interesting in birding via photography. I enjoyed our fine feathered friends as much as anyone, but in most cases I thought a bird was just a bird. When people in my camera club displayed their photographs of birds, I began realizing the great diversity in the bird world and became a more objective bird watcher. I am now getting better at identifying birds, and THE SIBLEY GUIDE TO BIRDS has been an indispensable guide. The author, David Allen Sibley is the son of a famous ornithologist Fred Sibley, and began drawing birds at a young age. His love for birds has continued into his adult years and this book is a product of that love. He is a skilled artist and the book includes numerous illustrations of various birds, the different plumages of the birds, and the birds at flight. The variety of illustrations will help a novice birder identify different species with relative ease. The book groups the birds into categories based on species and includes the subspecies of the major groupings. The book also has helpful hints on identifying birds by size, characteristics of the particular bird, color, and call. Due to the size of the book, it is not easy to carry the book while birding as it would be smaller guides. The best idea would be to take a smaller guide while birding for preliminary identification, and upon returning home compare notes with the SIBLEY GUIDE to fully appreciate the varied species of birds in North America.
 good for any age August 27, 2003
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My nephews (both 6) enjoy looking out the window at all the birds in the feeder. The clear information helps us identify birds together. Great pictures and good information. The only thing lacking is info on diet.
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