| The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior | 
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| Authors: National Audubon Society, David Allen Sibley
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: CDN$ 65.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 30000
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.2 x 1.8
MPN: RH679451234
ISBN: 0679451234
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.097
EAN: 9780679451235
ASIN: 0679451234
Publication Date: October 2, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 An Informative Addition To Field Guides October 3, 2002
This well done book fills in the gaps that field guides and bird identification books create. It is a logically laid out, valuable tutorial on each bird family. While the chapters are not highly detailed with species-level information, you get a general flavor of each family of birds. I highly recommend this work to birders and to those who are interested in learning more about our beautiful, feathered friends.
Nice guide to the life and behavior of birds June 26, 2002
As denoted in its title, this book aims to enrich the popular study of North American birds--it is a layperson's access to avian biology, rather than an identification guide. It is an authoritative effort by almost 50 authors and three editors. The first part of the guide reviews five major themes, each deemed basic to an understanding of the group Aves: avian flight, evolution, behavior, habitats, and populations. Throughout, principles are nicely illustrated with Sibley's colorful artwork. The second and major part of the book reviews each of the 80 bird families found in North America. This natural organization by families (e.g., "owls," "wrens") is very familiar to birders and allows for accessible overviews of selected subjects: features that distinguish the family, taxonomy, plumages, ecology (habitat and foods), behavior (including migration), and conservation concerns. Where appropriate other subjects are included (such as vocalizations), and again the work is enhanced throughout by Sibley's art. This guide will be well praised. All levels
Wow! This book is great! June 22, 2002
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I am not a bird expert; I am a homeschooling mother who is interested enough in birds to feed them and provide nesting boxes in our yard. I enjoy watching birds and this has lead to a curiosity about what they are doing and why.This hardback version is wonderful and will grace our family library shelves for years. The paper stock is heavy and fine. There are beautiful and detailed watercolor illustrations and very detailed explanations of bird life and behavior. This book picks up where the bird identification books leave off and is more comprehensive than other books I have read about bird identification and behavior. The index is easy to use for quick referencing about specific birds. There is loads of information here, probably everything you?d want to know about birds. Amazon has over 50 sample pages for you to view, including the detailed table of contents, so I won?t repeat that information inside of my review. The information is detailed but not intimidating for amateurs such as myself. As a homeschooling mother this has already come in handy for discussions about the activities of our chimney swifts and Eastern Bluebirds that have taken up residence in our yard and home. Even if you are an amateur birdwatcher, I encourage you to buy a bird identification book and then this book, rather than others on the market. Once you see this hefty volume and all the information it contains you will see the price is worth it! This is a reference volume that will be used for years.
as I go along from bird to bird.............. June 13, 2002
Everything one needs to know for birding from a non-professional type birder person. Has various sections on different types of behavior and covers things that are not usually found in the "field books". It is not a cover to cover book, but I use it as a reference as I go along from bird to bird sightings........
Perfect Companion April 14, 2002
I love this guide. It goes together with the Sibley Guide to Birds very well. Sibleys drawings are excellent and then the text written by the top ornithologists makes this an ultimate field guide companion.
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