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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley

christopherwater's review against another edition

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informative

5.0

crostonk's review

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informative slow-paced

5.0

I moved to the Eastern part of the US and did not realize I needed a new Sibley until I was out on my porch failing to identify a chickadee. 
As far as rating is concerned; c'mon, it is the Sibley, it is the definitive bird book. 

affiknittyreads's review against another edition

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5.0

As someone who has recently become a birdwatcher, and loves to acquire books, I've got a couple (OK, more than a couple) other field guides. But this is my favorite and the one that I carry with my bins. The illustrations are just amazing.

beeostrowsky's review against another edition

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4.0

With around 700 species and half a continent to cover, the text gets small to make room for excellent illustrations of different morphs, flight silhouettes, etc., crammed in at 2 per page. Bring your reading glasses!

finesilkflower's review against another edition

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5.0

I did a side by side comparison of this, the Peterson field guide, and the Audubon field guide, and I liked this one the best. The illustrations are clear and, for the birds I knew, seemed to capture the spirit of the bird in an easy-to-identify way. Important features and field marks are pointed out in the illustrations. There are pages with helpful comparisons for similar or easily-confused birds, like hawks and warblers. It's compact and densely packed with useful information.

The Peterson guide is very similar, and another good choice, but I just liked the Sibley guide's je ne sais quoi better. The Audubon guide, with its photographic illustrations, sometimes seemed to have non-representative images which made identification difficult. I also didn't like having to look up plates and text separately.

Together with the Merlin app, I feel like this book covers my bird identification needs.

patsaintsfan's review against another edition

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5.0

Awesome reference!

delvie's review

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5.0

Always have one of these (regionally appropriate) bad boys on me when I'm going on nature-centric vacations. Best college class I ever took.

sionnac's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

4.75

nata_c's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0

One of the best bird guides for Eastern North America. Beautiful paintings and good information. 
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