Re: Birding in USA what is the best Field Guide for the USA, There seems to be so many to choose from and all (naturally) claim to be the best.
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David Kowalick
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4 responses to “Birding tips for US visit,”
I agree – the Nat Geog book fits neatly into daypack and is easy to use. Though I did buy the Sibley guide to assist with all those sparrows, but the book stayed in our hire car whenever we walk as it’s Heavy and has too much info on each page for quick checking when surrounded by warblers or a mixed flock. Plus plates are a bit soft/pale, so easier to use indoors. I have iBird Explorer on my iphone ready for our next trip back to US and A (have a yankee husband so we see the Midwest regularly) and it looks very good and useful (calls, maps, links).
Helen
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The full Sibley has the best plates but its big. The National Geographic guide is easier to carry, has decent plates and excellent notes. Birders carried the Nat Geo until Sibley arrived, now it seems to be mixed. If you had room, they’re both good to have.
For the iPod/iPhone/iPad, the top two apps are the Sibley and iBird Explorer. I have the later and it’s outstanding. I’ve nothing against the Sibley app, it just didn’t seem to offer as much beyond the field guide as iBird Explorer Pro.
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One complaint I often heard both in the US and from American clients here, is that the Sibley plates ‘look flat and lifeless’, this making identification of birds more difficult. I’d suggest to anyone birding in the US that they take another guide as well as Sibley’s – I like Ted Floyd’s. Denise L Goodfellow
on 31/12/10 4:10 PM, David Adams at dpadams@gmail.com wrote:
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David,
The best field guide which i have used in North America is the National Geographic “Field Guide to the Birds of North America” fifth edition – costs US$24 in the USA and C$32 in Canada.
Regards, Bruce
The full Sibley has the best plates but its big. The National Geographic guide is easier to carry, has decent plates and excellent notes. Birders carried the Nat Geo until Sibley arrived, now it seems to be mixed. If you had room, they’re both good to have.
For the iPod/iPhone/iPad, the top two apps are the Sibley and iBird Explorer. I have the later and it’s outstanding. I’ve nothing against the Sibley app, it just didn’t seem to offer as much beyond the field guide as iBird Explorer Pro.
There are also lots of specialized birds for specific families, such as raptors. ===============================
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