Comments on: The Sibley Guide to Birds http://www.sibleyguides.com Identification of North American birds and trees Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:05:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claire Baker http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-106742 Claire Baker Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:17:48 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-106742 This is a sweet story. I had wanted your book since it first appeared, but having just depleted my guide book funds with butterfly, dragonfly, Howell & Webb, New Nat Geo, I just didn't have the funds when you were here at the RGVBF to get it. So I waited. I went to my local thrift store one day a month ago and they were just restocking the books and guess what I found? A virtually new book, yours, lying on top, only the cover was creased, the insides not even written in or a name in it. This may not sound so sweet but wait. So I open it up when I get home and there is a clipped out Reader's Digest article about your book in the back. Clipped and stapled. Aw. Maybe some little grandma found the book too big to carry around or the writing was too small? Who knows? Her loss, my gain. I had heard you made some interesting comments of an anthropomorphic nature and finally came to one that I love. It's true, the White-winged dove does have a "bemused expression". Made me wonder what Gary Waggerman, my friend and WWD expert thought about that one. Did he ever talk to you? He's gone now, but this made me smile. I am especially enjoying the hawk section, since we get everything down here in the RGV. Am studying it now and enjoying the whole book. Thank you for your great achievement. Claire Baker This is a sweet story. I had wanted your book since it first appeared, but having just depleted my guide book funds with butterfly, dragonfly, Howell & Webb, New Nat Geo, I just didn’t have the funds when you were here at the RGVBF to get it. So I waited. I went to my local thrift store one day a month ago and they were just restocking the books and guess what I found? A virtually new book, yours, lying on top, only the cover was creased, the insides not even written in or a name in it. This may not sound so sweet but wait. So I open it up when I get home and there is a clipped out Reader’s Digest article about your book in the back. Clipped and stapled. Aw. Maybe some little grandma found the book too big to carry around or the writing was too small? Who knows? Her loss, my gain. I had heard you made some interesting comments of an anthropomorphic nature and finally came to one that I love. It’s true, the White-winged dove does have a “bemused expression”. Made me wonder what Gary Waggerman, my friend and WWD expert thought about that one. Did he ever talk to you? He’s gone now, but this made me smile. I am especially enjoying the hawk section, since we get everything down here in the RGV. Am studying it now and enjoying the whole book. Thank you for your great achievement.

Claire Baker

]]> By: David Sibley http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-105441 David Sibley Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:30:12 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-105441 I am currently working on a major revision, but it won't be out until Spring of 2013 at the earliest. I am currently working on a major revision, but it won’t be out until Spring of 2013 at the earliest.

]]> By: Mike http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-100593 Mike Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:52:18 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-100593 So I don't have buyers regret, are you working on a revised edition to be released anytime soon? So I don’t have buyers regret, are you working on a revised edition to be released anytime soon?

]]> By: David Sibley http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-92241 David Sibley Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:11:01 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-92241 Hola Gia. Muchas gracias. Hola Gia. Muchas gracias.

]]> By: Gia http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-92233 Gia Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:03:02 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-92233 Hola sr. Sibley. Quiero decirle que su guía es excelente!! de mucha utilidad aquí en México para la identificación de las aves migratorias. Saludos! Hola sr. Sibley. Quiero decirle que su guía es excelente!! de mucha utilidad aquí en México para la identificación de las aves migratorias. Saludos!

]]> By: Bob Pelkey http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-79380 Bob Pelkey Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:18:18 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-79380 My four year "used" soft cover <i>Eighth Printing</i> edition of <i>The Sibley Guide to Birds</i> has been referenced an average of several times a week and is immensely appreciated for its content and the quality construction of the book itself. My four year “used” soft cover Eighth Printing edition of The Sibley Guide to Birds has been referenced an average of several times a week and is immensely appreciated for its content and the quality construction of the book itself.

]]> By: David Sibley http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-78738 David Sibley Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:18:05 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-78738 My guess is you are seeing Virginia Rails. The only birds with black chicks are in the rail family - rails, moorhen, coot - and among those the Virginia Rail best fits your description. Nice find! My guess is you are seeing Virginia Rails. The only birds with black chicks are in the rail family – rails, moorhen, coot – and among those the Virginia Rail best fits your description. Nice find!

]]> By: Bill Pamplin http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-78668 Bill Pamplin Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:42:20 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-78668 Comment ,Thanks, Field guide is a great book..I am trying to identify sandpipers, (centeral N.J., on a tidle creek) The sandpipers have black chicks if that helps, the adults are adeep dark brown hard to see markings, Dark legs and beek. Thanks. Now once again thanks to you i have identified through my rear window: Black and Yellow night herons ,great blue herons,Great egret, A snowey or little egret(had yellow feet and a plume (long and Thin)Cormarant,mallard,eider,merganser,bufflehead,skimmers,one belted kingfisher, and so on with all the common little birds More thanks Bill Pamplin Comment ,Thanks, Field guide is a great book..I am trying to identify sandpipers, (centeral N.J., on a tidle creek) The sandpipers have black chicks if that helps, the adults are adeep dark brown hard to see markings, Dark legs and beek. Thanks. Now once again thanks to you i have identified through my rear window: Black and Yellow night herons ,great blue herons,Great egret, A snowey or little egret(had yellow feet and a plume (long and Thin)Cormarant,mallard,eider,merganser,bufflehead,skimmers,one belted kingfisher, and so on with all the common little birds More thanks Bill Pamplin

]]> By: Steve Johnston http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-27522 Steve Johnston Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:50:41 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-27522 Hi, Mr. Sibley, Do you publish the Field Guide to Western Birds in Spanish? Your guides are now the standard. Thanks for your hard work! Steve Johnston srj5@earthlink.net Hi, Mr. Sibley,

Do you publish the Field Guide to Western Birds in Spanish?

Your guides are now the standard. Thanks for your hard work!

Steve Johnston
srj5@earthlink.net

]]> By: David Sibley http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-guide-to-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-22841 David Sibley Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:35:35 +0000 http://sibleygu.server298.com/?page_id=796#comment-22841 Each species has a small map showing the range in summer, winter, and migration. But there's no indication of the dates beyond that. In most states or counties you can get a checklist with "bar graphs" showing each species' status monthly or weekly through the year, and ebird also can show some graphs. That will give you much better local information than the broad overview that the books show. Hope this helps. Each species has a small map showing the range in summer, winter, and migration. But there’s no indication of the dates beyond that. In most states or counties you can get a checklist with “bar graphs” showing each species’ status monthly or weekly through the year, and ebird also can show some graphs. That will give you much better local information than the broad overview that the books show. Hope this helps.

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