Birds of Borneo: Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan by Susan Myers is the first full field guide to cover the astonishing, ecologically important island of Borneo. With nearly 1,600 color illustrations covering over 630 species, this is the perfect all-inclusive field guide for birders wishing to visit this birding paradise. The introduction to Birds of
Category: Book Reviews
Review of The Sibley Guide to Trees
Trees are one of the most important parts of a healthy habitat for a great number of bird species. The importance of trees is often overlooked when viewing certain types of bird habitats. Knowing what types of trees are used by what kinds of birds is a vital step in aiding in the successful search
Review of Birds of Eastern North America & Birds of Western North America
The following is a review of the two amazing new photographic bird guides: Birds of Eastern North America: A Photographic Guide & Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide. Both guides are by Paul Sterry and Brian E. Small and are published by Princeton University Press. Stunning. This was the first word that came
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Review of National Geographic Illustrated Birds of North America Folio Edition
National Geographic is well known for its use of beautiful imagery, so it comes as no surprise that the National Geographic Illustrated Birds of North America, Folio Edition is gorgeous. This particular work is not only large in fantastic artwork but also in size: larger than a standard sized sheet of paper in both width
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Review of Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail
Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail: A Traveler’s Guide to the 518-mile Freshwater Birder’s Paradise Along America’s Byways in New York and Pennsylvania. Published by: Seaway Trail Foundation. Written by: Gerald A. Smith with chapters by Willie D’Anna, Jerry McWilliams, and David Semple; illustrated by Robert McNamara; Edited by Julie Covey. 1996 marked a special
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Review of Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia
It’s no secret that the Birdfreak Team lacks when it comes to shorebird identification. Much of this is due to our geographic location in the somewhat “shorebird free” Midwest. Granted, migration brings many different kinds of shorebirds through our area, but we lack the in-your-face, overloaded with shorebirds hotspot found more commonly on the coasts.
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Review of Life List – A Woman’s Quest for the World’s Most Amazing Birds
Life List: A Woman’s Quest for the World’s Most Amazing Birds by Olivia Gentile tells the story of Phoebe Snetsinger, a woman who never felt completely happy until she found the world of birding. When Phoebe is diagnosed with terminal cancer at 49-years-old, she decides to travel in search of as many bird species she
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Review of The Travails of Two Woodpeckers
I have long held a fascination with extinct birds, such as the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Every bird book I had as a kid included plates of species such as this (and the Carolina Parakeet and others) but did not include a range map. Instead there would be a paragraph that speculated on the bird’s probable extinction.
