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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition (Sibley Guides) Paperback – March 29, 2016

by David Allen Sibley (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 3,652 ratings
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COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED: Perfect for the field! The most authoritative on-the-go guide to the birds of the East •From renowned birder, illustrator, and New York Times best-selling author David Sibley

Compact and comprehensive, this guide features 650 bird species, plus regional populations, found east of the Rocky Mountains. Entries include stunningly accurate illustrations—more than 4,600 in total—with descriptive captions pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry has been updated to include the most current information concerning frequency, nesting, behavior, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. Here too are more than 600 updated maps drawn from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent, and showing winter, summer, year-round, migration, and rare ranges.

This revised edition includes:
• Updated habitat, description, behavior, and conservation text for each species account and all family pages.
• New and revised illustrations of species and regional forms.
• New design featuring species accounts in columns, allowing for better comparison and more illustrations and text. 
• Current taxonomic order and up-to-date common names. 
• All maps revised to reflect the most current range information. 
• More species and rarities included
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    Sibley Guides
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    March 29, 2016
  6. Dimensions
    4.8 x 1.03 x 7.75 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0307957918
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0307957917
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DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including the New York Times best seller The Sibley Guide to Birds. He has contributed art and articles to Smithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching, and North American Birds, and wrote and illustrated a syndicated column for The New York Times. He is the recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Birding Association and the Linnaean Society of New York's Eisenmann Medal. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf; 2nd edition (March 29, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0307957918
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0307957917
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.8 x 1.03 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 3,652 ratings

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David Allen Sibley (born 1962, in Plattsburgh, New York) is an American naturalist. The son of ornithologist Fred Sibley, he began watching and drawing birds at a very young age, and spent most of the 1980s and 90s traveling all over the North American continent in search of birds. He is the author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds (and several other books about birds), as well as the Sibley Guide to Trees.

Photo by Slowking4 (Own work) [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Customers find this bird guide comprehensive and informative, with spectacular illustrations and well-organized content, particularly appreciating the columnar organization for each species. Moreover, the visual content receives positive feedback, with many birds depicted in profile flying view. However, the print size and readability receive mixed reviews - while some find it perfect for a small bag or backpack, others complain about the pictures and print being too small and the text being hard to read.

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169 customers mention "Informational content"166 positive3 negative

Customers find the book informative and comprehensive, praising its detailed content and pictures, with one customer noting its encyclopedic coverage.

"...Very detailed pictures and descriptions. Great for anyone learning how to bird or wanting a nice guide to bring into the field." Read more

"Good size for travelling. Lots of good information and I like how it is organized." Read more

"Easy to use, beautiful photos, most enjoyable." Read more

"...of the text - seems perfectly legible to me and appropriate for fitting so much information into a small book...." Read more

107 customers mention "Birding guide"100 positive7 negative

Customers find this field guide excellent for birding, particularly for novice bird watchers, as it is easy to reference for accurate information and handy for identification. One customer describes it as a valuable resource for comparing different species.

"...Very detailed pictures and descriptions. Great for anyone learning how to bird or wanting a nice guide to bring into the field." Read more

"Easy to use, beautiful photos, most enjoyable." Read more

"It's a great little book to ID birds. But because it's a little book, the pictures are quite small...." Read more

"Sufficient detail , good photos, insights into bird habits and nesting." Read more

80 customers mention "Illustrations"76 positive4 negative

Customers love the illustrations in this bird guide, describing them as spectacular and beautiful, with one customer noting that the paintings depict birds as they appear in nature.

"...Very detailed pictures and descriptions. Great for anyone learning how to bird or wanting a nice guide to bring into the field." Read more

"Easy to use, beautiful photos, most enjoyable." Read more

"...Other than that, nice artwork, quality binding, and lots of good info...." Read more

"...It's even better than this one, at least as sturdy, and the pictures are a little bigger." Read more

22 customers mention "Visual content"22 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the visual content of the guide, which features great drawings of birds of all types, with many species depicted in profile flying views and both sexes included.

"...weight, price, planning, print, colours, clear maps, many illustrations for each bird including flight mode ,song,call and up to date )..." Read more

"...Other attributes include: - the exquisite detailed paintings of the birds (look like photos); - each bird is depicted in both sexes, at all stages..." Read more

"...Many birds are depicted in profile flying view, which is much more helpful than I had expected...." Read more

"This book is very informative with lots of nice pictures of bird species. The only con I see is the text is too small and light." Read more

11 customers mention "Organization"11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the organization of the field guide, particularly its columnar layout for species information and side-by-side comparisons.

"...(size, weight, price, planning, print, colours, clear maps, many illustrations for each bird..." Read more

"I liked the pics and the organization of the species" Read more

"This book has very detailed pictures and comments on how to look for the difference if they are a close image I like the checklist of birds seen in..." Read more

"...It's still new, but I find the columnar organization for each species quite helpful...." Read more

73 customers mention "Print size"22 positive51 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's print size, with some finding it perfect for a small bag or backpack, while others complain that the pictures and text are too small.

"...But because it's a little book, the pictures are quite small. Dear Sibley: Digitize your books and sell them as cellphone apps...." Read more

"...She is new to bird watching and it’s the perfect size for a small bag or back pack. Very detailed pictures and descriptions...." Read more

"and the text font size is smaller too. Because of this, I am keeping my 2003 edition as well." Read more

"...versions. Many illustrations on the family summary pages are so small as to be utterly useless...." Read more

27 customers mention "Readability"11 positive16 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the readability of the book, with some finding it perfectly legible while others report it being hard to read.

"...Definitely appears smaller and is more difficult to read. Names don't pop...." Read more

"...people have complained about size/boldness of the text - seems perfectly legible to me and appropriate for fitting so much information into a small..." Read more

"...know if i would recommend this because the text is small and a little hard to read. I prefer the nat geo guide for now." Read more

"...A little crimped, but still able to flip through and perfectly legible. None of the ink bleed and pages didn't rip...." Read more

9 customers mention "Ease of transport"6 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the field guide's portability, with some finding it too light, while one customer mentions it fits well in their camera bag.

"...It’s very handy for travel." Read more

"...The only con I see is the text is too small and light." Read more

"I have many of Sibley’s books. This one is perfect for the backpack, smaller and lighter but with the image and description quality Sibley is known..." Read more

"Very easy to pack in my camera bag. Loads of great illustrations . Very informative." Read more

Physical book construction is top notch!
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Physical book construction is top notch!
I accidently left my book outside over night during a huge storm. Every page was soaked. I let it dry out a bit. Then carefully paged through so pages would stick and dried it the rest of the way with a hair dryer. A little crimped, but still able to flip through and perfectly legible. None of the ink bleed and pages didn't rip. Most books wouldn't have survived, but a field guide should.
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  • Nicole
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a birding beginner!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024
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    Bought this for a coworker of mine. She is new to bird watching and it’s the perfect size for a small bag or back pack. Very detailed pictures and descriptions. Great for anyone learning how to bird or wanting a nice guide to bring into the field.
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  • Kyle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2025
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    Good size for travelling. Lots of good information and I like how it is organized.
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  • Susan Snead
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024
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    Easy to use, beautiful photos, most enjoyable.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Christopher McCabe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Readable to me
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
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    Don't know why people have complained about size/boldness of the text - seems perfectly legible to me and appropriate for fitting so much information into a small book. I'm reading it inside the house- don't know if reading it outside (in the field, so to speak) would change that assessment. I'm just assuming that there are a lot of older folk who are birdwatchers and therefore a disproportionate amount of people with bad eyes. Don't know how you could see the actual birds well enough if you can't even read this book inches from your face!

    Other than that, nice artwork, quality binding, and lots of good info. IMO, sized appropriately to be able to travel well but I'm sure there are nit pickers on that front too.
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  • Drew458
    4.0 out of 5 stars A very nice bird book that's small enough for a jacket pocket
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
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    It's a great little book to ID birds. But because it's a little book, the pictures are quite small.

    Dear Sibley: Digitize your books and sell them as cellphone apps. Tap any picture for a full screen shot, and digitize the bird songs. If you have the data, you could put in short videos of the birds in flight, as many birds have a distinctive flight pattern or wing position. Couldn't hurt to add a Life List feature so user could mark off what birds they saw, where, and when.

    I kept the larger format Sibley book. It's even better than this one, at least as sturdy, and the pictures are a little bigger.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • M. H. S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars precise and accurate bird guide
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2024
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    Sufficient detail , good photos, insights into bird habits and nesting.
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  • L. Breeding
    5.0 out of 5 stars Took some time but I really Like it
    Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
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    At first, I was like many of the people in the reviews, thinking the pictures and print were small. I started using the guide and I have come to really like it. There is a lot of information and tips that help tell the difference between similar birds. The pictures are very detailed and accurate. I would suggest use it and give it some time to get used to it, I think you will love it too.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Doris
    5.0 out of 5 stars Find the bird you're looking for..
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2024
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    I purchased this for my first birding experience. You can use the Merlin app to find birds, but this guide allows you to find out more at one time and learn.
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  • JV
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom
    Reviewed in Brazil on October 22, 2024
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    Um livro realmente completo, informações bem explicadas e tópicos muito bem divididos.
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  • Guillmot
    5.0 out of 5 stars Guide ornitho terrain
    Reviewed in France on October 23, 2023
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    Acheté pour le Québec, mais très intéressante lecture.
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  • jamie templeton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it
    Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2023
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    Very good field guide. Easy to use. Has a great introduction with bird anatomy and more. Regional maps, good illustrations and multiple plumage types for male and female birds included on each page.

    Highly recommend
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  • Renchel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr nützlicher Reisebegleiter
    Reviewed in Germany on March 28, 2018
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    Sehr gute Übersicht und hilfreiche Detailzeichnungen. Praktische Größe für Exkursionen. Solide Ausführung.
    Insgesamt sehr nützlich.
    Den Sibley Field Guide kann ich nur weiterempfehlen!
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  • ChrisH
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2016
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    We took the book on our trip to New England where we found it to be invaluable helping us identify the birds we saw. Many of which we were unfamiliar with.
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