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 wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Dave & Cath <> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> 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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