Birding lives and dies by its books. Field guides, reference volumes, memoirs, essays, trip narratives, the shelf keeps growing and so does the pile next to the bed. This is where we keep our notes on the ones that are actually worth your time and shelf space.
Nothing here is a paid promotion and nothing is a formal review in the academic sense. These are the thoughts of people who use these books in the field, at the kitchen table or on a long flight to a tour, and who have opinions about what works and what does not.
A Non-Review: The Sibley Guide - not a review in the strict sense, just honest thoughts on the revised Sibley Guide and how it holds up in real field conditions.