David Allen SibleySibley comes through again! If you live in the Rocky Mountain states and west, this book covers your area completely, if you live in far west Texas, this is also the book for your area (Montezuma Quail and Colima Warbler are found only in this book). Compact and comprehensive, this new guide features 703 bird species plus regional populations found mostly west of the Rocky Mountains. There are more than 4,600 illustrations (27 paintings for the Red-tailed Hawk), with descriptive caption text pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry contains new text concerning frequency, nesting, behavior, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. There are sections with ID tips for difficult species (murres, habitat segregation of shorebirds, recognizing harrier flight silhouettes) that are very helpful. The inside front cover handily has the bird topography and key to range map colors, last two pages are the Quick Index, also helpful, as are the flaps on both covers. Accounts also include brand-new maps created from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent. The 8 x 5 inch size also makes it truly portable.
Flexibound; 496 pages; 1.18 x 7.56 x 4.84 inches; April 2003
