Here are some examples of regional and local bird field guides we think are good for beginners: #. A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and. BirdWatching • Download a free PDF of David Sibley's 'ID Toolkit' guides to the birds of eastern and western North America, Sibley's Birding Basics, agree, birding fulfills many of our basic criteria for what makes for good outdoor recreation. Birds appeal to our sense of aesthetics. DOWNLOAD [PDF] DOWNLOAD Sibley's Birding Basics. Sibley's Birding Basics Open link below to download or read this book Download or read Sibley's Birding Bird Watching Basics. • Tail. • Back, rump and undertail. • Behavior. • Habitat. • And range maps! Lesser Goldfinch. Eastern Screech Owl. Great Horned Owl. from a review by Steve Howell in Western Birds (pdf here). Every once in a while a book comes along and you think, “how is it that this wasn't done before?Sibley's Birding Basics, by David Allen Sibley. 2002. Alfred A. Knopf, New. York. 154 pp. Paperback. $15.95. ISBN 0-375-70966-5. Chapman's magisterial Handbook, published in 1895, resembles a modern field guide in many respects: same size, same shape, same basic bird species. Start