I just ordered the new Sibley guide from Amazon and will have it in 2 days. I also find the National Geographic guide very useful. On my phone, I have Audubon, Sibley, and iBird Explorer Pro by the Mitch Waite Group. I find them all useful. It’s really nice to have calls available in the field (I mostly listen on my headset, don’t worry, and I’m getting to be a much better birder by ear. I have also found membership in the Cornell Lab Birds of North America to be extremely useful for getting really in-depth coverage of all species. Plus, your membership is supporting a really good research program. Dan Smith dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 512-451-2632 http://www.wordsmithofaustin.com On Mar 11, 2014, at 4:27 PM, Ian Paulsen <birdbooker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > HI: > And if you can afford it: Bird Life of Texas. > > sincerely > -- > > Ian Paulsen > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA > Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: > http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner