Another Field Guide to Little Known and Seldom Seen Birds of North America

by Ben Sill, Cathryn Sill, John C. Sill (Illustrator)

Once again the Sills provide a cockeyed view through the binoculars, zooming in on the birds in all their outrageous plumage: from the Mangrove Penguin, who has forsaken the arctic climes for the Florida sunshine, to the Grey-Green Lichen Mimic, a confounder of those who are sure they can tell flora from fauna. 32 full-color illustrations.

Genres: Humor, Fiction, Birds, Animals

71 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

Reviews

[Nathan Meier]

Pretty funny! Definitely worth the read!

[Lucinda Hernandez]

Perfect book for any birder
Very educational

[Marissa]

This was a quick, funny read. True birders will probably get even more amusement out of it than I did - I "screened it," if you will, as a gift for family members who are birders. It truly follows a field guide format with a wide variety of funny fowl. Enjoyable and light-hearted.

[Vic the Bookdragon]

Corny satire books usually make me cringe, and I avoid them. Thank goodness I tried this one - if you're a birder it's genuinely laugh-out-loud hilarious and brutally calls out the absurdities of birding. Man, I love this hobby, and this book reminded me of all the ridiculous joys why.

[Corey]

Cute and humorous book of fictional birds with nice art and fun concepts.

[Emily]

I read this one first and we had to hunt down a copy of the first book as well because we enjoyed it so much. I'm sad there aren't more than two of these books because I would buy them all. XD

[Karen]

Do you want to out-do your birding friends? Who doesn't? Using this field guide you will far exceed the normal amount of birds seen regularly.

You may find the observation hints provided for some of the birds helpful. As an example, here is the hint provided for the Rear-Tailed Evader: When you think you have seen an Evader, be confident, and sing out to your b irding companions:" "I just saw a Rear-Tailed Evader." DO NOT ALLOW ANY DOUBT TO CREEP INTO YOUR VOICE.

Also noted for this bird is that a field guide is not needed. Nickname: It-just-flew. Best identified quickly and without requiring too much burdensome information such as field marks.

Be the envy of every "Big Year"birder.

[Barbara]

I was surprised. Very original, funny, well illustrated, and often hilarious. Proof that you can't always tell a book by it's cover!

[Kaylee]

This is an amusing parody of field guides. You can read it online at the OpenLibrary [link].

My favorite birds:
(to see them bigger: https://imgur.com/a/AInNqLw )