Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing

2014-03-21 Thread David Waltman
;ll be interested to hear what he has to say about this. David Waltman Boulder - Original Message - From: "Barry" To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 2:06:09 PM Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing Sharon Stitel

Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing

2014-03-21 Thread Barry
Sharon Stiteler (Birdchick) posted some pictures comparing the colors to previous editions on her blog: http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2014/03/so-i-got-a-second-edition-sibley/ She notes that the Scarlet Tanager is much darker (and too dark) in this edition, and that reds & oranges are in general

Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing

2014-03-21 Thread vorticity (Rick Taylor)
I can't see an issue in my copy. Would anyone be willing to pick out a few species we should compare with the 1st edition to see if we have a bad copy? Thanks Rick Taylor Colorado Springs El Paso County On Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:13:59 PM UTC-6, Peter Burke wrote: > > All: > I too received

Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing

2014-03-20 Thread Peter Burke
All: I too received a "Dark Morph Sibley" whether part of a bad batch, or the whole first print I don't know. -pb Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO Flickr

Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing

2014-03-20 Thread Eric DeFonso
I've been perusing my new copy of Sibley's 2nd edition, and with each passing day I'm coming to enjoy it more and more. I bought my copy from the Boulder Bookstore where I checked as many of the copies there as I could for color rendition and the font/text clarity. All the copies there seemed to be

Re: [cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing

2014-03-20 Thread Charles Hundertmark
Certainly possible that it's a batch problem. I actually received two copies, one complementary, the other preordered. Both had the printing problem. Others around the country have reported the problem also. On the other hand, Alex Brown reports he has a fine copy. Looking at it in a book store wou

[cobirds] Re: New Sibley Guide: Wait for the next printing

2014-03-20 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
Maybe it's a "lot" or "batch" and not the entire first publication? Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:01:29 PM UTC-6, Charles Hundertmark wrote: > > I am a huge fan of *The Sibley Guide to Birds*. I bo