ID Toolkit
David Allen Sibley
Artist David Allen Sibley is the author of the bestselling Sibley Guide to Birds, Sibley's Birding Basics, and Sibley guides to birds of eastern and western North America. His first article for Birder's World, a profile of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, appeared in our August 2006 issue. His column "ID Toolkit" appears in every issue of the magazine.

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BRD-TK0410-500

Paying attention to differences in behavior can help you recognize different subspecies

By David Allen Sibley
Published: February 19, 2010
Head patterns
Why it pays to look for the gape line first when studying birds’ head patterns
By David Allen Sibley
Published: December 28, 2009
Five fundamental feather groups determine the head pattern of nearly every songbird
By David Allen Sibley
Published: October 23, 2009
David Allen Sibey's three keys to hawk ID
By David Allen Sibley
Published: August 21, 2009
The best way to learn your shorebirds is to study them when they're close up
By David Allen Sibley
Published: June 19, 2009
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