David Allen Sibley
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David Allen Sibley | |
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| Born | 22 October 1961 Plattsburgh, New York |
| Occupation | author, ornithologist, illustrator |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | Birds |
| Notable works | The Sibley Guide to Birds |
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David Allen Sibley (born 22 October 1961, in Plattsburgh, New York) is an American ornithologist. He is the author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds, which rivals Roger Tory Peterson's as the most comprehensive guides for North American ornithological field identification.
Life and work[]
The son of Yale University ornithologist , David Sibley began birding in childhood.[1] Sibley got his start as a birdwatcher in Cape May Point, New Jersey in 1980, after dropping out of college.[2] A largely self-taught bird illustrator, he was inspired to pursue creating his own illustrated field guide after leading tours in the 1980s and 1990s and finding that existing field guides did not generally illustrate or describe alternate or juvenile plumages of birds. He cites European wildlife artist Lars Jonsson as a great influence on his own work.[3] In 2002, he received the Roger Tory Peterson Award from the American Birding Association for lifetime achievement in promoting the cause of birding.[4] In 2006, he was awarded the Linnaean Society of New York's Eisenmann Medal.
Sibley is married, with two sons, and currently lives in Concord, Massachusetts.[1] He is not known to be related to ornithologist Charles Sibley, although his father studied under and worked for Charles at Yale. Charles did some genealogical research but found they could be no closer than fourth cousins.
Publications[]
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The following is a list of publications which Sibley has written or illustrated:
- The Sibley Guide to Birds
- The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior
- , edited by Billy Collins
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strycker, Noah (May–June 2007). "A Birding interview with David Sibley" (PDF). Birding. 39 (3): 18–21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lemongello, Steven. "Professional birder, author, got start in Cape May Point", The Press of Atlantic City, October 24, 2009. Accessed September 12, 2019. "Like a migrating bird returning to its nesting grounds, noted birding guide author David Allen Sibley has returned to the town where he first learned about birdwatching.... The writer, now based out of Concord, Mass., first came to Cape May Point in the fall of 1980, 'when I essentially dropped out of college to go birdwatching full time.'"
- ^ "David Sibley Online". Surfbirds.com. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
- ^ American Birding Association. "ABA Award Recipients". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
External links[]
- Sibley Guides: Presenting the Work of David Allen Sibley
- Blog- Sibley Guides Notebook
- David Sibley Interview at Virtual Birder
- Nature: About David Allen Sibley Random House Interview
- Springtime Birding with David Sibley Living on Earth Interview
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