American Birds - Recommended Books
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A
Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
(Peterson Field Guides)
Roger Tory Peterson
Roger Tory Peterson, one of America's pre-eminent artist-naturalists
and arguably the inventor of the field guide, made people love birds like
no one since John James Audubon. A Field
Guide to the Birds, first published in 1934, remains his most famous
and wonderful work. The manual stood instantly apart from the dichotomous
keys zoologists used to identify species, since Peterson grouped paintings
of related species together and used arrows to, as he explained, "pinpoint
the key field marks." This way, watchers could spot birds from a distance
and avoid, as he archly put it, "the bird-in-hand characters that the early
collectors relied on." Birders could use the guide where they needed it
most--outdoors--on living birds flitting quickly by. In addition to detailed
illustrations, Peterson offers charming (and useful) descriptions of each
avian citizen's appearance, behavior, voice, and range. Amazon.com
(Paperback -- April 4, 2002)
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The
Sibley Guide to Birds : Field Identification
by David Allen Sibley
6,600 illustrations covering 810 species of North American birds.
(Audubon Society Nature Guides Series)
Paperback - 544 pages (October 3, 2000)
Knopf; ISBN: 0679451226
More Books on American Birds
Alaska's
Birds : A Guide to Selected Species (Alaska Pocket Guide)
Robert H. Armstrong
Paperback / Published 1994
All
the Backyard Birds : East (American Bird Conservancy Compact Guide)
Jack L. Griggs, Paul Lehman (Editor)
Paperback / Published 1998
All
the Birds of North America : American Bird Conservancy's Field Guide
Jack L. Griggs(Designer)
Paperback / Published 1997
America's
100 Most Wanted Birds : Finding the Rarest Regularly Occuring Birds in
the Lower 48 States
Steven G. Mlodinow, Michael O'Brien
Paperback / Published 1996
America's Favorite Backyard Birds
Kit Harrison, George H. Harrison
Listed under Birds in the Garden
The
American Crow and the Common Raven ( the W.L. Moody Jr Natural History
Series, No 10)
Lawrence Kilham, Joan Waltermire (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1991
The American Eagle
Tom Leeson
Listed under Birds of Prey
American
Goldfinch (Wild Bird Guides)
Alex L. A. Middleton
Paperback - 112 pages (August 1998)
Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0811726878
American
Warblers : An Ecological and Behavioral Perspective
Douglass H. Morse
Hardcover / Published 1989
An
Annotated Bibliography of Oregon Bird Literature Published Before 1935
George A. Jobanek
Hardcover / Published 1997
An
Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Tennessee
John C. Robinson
Hardcover / Published 1990
Another
Field Guide to Little Known and Seldom Seen Birds of North America
Ben Sill, et al
Paperback / Published 1990
Arizona Game Birds
David E. Brown
Listed under Hunting
At
Water's Edge : The Birds of Florida
Roger Bansemer, Bill Renc
Hardcover / Published 1993
Atlas
of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia (Pitt Series
in Nature and Natural History)
Chandler S. Robbins(Editor), et al
Hardcover / Published 1996
Atlas
of the Breeding Birds of Tennessee
Charles P. Nicholson
Hardcover / Published 1998
Audubon
: American Birds
by John James Audubon, Colin Brown, Cyril Walker
Hardcover - 80 pages (August 1999)
Random House Value Pub; ISBN: 0517161176
The Audubon Society Field Guide to the Bald Eagle
David G. Gordon
Listed under Birds of Prey
Audubon's Birds of America Postcards
John James Audubon
Listed under Postcards
Bald Eagle
Gordon Morrison(Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1998
Listed under Birds of Prey
A
Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario
Clive E. Goodwin
Paperback / Published 1995
Birder's
Guide to Alabama and Mississippi
Ray Vaughan
Paperback / Published 1994
A
Birder's Guide to Maine.
Elizabeth C. Pierson, et al
Paperback / Published 1996
Birder's
Guide to Pennsylvania (Birders Guide)
Paula Ford, Stan Kotala / Paperback / Published 1995
Delivery sometimes delayed
Birder's
Guide to Texas (Birder's Guides Series)
Edward A. Kutac, et al / Paperback / Published 1998
Delivery sometimes delayed
The
Birder's Handbook : A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American
Birds;Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexico
David Dobkin, et al / Paperback / Published 1988
Birders
Guide to Oregon
Evanich, Joseph E. Evanich / Paperback / Published 1990
Birdfinding
in Forty National Forests and Grasslands
Paperback / Published 1996
Birding
in Ohio
Tom Thomson, et al / Paperback / Published 1994
Birding
in the San Juan Islands
Mark Lewis, Fred Sharpe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1987
Birding
in Seattle and King County
Eugene S. Hunn / Paperback / Published 1983
Birding
Minnesota (Falcon Guide)
Jay Michael Strangis
Paperback / Published 1996
Birding
Texas (Falcon Guide)
Roland H. Wauer, Mark Elwonger / Paperback / Published 1998
Birding
the Delaware Valley Region : A Comprehensive Guide to Birdwatching in Southeastern
Pennsylvania, Central and Southern New Jersey
John J. Harding, et al
Paperback / Published 1980
Birds
and Other Wildlife of South Central Texas : A Handbook (The Corrie Herring
Hooks, No 24)
Edward A. Kutac, S. Christopher Caran (Contributor)
Paperback / Published 1994
Birds
and Other Wildlife of South Central Texas : A Handbook (The Corrie Herring
Hooks, No 24)
Edward A. Kutac, et al
Hardcover / Published 1994
Birds
in Jeopardy : The Imperiled and Extinct Birds of the United States and
Canada
Paul R. Ehrlich, et al
Paperback / Published 1992
Birds
of America
by John James Audubon
Unlike the drawings and paintings of his contemporaries, which were
produced from prepared skins and zoo specimens, Audubon’s paintings are
taken directly from his observations in the wild, and the richness and
directness come straight from the real world. No wonder that Audubon became
known in his lifetime as “The American Woodsman.” Amazon.com
Hardcover - 512 pages (December 6, 2000)
Welcome Rain; ISBN: 1566491959
Birds
of Houston
B. C. Robison, et al
Paperback / Published 1998
The
Birds of Indiana
Russell E. Mumford, et al
Hardcover / Published 1984
Birds
of Indianapolis : A Guide to the Region
Charles E. Keller, Timothy C. Keller
Paperback / Published 1993
The
Birds of Kentucky
Burt L., Jr. Monroe, William Zimmerman (Illustrator)
Hardcover / Published 1994
The
Birds of Konza : The Avian Ecology of the Tallgrass Prairie
John L. Zimmerman
Konza Prairie in east-central Kansas is an 8,600-acre tallgrass prairie.
Featuring a current synopsis of the seasonal occurrence, habitat preference,
breeding status, and abundance for all 208 bird species that have been
recorded on the site, this volume provides a basis for comparisons to other
habitats and geographic areas as well as the benchmark for continuing studies
of the tallgrass prairie. Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Hardcover / Published 1993
Birds
of North America
Dr. Phillip Burton, Philip Burton
Paperback / Published 1992
Birds
of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
by Kenn Kaufman, et al
World-renowned birder Kenn Kaufman addresses a long-running paradox
of bird field guides with his Focus Guide. While beginning birdwatchers
prefer photographic guides like those by Donald Stokes, the physical traits
that make identification easier are more readily discerned in the idealized
paintings of illustrative guides like those by Roger Tory Peterson and
National Geographic. Kaufman's groundbreaking work combines the best of
both approaches by digitally enhancing photographic images to show the
characteristics that are sometimes not apparent in photographs.
Some other distinguishing features include:
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The guide is organized by bird family groupings rather than strict taxonomic
classification; this is a feature that will appeal especially to beginners.
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Text descriptions and range maps for each species appear on the page facing
the plate of respective bird images.
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Important field marks are highlighted.
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Color-coded tabs identify each grouping of birds (waders, warblers, sparrows,
etc.) for quick thumb indexing.
Kaufman's efforts follow the auspicious tradition of Roger Tory Peterson,
whose portable field guide system was the first of its kind to meet the
needs of the average birdwatcher. "It's the guide I've always wanted,"
says Kaufman, "and I suspect most birders will feel the same way." Amazon.com
Paperback: 384 pages
Houghton Mifflin Co; ISBN: 0395964644; (September 22,
2000)
Birds
of the Rocky Mountains : With Particular Reference to National Parks in
the Northern Rocky Mountain Region
Paul A. Johnsgard
Paperback / Published 1992
Birds
of the Trans Peros (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)
Jim Peterson, et al
Paperback / Published 1998
For intermediate to advanced bird watchers, lists the 482 species that
have been found in the huge region of Texas west of the Pecos River, one
of the richest bird areas in the country. Book News, Inc. Portland,
Or.
The
Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan
Michael A. Kielb, et al
Paperback / Published 1993
Birds
and Marshes of the Chesapeake Bay Country
Brooke. Meanley
Paperback / Published 1975
Birds
in Kansas (Public Education Series No 11) Vol 1
Max C. Thompson, Charles Ely (Contributor)
Paperback / Published 1989
Birds
in Minnesota
Robert B. Janssen
Paperback / Published 1987
Birds
of Calgary
Robin Bovey, Ewa Pluciennik (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1988
Birds
of Coastal British Columbia
Nancy Baron, et al
Paperback / Published 1997
Birds
of Los Angeles : Including Santa Barbara, Ventura and Orange Counties
Chris C. Fisher, et al
Paperback / Published 1997
Birds
of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Oregon
Carroll D. Littlefield, Susan Lindstedt (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1990
Birds
of Ottawa
Gerald McKeating, Ewa Pluciennik (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1990
Birder's
Guide to Northern California
Lolo Westrich, Jim Westrich
Paperback / Published 1991
Special Order
Birdfinder
: A Birder's Guide to Planning North American Trips (Aba Birdfinding Guide)
Jerry A. Cooper, Paul J. Baicich (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996
Special Order
Compact
Guide to Birds of the Rockies
Geoffrey L. Holroyd, Howard Coneybeare
Paperback / Published 1989
Conservation and Management of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds in the
Northern Rockies and Great Plains (Northwest Naturalist Books)
David S. Dobkin
Listed under Ornithology
Crane Music : A Natural History of American Cranes
Paul A. Johnsgard
Listed under Waterbirds
Cruickshank's
Photographs of Birds of America : 177 Photographs and Text
Allan D. Cruickshank
Paperback / Published 1977
Earth,
Water, and Sky : A Naturalist's Stories and Sketches
(Corrie Herring Hooks Series, No 41)
Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard, a well-known ornithologist and student of bird behavior,
especially of migratory waterfowl, is a native son of Nebraska, the setting
for many of the essays that make up this small collection. There, above
a reservoir called Keystone Lake, he has for years observed the avifauna
of the Great Plains--nearly 300 species. Amazon.com
Paperback - 166 pages (August 1999)
Univ of Texas Pr; ISBN: 029274059X
Eastern Birds of Prey : A Guide to the Private Lives of Eastern Raptors
Neal Clark
Listed under Birds of Prey
The Eastern Screech Owl : Life History, Ecology, and Behavior in
the Suburbs and Countryside (The W.L. Moody, Jr., Natural History, No 16)
Frederick R. Gehlbach
Listed under Owls
Eastern
Birds : A Guide to Field Identification of North American Species
James Coe
Paperback / Published 1994
Special Order
The
Field Guide Art of Roger Tory Peterson : Western Birds
Roger T. Peterson(Illustrator), S. Dillon Ripley (Designer)
Hardcover / Published 1992
Special Order
The
Florida Scrub Jay; Demography of a Cooperative-Breeding Bird
Glen E. Woolfenden, John W. Fitzpatrick (Contributor)
Paperback (October 1984)
Princeton University Press; ISBN: 0691083673
Special Order
Familiar
Birds of North America : Eastern Region (The Audubon Society Pocket Guides)
by John Farrand, et al
Paperback / Published 1987
Familiar
Birds of North America : Western Region (The Audubon Society Pocket Guides)
John Farrand, et al
Paperback / Published 1987
Familiar
Birds of the Northwest
Harry B. Nehls, et al
Paperback / Published 1990
Feeding
Winter Birds in the Pacific Northwest
Bob Waldon, Robert Waldon
Paperback / Published 1994
A
Field Guide to Birds of the Big Bend (Texas Field Guide Series)
Nancy McGowan (Illustrator), Roland H. Wauer
Paperback / Published 1996
Delivery sometimes delayed.
A
Field Guide to Birds of the Desert Southwest (Gulf's Field Guide Series)
Barbara L. Davis / Paperback / Published 1997
Delivery sometimes delayed.
A
Field Guide to the Birds : A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern
and Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Roger Tory Peterson
Hardcover / Published 1998
A
Field Guide to the Birds : A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern
and Central North America (The Peterson Field Guide Series)
Roger Tory Peterson
Paperback / Published 1998
Field
Guide to the Birds of North America
Jane R. McCauley
Paperback - 480 pages 3rd edition (April 1999)
National Geographic Society; ISBN: 0792274512
A
Field Guide to the Birds' Nests : United States East of the Mississippi
River (Peterson's Field Guide Series)
Hal H. Harrison
Paperback / Published 1998
A
Field Guide to Warblers of North America (Peterson Field Guide Series,
49)
Jon Dunn, et al
Hardcover / Published 1997
A
Field Guide to Warblers of North America (The Peterson Field Guide Series)
Kimball L. Garrett, et al
Paperback / Published 1997
A
Field Guide to Western Birds : A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of
All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North
of ...
Roger Tory Peterson
Paperback / Published 1998
A
Field Guide to Western Birds : A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of
All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie Peterson
Hardcover / Published 1998
Field
Guide to Western Birds' Nests
Hal H. Harrison
Paperback / Published 1988
Fifty
Common Birds of Oklahoma and the Great Southern Plains
George Miksch Sutton
Paperback / Published 1981
Finding
Birds in the National Capital Area
Claudia Wilds(Designer)
Paperback / Published 1992
Flight
of the Golden Plover : The Amazing Migration Between Hawaii and Alaska
Debbie S. Miller, Daniel Van Zyle (Illustrator)
Hardcover / Published 1996
Florida's
Birds : A Handbook and Reference
by Herbert W. II Kale, David S. Maehr, Karl Karalus (Illustrator),
Paperback - 288 pages 1st Ed. edition (March 1990)
Pineapple Pr; ISBN: 091092368X
Also in Hardcover
Florida's
Fabulous Birds
Winston Williams
Paperback / Published 1994
Florida's Fabulous Waterbirds : Their Stories
Winston Williams
Listed under Waterbirds
Garden Birds of America : A Gallery of Garden Birds & How to
Attract Them George H. Harrison, Kit Harrison (Editor)
Listed under Garden Birds
The Golden Eagle
Jeff Watson, et al
Listed under Birds of Prey
Grand
Canyon Birds : Historical Notes, Natural History and Ecology
Bryan T. Brown, et al
Hardcover / Published 1987
Great
Birding in the Great Lakes : A Guide to the 50 Best Birdwatching Sites
in the Great Lake States
by Tom Powers, Timm E. Rye (Illustrator)
Paperback: 186 pages
Waloon Pr; ISBN: 0966006801; 1 edition (March 1998)
A
Guide to Bird Finding East of the Mississippi
Olin Sewall Pettingill, George Miksch Sutton (Illustrator)
Hardcover / Published 1977
A
Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri
John L. Zimmerman, et al
Paperback / Published 1988
A
Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri
John L. Zimmerman, et al
Hardcover / Published 1988
A
Guide to Bird Finding West of the Mississippi
Olin Sewall Pettingill, George Miksch Sutton (Illustrator)
Hardcover / Published 1981
A
Guide to Bird-Finding in New Jersey
William J., Jr. Boyle, et al
Hardcover / Published 1986
Guide to Owl Watching in North America
Donald S. Heintzelman
Listed under Owls
Guide
to the Birds of Alaska
Robert H. Armstrong
Paperback / Published 1995
A
Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the
United States and Canada
James D. Rising(Editor), David Beadle (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1996
A
Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds
Paul J. Baicich, Colin J. O. Harrison (Contributor)
Paperback / Published 1997
Habitat Management for Migrating and Wintering Waterfowl in North
America
Loren M. Smith(Editor), Roger L. Pederson (Editor)
Listed under Ornithology
Handbook
of California Birds
Vinson Brown, et al
Paperback / Published 1979
Hawks, Eagles and Falcons of North America : Biology and Natural
History
Paul A. Johnsgard
Listed under Raptors
Hummingbirds - here
Illinois
Birds (Pocket Naturalist)
by Kavanagh, Leung
Paperback: Waterford Press; ISBN: 1583551441; (May 1,
2001)
Illumination
in the Flatwoods : A Season With the Wild Turkey
Joe Hutto
Paperback / Published 1998
Illustrations
of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
John Cassin, et al
Hardcover / Published 1992
Illustrations
of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
John Cassin, et al
Hardcover / Published 1994
An
Introduction to Northern California Birds
Herbert Clarke, Kathleen Ort (Editor)
Paperback / Published 1995
An
Introduction to Southern California Birds
Herbert Clarke
Paperback / Published 1989
Iowa
Birdlife (Bur Oak Original)
Gladys Black, et al
Paperback / Published 1992
The
Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas (Bur Oak Original)
Laura Spess Jackson, et al
Paperback / Published 1996
The
Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas (Bur Oak Original)
Laura Spess Jackson, et al
Hardcover / Published 1996
Jeffrey Whiting's Owls of North America
Jeffrey Whiting
Listed under Owls
The
Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas
Brainard L., Jr Palmer-Ball, Brianard L. Palmer-Ball
Hardcover / Published 1996
Learn
About Texas Birds : A Learning and Activity Book (Learn About Series)
Mark W. Lockwood, et al
Paperback / Published 1997
Life
Histories of North American Woodpeckers
Arthur Cleveland Bent, William Zimmerman (Illustrator)
Hardcover / Published 1992
Lives
of North American Birds (Peterson Natural History Companions)
Kenn Kaufman
Hardcover / Published 1996
Long-Legged Wading Birds of the North American Wetlands
Lucian Niemeyer
Listed under Waterbirds
Mac's
Field Guide to Mount Rainier National Park : Mammals and Birds
Craig MacGowan(Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1998
The Mississippi Kite : Portrait of a Southern Hawk (The Corrie Herring
Hooks Series, No. 25)
Eric G. Bolen, Dan Flores
Listed under Birds of Prey
National
Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America : Revised and Updated
by Jon L. Dunn
(Paperback -- April 1999)
National
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region
by John Bull, et al
(Leather Bound -- September 1994)
Naturalist's
Mexico
Roland H. Wauer, Victor Emanuel (Designer)
Hardcover / Published 1992
Nesting
Birds of the Coastal Islands : A Naturalist's Year on Galveston Bay (The
Corrie Herring Hooks, No 22)
John C. Dyes
Hardcover / Published 1993
New
York's 50 Best Places to Go Birding in and Around the Big Apple
John Thaxton, Alan Messer (Photographer)
Paperback / Published 1998
North American Bird Photo Postcards in Full Color
Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia
Listed under Postcards
North American Birdfeeder Handbook (National Audubon Society)
Robert Burton
Listed under Garden Birds
North American Birds of Prey (National Audubon Society Pocket Guides)
Clay Sutton, Richard K. Walton
Listed under Birds of Prey
North American Owls : Biology and Natural History
Paul A. Johnsgard
Listed under Owls
North American Waterfowl
Richard K. Walton
Listed under Waterbirds
Northwest
Birds in Winter
Alan Contreras(Preface)
Paperback / Published 1997
Oklahoma
Bird Life
Frederick M. Baumgartner, et al
Hardcover / Published 1992
Ontario
Birds
Chris Fisher, et al
Paperback / Published 1997
Smithsonian
Handbooks: Birds of Florida (Smithsonian Handbooks)
by Fred J., III Alsop
(Paperback -- February 1, 2002)
Terns of Europe and North America
by Klaus Malling Olsen, Hans Larsson
Listed under Seabirds
Florida Birds : An Introduction to Familiar Species
James Kavanagh, Raymond Leung (Illustrator)
Out of Print - Try Used
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Rocky Mountain Birds - Familiar Birds of the Rockies
James Kavanagh, Raymond Leung (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1998
Out of Print - Try Used
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Great Lakes Birds : An Introduction to Familiar Species
James Kavanagh, Raymond Leung (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1998
Out of Print - Try Used
Books
Birds of North America/Eastern Region : A Quick Identification Guide
to Common Birds
John Bull, et al / Paperback / Published 1985
Out of Print - Try Used
Books
Birding Montana (Falcon Guide)
Terry McEneaney, et al / Paperback / Published 1993
Out of Print - Try Used
Books
The Imperative Call : A Naturalist's Quest in Temperate and Tropical
America
Alexander F. Skutch / Paperback / Published 1992
Out of Print - Try Used
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Birds of Grand Teton : And the Surrounding Area
Bert Raynes, et al / Paperback / Published 1989
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