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102 Favorite Audubon Birds of Americaby Roger Tory PetersonISBN 0517535459 (0-517-53545-9)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, Eastern Regionby National Audubon Society, John L. Bull, John FarrandISBN 0394414055 (0-394-41405-5)
Hardcover
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Audubon's Birds Of Americaby Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie PetersonISBN 0789208148 (0-7892-0814-8)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Audubon's Birds Of America'Book summary:This edition of Audubon's "Birds of America" displays his hand-coloured engravings in reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. The book has been re-organized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson. [via]
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Audubon's Birds of Americaby John James Audubon, George DockISBN 0810920611 (0-8109-2061-1)
Softcover, H. N. Abrams
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Audubon's Birds of America: The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folioby John James Audubon, Roger Tory Peterson InstituteISBN 1558591281 (1-55859-128-1)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Audubon's Birds of America: The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio'Book summary:Subtitled The Audubon Society baby elephant folio , this spectacular new edition reproduces all 435 of Audubon's hand-colored engravings from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the Double elephant folio . Reorganized and annotated by the famed Roger Tory Peterson (who also [via]
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Audubon's Birds of America: The Royal Octavo Editionby John James AudubonISBN 1571450122 (1-57145-012-2)
Hardcover, Advantage Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Audubon's Birds of America: The Royal Octavo Edition'Book summary:In the early 1800s John James Audubon embarked on an ambitious twin journey--a physical journey around a largely unknown North America, and an artistic journey aimed at painting all of the continent's birds. While he didn't get to every species, he studied and painted a majority of the country's bird life, bringing a new understanding to science as well as the interested layperson. Also noteworthy from an artistic standpoint, his paintings depicted the birds in natural positions in their native habitats. To this day, these plates remain the most famous wildlife artwork on display. All birders and nature lovers who covet Audubon's landmark work will be grateful for the first-rate prints assembled in the affordable Octavo collection. The large hardcover book includes reprints of the original 500 plates from the First Royal Octavo Edition of 1841, lovingly reproduced on quality paper. An introduction by Audubon scholar Suzanne Low provides background history and criticism. [via]
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Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies and Jaysby Candace SavageISBN 0871569566 (0-87156-956-6)
Softcover, Sierra Club Books
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Bird Field Guide 3rd SPEC HCby National Geographic Society StaffISBN 0792265696 (0-7922-6569-6)
Hardcover, Skira Editore
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bird Field Guide 3rd SPEC HC'Book summary:Completely revised and updated, this most up-to-date bird guide features over 800 North American birds, including 80 new species. Lavish, full-color illustrations, plus range maps and detailed descriptions [via]
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The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexicoby Darryl Wheye, Paul Ehrlich, David DobkinISBN 0671659898 (0-671-65989-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexicoby David S. Dobkin, Darryl Wheye, Paul EhrlichISBN 0671621335 (0-671-62133-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Birdsby Herbert S. Zim, Ira Noel Gabrielson, James Gordon IrvingISBN 1582381283 (1-58238-128-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birds'Book summary:After describing the parts of a bird, the book has a table of contents which is also a quick reference list for bird classification. Maps give the location of the area in which the bird is found. [via]
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Birds of Americaby John James AudubonISBN 1566491959 (1-56649-195-9)
Hardcover, Welcome Rain
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Birds of North Americaby Chandler S. RobbinsISBN 0307336565 (0-307-33656-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birds of North America'Book summary:Brief descriptions and illustrations help to identify 650 species of birds in North America, with information on characteristics, range maps, and song patterns. [via]
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Hardcover, St Martins Pr - Birds of North America: ISBN 0307636607 (0-307-63660-7)
Hardcover, Goldencraft - Birds of North America: ISBN 0671074075 (0-671-07407-5)
Hardcover, Bookthrift Co - Birds of North America: ISBN 0307336565 (0-307-33656-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
- Birds of North America: ISBN 030737002X (0-307-37002-X)
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Birds of North Americaby Kenn Kaufman, Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers, Lynn Hassler KaufmanISBN 0618132198 (0-618-13219-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birds of North America'Book summary: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:
- The guide is organized by bird family groupings rather than strict taxonomic classification; this is a feature that will appeal especially to beginners.
- Text descriptions and range maps for each species appear on the page facing the plate of respective bird images.
- Important field marks are highlighted.
- Color-coded tabs identify each grouping of birds (waders, warblers, sparrows, etc.) for quick thumb indexing.
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Birds of North Americaby James Coe, Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, Jonathan P. Latimer, Herbert Spencer Zim, Karen Stray Nolting, Arthur SingerISBN 1582380902 (1-58238-090-2)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birds of North America'Book summary:Spot the silhouette of a Northern Goshawk in flight. Identify the raucous call of the Red-winged Blackbird. Discover the secret of picking out a Chipping Sparrow from its look-alike cousins. It's simple with this classic field guide, a treasured favorite among amateur bird lovers and exacting professionals. Recognized as the authority on bird identification, this invaluable resource provides:[via]
-All of North America in one volume
-Over 800 species and 600 range maps
-Arthur Singer's famous illustrations featuring male, female, and juvenile plumage
-Sonograms that picture sound for easy song recognition
-Migration routes, feeding habits, and characteristic flight patterns
-American ornithologists' classifications
-Convenient check boxes to record birds you have identified
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Birds of North America/Eastern Region: A Quick Identification Guide to Common Birdsby John BullISBN 0020796609 (0-02-079660-9)
Softcover, Macmillan General Reference
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birds of North America/Eastern Region: A Quick Identification Guide to Common Birds'Book summary:This authoritative guide offers: an illustrated glossary of field marks; a general bird anatomy chart; and 54 full-color plates showing the 340 most common Western species, with descriptions highlighting each bird's field marks, habitat, and range. [via]
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Book of North American Birdsby Reader's Digest EditorsISBN 0895773511 (0-89577-351-1)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Book of North American Birds'Book summary:This attractive and informative book of 600 species includes a "special collection" of more than 100 species that are rare. Each portrait includes full-color original artwork; details on identification, habitat, nesting, and food; and a color-coded range map. [via]
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Checklist of North American Birdsby American Ornithologists UnionISBN 189127600X (1-891276-00-X)
Hardcover, Amer Ornithologists Union
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Diary of a Left-Handed Birdwatcherby Lenoard NathanISBN 1555972500 (1-55597-250-0)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Eastern Birdsby Roger T. PetersonISBN 0395911753 (0-395-91175-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eastern Birds'Book summary: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. There is also priceless anecdotal information, based on decades of field experience, as in this description of the common house sparrow (Passer domesticus): "Familiar to everyone. Sooty city birds often bear little resemblance to clean country males with the black throat, white cheeks, chestnut nape." His transliterations of song are just as quietly marvelous. For instance, Pluvialis squatarola, or the black-bellied plover, makes things clear with "a plaintive slurred whistle, tlee-oo-eee or whee-er-ee (middle note lower)."
Peterson's original handbook covered birds of Eastern North America, and has since been followed by guides to Western birds, animal tracks, butterflies, and many other natural wonders. He and his team updated "The Birders' Bible" as new species were discovered and classifications modified. Generations of enthusiastic watchers owe Peterson a debt of gratitude for making ornithology accessible. But equally important, he showed scientists that finding beauty in living animals, and not just cataloging the measurements of dead ones, was crucial. Roger Tory Peterson died in 1996. He will be remembered as a passionate naturalist, a keen observer of living things, and a gifted artist and teacher. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Feeding Wild Birds in Winterby Clive DobsonISBN 0920668178 (0-920668-17-8)
Softcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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Field Guide in Color to Birdsby Cerny&ISBN 0904644103 (0-904644-10-3)
Hardcover, Lla Intl Ltd
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A Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North Americaby Virginia Marie Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson InstituteISBN 0395740479 (0-395-74047-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America'Book summary:Roger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with his innovative field guide when he conducted DDT research during World War II. His friend and fellow naturalist Rachel Carson built on these efforts and eventually wrote Silent Spring, a landmark text that, along with Petersons field guide, jump-started the modern environmental movement.[via]
By combining the tireless observation of a scientist with the imaginative skills of an artist and writer, Peterson created a field guide that Robert Bateman, in his foreword to the fifth edition, says was the doorway for millions of people into the wonderland of natural history. The Peterson Identification System has been used in the more than fifty books that make up the Peterson Field Guide series. Petersons magnum opus, now in its fifth edition, created the trail for countless field guides to follow. They are still following year by year, but his is the standard by which all other field guides are judged.
On the morning of July 28, 1996, Roger Peterson was painting his final bird plate. He died peacefully in his sleep later that day. It is fitting that his final worka culmination of more than sixty years of observing, painting, and writingshould be this one, a revision of the guide that started his legacy.More editions of A Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America:
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A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North Americaby Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie PetersonISBN 0395361648 (0-395-36164-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America'Book summary: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. There is also priceless anecdotal information, based on decades of field experience, as in this description of the common house sparrow (Passer domesticus): "Familiar to everyone. Sooty city birds often bear little resemblance to clean country males with the black throat, white cheeks, chestnut nape." His transliterations of song are just as quietly marvelous. For instance, Pluvialis squatarola, or the black-bellied plover, makes things clear with "a plaintive slurred whistle, tlee-oo-eee or whee-er-ee (middle note lower)."
Peterson's original handbook covered birds of Eastern North America, and has since been followed by guides to Western birds, animal tracks, butterflies, and many other natural wonders. He and his team updated "The Birders' Bible" as new species were discovered and classifications modified. Generations of enthusiastic watchers owe Peterson a debt of gratitude for making ornithology accessible. But equally important, he showed scientists that finding beauty in living animals, and not just cataloging the measurements of dead ones, was crucial. Roger Tory Peterson died in 1996. He will be remembered as a passionate naturalist, a keen observer of living things, and a gifted artist and teacher. --Therese Littleton [via]
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- A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: ISBN 0395911761 (0-395-91176-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America/Flexi Bound: ISBN 039591177X (0-395-91177-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: ISBN 0395266211 (0-395-26621-1)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: ISBN 0395361648 (0-395-36164-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
- A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: ISBN 0395911761 (0-395-91176-1)
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A Field Guide to the Birds: Giving Field Marks of All Species Found in Eastern North Americaby Roger Tory PetersonISBN 0395854938 (0-395-85493-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to the Birds: Giving Field Marks of All Species Found in Eastern North America'Book summary:Roger Tory Peterson's A Field Guide to the Birds has inspired and educated generations of birdwatchers since it was first published in 1934. The quick-recognition system that he introduced in this guide is considered the greatest contribution to birding since the binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guide Series now comprises 50 volumes. With sales approaching 20 million copies, Roger Tory Peterson's legacy has been a major factor in the genesis of the modern environmental movement. [via]
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A Field Guide to the Birds: Of Eastern and Central North Americaby Roger Tory PetersonISBN 039526619X (0-395-26619-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to the Birds: Of Eastern and Central North America'Book summary: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. There is also priceless anecdotal information, based on decades of field experience, as in this description of the common house sparrow (Passer domesticus): "Familiar to everyone. Sooty city birds often bear little resemblance to clean country males with the black throat, white cheeks, chestnut nape." His transliterations of song are just as quietly marvelous. For instance, Pluvialis squatarola, or the black-bellied plover, makes things clear with "a plaintive slurred whistle, tlee-oo-eee or whee-er-ee (middle note lower)."
Peterson's original handbook covered birds of Eastern North America, and has since been followed by guides to Western birds, animal tracks, butterflies, and many other natural wonders. He and his team updated "The Birders' Bible" as new species were discovered and classifications modified. Generations of enthusiastic watchers owe Peterson a debt of gratitude for making ornithology accessible. But equally important, he showed scientists that finding beauty in living animals, and not just cataloging the measurements of dead ones, was crucial. Roger Tory Peterson died in 1996. He will be remembered as a passionate naturalist, a keen observer of living things, and a gifted artist and teacher. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Field Guide to the Birds of North Americaby John L. Dunn, Erik Bloom, Mary B. Dickinson, National Geographic Society StaffISBN 0792274512 (0-7922-7451-2)
Softcover, National Geographic Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Field Guide to the Birds of North America'Book summary:The field reference of choice for serious birders since its inception, the third edition has been updated to reflect new bird ranges in North America as well as the always controversial reclassifications of species and subspecies. The expanded text includes even more notes on identification, behavior, habitat, and song, while the illustrations--now revised and sharpened--depict individual species in varying plumage, often with habitat cues in the background. Like the first two editions, the guide combines accurate illustrations with useful maps and text in a portable format. Beginners and experts alike will flock to this handy field guide. [via]
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Field Guide to the Birds of North Americaby Thomas B. Allen, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Caroline HottensteinISBN 0870444727 (0-87044-472-7)
Softcover, National Geographic Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Field Guide to the Birds of North America'Book summary:The field reference of choice for serious birders since its inception, the third edition has been updated to reflect new bird ranges in North America as well as the always controversial reclassifications of species and subspecies. The expanded text includes even more notes on identification, behavior, habitat, and song, while the illustrations--now revised and sharpened--depict individual species in varying plumage, often with habitat cues in the background. Like the first two editions, the guide combines accurate illustrations with useful maps and text in a portable format. Beginners and experts alike will flock to this handy field guide. [via]
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A Field Guide to the Birds, Eastern and Central North America: Eastern and Central North Americaby Roger Tory Peterson, Lisa WhiteISBN 0395963710 (0-395-96371-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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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 ofby Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie PetersonISBN 0395911745 (0-395-91174-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - 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: ISBN 0395517494 (0-395-51749-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - 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 Mexico: ISBN 0395911745 (0-395-91174-5)
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- 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: ISBN 039551424X (0-395-51424-X)
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Guide to Bird Behaviorby Donald W. StokesISBN 0316817228 (0-316-81722-8)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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A Guide to Bird Behavior: In the Wild and at Your Feederby Lillian Q. Stokes, Donald W. and Lillian Q. StokesISBN 0316817260 (0-316-81726-0)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Guide to Field Identification of the North Americaby Golden EditorsISBN 0307136566 (0-307-13656-6)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guide to Field Identification of the North America'Book summary:Field guide to identifying birds in N.A. [via]
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Hawks in Flight: A Guide to the Identification of Migrant Raptorsby Pete Dunne, David Sibley, Clay SuttonISBN 0395423880 (0-395-42388-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptorsby David Sibley, Clay Sutton, Peter DunneISBN 0395510228 (0-395-51022-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birdsby Christopher CokinosISBN 1585420069 (1-58542-006-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds'Book summary:A decade ago, new to the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas, poet, journalist, and amateur birder Christopher Cokinos spotted an unusual sight: a pair of green parrotlike birds in flight, chased by a hawk. Uncertain of what he had seen, he turned to his guidebooks and neighbors to discover, eventually, that he had likely spotted a couple of escaped pet conures, tropical birds that were likely to offer some lucky predator an exotic lunch.
In sifting through the ornithological records, Cokinos learned that another brightly colored bird once haunted the skies over eastern Kansas: the Carolina parakeet, long ago driven to extinction by hunting and habitat destruction. Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, a mournful and beautifully written book, offers a powerful meditation on the parakeet's fate, as well as that of other extinct species that lived in North America until the early years of the 20th century: the great auk, the Labrador duck, the heath hen, the passenger pigeon. In a rejoinder to Peter Matthiessen's Wildlife in America, Cokinos celebrates these ghost species, urging the protection of those that remain. "These days hope asks much from us," he allows, grimly observing the carnage that has gone before us. But hope remains, he adds, that some day endangered species will flourish once again. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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- Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds: ISBN 0446677493 (0-446-67749-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing - Hope Is the Thing With Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds: ISBN 0756761654 (0-7567-6165-4)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co - Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds: ISBN 1585420069 (1-58542-006-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds: ISBN 0446677493 (0-446-67749-3)
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John James Audubon: Writings and Drawingsby John James Audubon, Christoph IrmscherISBN 188301168X (1-883011-68-X)
Hardcover, Library of America
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› Find signed collectible books: 'John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings'Book summary:John James Audubon's indelible portraits of American birds have long since cemented his reputation as one of our truly magical realists. Yet the artist, who was born in Haiti in 1785 and died 66 years later on his 30-acre estate in upper Manhattan, was not only a sublime featherhead but a trailblazing nature writer and diarist. Doubters should take a gander at the Library of America's splendid Writings and Drawings. This new compendium features 64 full-color plates, most of them from the Ornithological Biography, which demonstrate the compositional and dramatic brilliance that Audubon brought to his work: seldom has the black vulture, or Coragyps atratus, looked so elegant or sleekly satisfied, and his colloquium of ruby-throated hummingbirds (a.k.a. Archilochus colubris) is an almost comical study in group dynamics. Yet it's the texts--journals, letters, diaries, a brief memoir, and a pair of essays on artistic technique--that are the true revelation here.
Audubon was not, for the record, a kind of starry-eyed precursor to the Sierra Club, leaving nature untouched by human hands. It's telling that in his self-portrait, the artist is gripping neither palette nor paintbrush but a flintlock rifle. Gunning down his ornithological subjects was a necessary prelude to portraying them. Still, Audubon had quite a few of what we moderns would call conflicted moments, during which his admiration for, say, the Mississippi kite would temporarily halt the killing spree. Here the sight of a mother attempting to rescue its chick manages to stay his itchy trigger finger--for a millisecond, anyway:
My feelings at that moment I cannot express. I wished I had not discovered the poor bird; for who could have witnessed, without emotion, so striking an example of that affection which none but a mother can feel; so daring an act, performed in the midst of smoke, in the presence of a dreaded and dangerous enemy. I followed, however, and brought both to the ground at one shot, so keen is the desire of possession!
The aesthetic and taxidermal impulses have torn apart many a naturalist since then (although, to be sure, the stricken diarist was later annoyed to discover that another animal had cut in on his action: "What was my mortification, when I found that some quadruped had devoured both!") Elsewhere, Audubon records the topography of the Mississippi Valley in vivid detail, or grumbles about the tight job market: "Visited several Public Institutions where I cannot say that I Was very politely received; in one or Two Notable ones (Not Willing to Mention Names) I was invitd to Walk in and then out in very quick order." Audubon's early-19-century orthography, which the editors have meticulously retained, may take some Getting Used To. And the sheer piling up of avian corpses can seem almost comical to a modern reader. Still, Audubon worshipped pretty thoroughly, and very productively, at the shrine of the natural world. And let's recall his verdict on Liverpool's industrial landscape, which he observed during a 1826 visit: "Naked streets look dull." If only there'd been a long-billed curlew on hand! --James Marcus [via]More editions of John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings:
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Kaufman Field Guide to Birds Of North Americaby Kenn KaufmanISBN 0618574239 (0-618-57423-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kaufman Field Guide to Birds Of North America'Book summary:Open to anywhere in the 443 pages of birds and you'll find a color plate to the right, showing all the variants of color and plumage (including breeding and immature birds, when different). And on the left, a paragraph summary of the species, with a map of the bird's natural range. You can see at a glance how the great egret has black legs, differentiating it from the white great blue heron with its yellow legs, and how the cattle egret blushes red in the legs and bill while breeding. What an excellent guide for bird watchers and bird lovers. [via]
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Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Kaufman Field Guide to Birds Of North America: ISBN 0618574239 (0-618-57423-9)
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- Kaufman Field Guide to Birds Of North America: ISBN 0395964644 (0-395-96464-4)
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The Life of Birdsby David AttenboroughISBN 069101633X (0-691-01633-X)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life of Birds'Book summary:Tireless explorer of the natural world and wide-ranging traveler, documentary filmmaker and writer David Attenborough has delighted readers and viewers with such productions as Life on Earth and The Living Planet. In this companion to a 10-part PBS series of the same name, Attenborough examines the ways of bird species from prehistoric times to the present, writing, as he admits, from the viewpoint of an amateur with a particular interest in animal behavior. (Those who can distinguish a bird at sight or by song possess a skill, he writes, "which I greatly admire, but one, alas, that I do not possess.") That amateur passion yields a fine overview of avian biology, as Attenborough turns to such matters as the antiquity of birds, which have dominated the air for some 150 million years, and the adaptation of birds to every ecosystem on the planet--for no obstacle, from huge mountains to wide oceans, has been able to stop their colonizing the whole of the globe, including the artificial deserts of major cities, where pigeons and peregrines rule. Graced with 180 color photographs, Attenborough's book will delight birdwatchers, students of animal behavior, and admirers of good writing alike. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Living on the Wind: Across the Wind With Migratory Birdsby Scott WeidensaulISBN 0865475911 (0-86547-591-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure & Functionby Noble S. ProctorISBN 0300076193 (0-300-07619-3)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure & Function'Book summary:This book - a visual guide to the structure and anatomy of birds - is one of the most heavily illustrated ornithology references ever written. A concise atlas of anatomy, it contains more than 200 specially prepared accurate and clear drawings that include material never illustrated before. The text is as informative as the drawings; written at a level appropriate to undergraduate students and to bird lovers in general, it discusses why birds look and act the way they do. Designed to supplement a basic ornithology textbook, Manual of Ornithology covers systematics and evolution, topography feathers and flight, the skeleton and musculature, and the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory reproductive, sensory, and nervous systems of birds, as well as field techniques for watching and studying birds. Each chapter concludes with a list of key references for the topic covered, with a comprehensive bibliography at the end of the volume. The book will be a guide and reference for every level of bird study - a basic tool for investigation for anyone curious about the fascinating world of birds. [via]
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Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure & Functionby Patrick J. Lynch, Noble S. ProctorISBN 0300057466 (0-300-05746-6)
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Mind of the Ravenby Bernd HeinrichISBN 0060930632 (0-06-093063-2)
Softcover, Cliff Street Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mind of the Raven'Book summary:Beyond croaking, "Nevermore," what exactly do ravens do all day? Bernd Heinrich, biology professor at the University of Vermont and author of Ravens in Winter, has spent more than a decade learning the secrets of these giants of the crow family. He has observed startlingly complex activities among ravens, including strong pair-bonding, use of tools, elaborate vocal communication, and even play. Ravens are just plain smart, and we can see much of ourselves in their behavior. They seem to be affectionate, cranky, joyful, greedy, and competitive, just like us. And in Mind of the Raven, Heinrich makes no bones about attributing emotions and intellect to Corvus corax--just not the kind we humans can understand. He mostly catalogs their behaviors in the manner of a respectful anthropologist, although a few moments of proud papa show through when he describes the pet ravens he hand-raised to adulthood.
Heinrich spends hundreds of loving hours feeding roadkill fragments to endlessly hungry raven chicks, and cold days in blinds watching wild ravens squabble and frolic. He is a passionate fan of his "wolf-birds," a name he gave them when he made the central discovery of the book: that ravens in Yellowstone National Park are dependent on wolves to kill for them. Mind of the Raven offers inspiring insight into both the lives of ravens and the mind of a truly gifted scientist. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures With Wolf-birdsby Bernd HeinrichISBN 0061136050 (0-06-113605-0)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures With Wolf-birds'Book summary:Beyond croaking, "Nevermore," what exactly do ravens do all day? Bernd Heinrich, biology professor at the University of Vermont and author of Ravens in Winter, has spent more than a decade learning the secrets of these giants of the crow family. He has observed startlingly complex activities among ravens, including strong pair-bonding, use of tools, elaborate vocal communication, and even play. Ravens are just plain smart, and we can see much of ourselves in their behavior. They seem to be affectionate, cranky, joyful, greedy, and competitive, just like us. And in Mind of the Raven, Heinrich makes no bones about attributing emotions and intellect to Corvus corax--just not the kind we humans can understand. He mostly catalogs their behaviors in the manner of a respectful anthropologist, although a few moments of proud papa show through when he describes the pet ravens he hand-raised to adulthood.
Heinrich spends hundreds of loving hours feeding roadkill fragments to endlessly hungry raven chicks, and cold days in blinds watching wild ravens squabble and frolic. He is a passionate fan of his "wolf-birds," a name he gave them when he made the central discovery of the book: that ravens in Yellowstone National Park are dependent on wolves to kill for them. Mind of the Raven offers inspiring insight into both the lives of ravens and the mind of a truly gifted scientist. --Therese Littleton [via]
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Regionby John Bull, John FarrandISBN 0679428526 (0-679-42852-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region'Book summary:Introduced in 1977 and completely revised in 1994 these bestselling photographic field guides have become the birding bibles of more than four million enthusiasts. Virtually every bird found in North America is brought to life in a full-color photograph and with textual information on the bird s voice nesting habits habitat range and interesting behaviors. Accompanying range maps; overhead flight silhouettes; sections on bird-watching accidental species and endangered birds make these the most comprehensive field guides to birds available. Note: the Eastern Edition generally covers states east of the Rocky Mountains while the Western Edition covers the Rocky Mountain range and all the states to the west of it. Author: National Audubon Society. [via]
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The National Audubon Society North American Birdfeeder Handbookby Robert BurtonISBN 156458027X (1-56458-027-X)
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North Americaby National Geographic SocietyISBN 0792268776 (0-7922-6877-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America'Book summary:National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America continues to be the most sought-after, the most authoritative, and the easiest to access field guide to birds on the market. Now in its 4th Edition, revisions include 250 updated range maps, and new classification information National Geographic is reissuing the Field Guide to the Birds of North America in the 4th edition, focusing on its accuracy and easy use in the field. This is the ultimate birders field guide - sturdy, easy to carry and use, and featuring the most complete information among bird guides. It features all species known to breed in North America, including those that are regular visitors to our continent or that drop in occasionally - more than 800 in all. The edition is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned full-colour illustrations, plus newly updated range maps and detailed descriptions. A superb new index allows birders in the field to quickly identify a species. [via]
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North Americaby Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan AlderferISBN 0792253140 (0-7922-5314-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America'Book summary:Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related activity in the U.S., and even conservative estimates put the current number of U.S. birders at 50 million. According to the New York Times, some authorities predict that by 2050 there will be more than 100 millionand the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America will be the essential reference for field identification and the cornerstone of any birder's library. This is the ultimate, indispensable bird field guidecomprehensive, authoritative, portable, sturdy, and easier than ever to use.
Among the the new edition's key elements and practical improvements: Every North American speciesmore than 960, including a new section on accidental birdsclassified according to the latest official American Ornithologists' Union checklist 4,000 full-color illustrations by the foremost bird artists at work todayand newly updated range maps that draw on the latest data New durable cover for added protection against adverse weather, plus informative quick-reference flaps that double as placemarkers New reader-friendly features like thumbtabs that make locating key sections faster and easier, and a quick-find index to direct users straight to the information they need. [via]More editions of National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America:
Ornithologyby Frank B. GillISBN 0716749831 (0-7167-4983-1)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ornithology'Book summary:"Ornithology", is a contemporary and comprehensive book on avian biology, reflecting scientific advances over the last 20 years in which birds have figured prominently - in research in ecology, evolution, socio-biology, population biology, and biogeography. [via]
Ornithology in Laboratory and Fieldby Olin Sewall PettingillISBN 0125524552 (0-12-552455-2)
Hardcover, Academic Pr
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Owly: The Way Home & the Bittersweet Summerby A. RuntonISBN 1891830627 (1-891830-62-7)
Softcover, Top Shelf Productions
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Peterson First Guide to Birds of North AmericaISBN 0395906660 (0-395-90666-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
Find This BookBook summary:Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides.[via]More editions of Peterson First Guide to Birds of North America:
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Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: Flexi Boundby Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie PetersonISBN 0395740460 (0-395-74046-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: Flexi Bound'Book summary:Roger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with his innovative field guide when he conducted DDT research during World War II. His friend and fellow naturalist Rachel Carson built on these efforts and eventually wrote Silent Spring, a landmark text that, along with Petersons field guide, jump-started the modern environmental movement.[via]
By combining the tireless observation of a scientist with the imaginative skills of an artist and writer, Peterson created a field guide that Robert Bateman, in his foreword to the fifth edition, says was the doorway for millions of people into the wonderland of natural history. The Peterson Identification System has been used in the more than fifty books that make up the Peterson Field Guide series. Petersons magnum opus, now in its fifth edition, created the trail for countless field guides to follow. They are still following year by year, but his is the standard by which all other field guides are judged.
On the morning of July 28, 1996, Roger Peterson was painting his final bird plate. He died peacefully in his sleep later that day. It is fitting that his final worka culmination of more than sixty years of observing, painting, and writingshould be this one, a revision of the guide that started his legacy.More editions of Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America: Flexi Bound:
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A Peterson 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 Mexicoby Roger PetersonISBN 061813218X (0-618-13218-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Race to Save the Lord God Birdby Phillip M. HooseISBN 0374361738 (0-374-36173-8)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Ravens in Winterby Bernd HeinrichISBN 0679732365 (0-679-73236-5)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ravens in Winter'Book summary:Ravens are among the most elusive and yet (or, consequently) fascinating animals of North American I have ever encountered. Heinrich--an incredibly patient and cold-hardy fellow, not to mention, a heck of a writer--studied ravens in the dead of winter in Maine, and made some remarkable discoveries of how these normally solitary birds would actually engage in food sharing. Few of the many works on behavioral ecology I have read so compellingly capture the tedium of field work, the inscrutability of subject animals, and the satisfaction of discovery that provides even greater warmth than a blazing wood fire in the middle of a northern winter. Highly Recommended. [via]
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North Americaby David Allen SibleyISBN 0679451218 (0-679-45121-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behaviorby David Sibley, Chris Elphick, John B. DunningISBN 0679451234 (0-679-45123-4)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior'Book summary:From the creator of the seminal field guide, The Sibley Guide to Birds, comes another indispensable book for bird watchers. This veritable bible to the world of birds is the collaborative effort of 48 expert birders and biologists, who combine scientific accuracy and detail with an easily readable and well-organized format. How does a tiny chickadee survive subzero temperatures? How do flocks of birds synchronize their flights? How can an albatross cross miles of ocean without flapping its wings? Which bird brains are actually intelligent? It's all here in essays giving an overview of avian evolution, biology, and the aerodynamics of flight and in chapters devoted to the 80 bird families of North America, each one detailing taxonomy, habitats, feeding, breeding, vocalizations, migrations, and more. Concerned about declining populations, Sibley also discusses the conservation status of each species and the factors that threaten them. This fascinating source of information is destined to be a well-thumbed companion. -- Lesley Reed [via]
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The Sibley Guide to Birdsby David Sibley, Audubon SocietyISBN 0679451226 (0-679-45122-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sibley Guide to Birds'Book summary:More than 10 years in the making, David Sibley's Guide to Birds is a monumental achievement. The beautiful watercolor illustrations (6,600, covering 810 species in North America) and clear, descriptive text place Sibley and his work squarely in the tradition of John James Audubon and Roger Tory Peterson; more than a birdwatcher and evangelizer, he is one of the foremost bird painters and authorities in the U.S. Still, his field guide will no doubt spark debate. Unlike Kenn Kaufman's Focus Guide, Sibley's is unapologetically aimed at the converted. Beginning birders may want to keep a copy of Sibley at home as a reference, but the wealth of information will have the same effect on novices as trying to pick out a single sandpiper in a wheeling flock of thousands. The familiar yellow warbler, for instance, gets no less than nine individual illustrations documenting its geographic, seasonal, and sex variations--plus another eight smaller illustrations showing it in flight. Of course, more experienced birders will appreciate this sort of detail, along with Sibley's improvements on both Peterson and the National Geographic guide:
- As in Peterson, Sibley employs a pointer system for key field markings--but additional text blurbs are included alongside the illustrations to facilitate identification.
- Descriptive passages on identification are more detailed than those in most other field guides. For example, Sibley includes extensive information on the famously hard-to-distinguish hawks in the genus Accipiter (sharp-shinned, Cooper's, and northern goshawk), noting differences in leg thickness and wing beat that will be of use to more advanced birders. A section on the identification of "peeps" (small sandpipers) includes tips about seasonal molting and bill length. Confusing fall warblers, Empidonax flycatchers, and Alcids receive similar treatment.
- As previously mentioned, ample space is given to illustrations that show plumage variations by age, sex, and geography within a single species. Thus, an entire page is devoted to the red-shouldered hawk and its differing appearances in the eastern U.S., Florida, and California; similarly, gulls are distinguished by age and warblers by sex.
- Range maps are detailed and accurate, with breeding, wintering, and migration routes clearly depicted; rare but regular geographic occurrences are denoted by green dots.
- The binding and paper stock are of exceptional quality. Despite its 544 pages, a reinforced paperback cover and sewn-in binding allow the book to be spread out flat without fear of breaking the binding.
Some birders will be put off by the book's size. Slightly larger than the National Geographic guide, it's less portable than most field guides and will likely spend more time in cars and desks than on a birder's person while in the field. For some it will be a strictly stay-at-home companion guide to consult after a field trip; others may want to have it handy in a fannypack or backpack. But regardless of how it is used, Sibley's Guide to Birds is a significant addition to any birding library. "Birds are beautiful," the author writes in the preface, "their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature." Pleasing, too, is this comprehensive guide to their identification. --Langdon Cook [via]
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Sibley's Birding Basicsby David SibleyISBN 0375709665 (0-375-70966-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sibley's Birding Basics'Book summary:Birding Basics begins by reviewing how one can get started as a birder: the equipment necessary, where and when to go birding, and perhaps most important, the essential things to look for when birds appear in the field. Using many illustrations, David Sibley reviews all the basic concepts of bird identification and then describes the variations (of shape, size, and color) that can change the appearance of a bird over time or in different settings. And he issues a warning about "illusions and other pitfalls"-and advice on avoiding them. The second part of the book, also plentifully illustrated, deals with another set of clues, the major aspects of avian life that differ from species to species: feathers (color, arrangement, shape, molt), behavior and habitat, and sounds. This scientifically precise, beautifully illustrated volume distills the essence of David Sibley's own experience and skills, providing a solid introduction to "naming" the birds. With Sibley as your guide, when you learn how to interpret what the feathers, the anatomical structure, the sounds of a bird tell you-when you know the clues that show you why there's no such thing as "just a duck"-birding will be more fun, and more meaningful. An essential addition to the Sibley shelf! Author: David Allen Sibley. [via]
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The Singing Life Of Birds: The Art And Science Of Listening To Birdsongby Donald Kroodsma, Nancy HaverISBN 0618840761 (0-618-84076-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Western Regionby Donald Stokes, Lillian StokesISBN 0316818119 (0-316-81811-9)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Stokes Field Guide To Birds: Eastern Regionby Donald Stokes, Lillian StokesISBN 0316818097 (0-316-81809-7)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stokes Field Guide To Birds: Eastern Region'Book summary:The easiest-to-use and most comprehensive field guide to North American birds-from the country's preeminent writers on birds and nature Drawing on more than twenty years' experience as bird and wildlife experts, Donald and Lillian Stokes have produced field guides that are factually, visually, and organizationally superior to any other books you can buy. You'll find: * All the identification information on a single page-color photographs, range map, and detailed description. No more fumbling to match photos with text! * For fast reference-a compact alphabetical index inside the front and back covers. * More than 900 high-resolution color identification photographs. * An illustrated Quick Guide to the most common backyard and feeder birds. * Convenient colored tabs keyed to each bird group. * Concise and comprehensive text, with information on habitat; plumage variation; feeding, nesting, and mating behavior; bird feeder proclivity; and-for the first time in any guide-population trends and conservation status. [via]
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Stokes Guide to Bird Behaviorby Donald StokesISBN 0316817171 (0-316-81717-1)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of Americaby William SouderISBN 0865477264 (0-86547-726-4)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Verb 'to Bird': Sightings of an Avid Birderby Peter CashwellISBN 1589880013 (1-58988-001-3)
Softcover, Paul Dry Books Inc
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