Welcome to Buteo Books
An independent family-owned bookstore carrying one of the largest selections of birding books in the world. We are open online and on the Miracle Mile!
Just Flown in...
Browse recently published bird and nature books.
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The Owl Handbook: Investigating the Lives, Habits, and Importance of These Enigmatic Birds
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Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers
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San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History
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Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums
Regular price $20.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per
Featured & Favorites
Regularly recommended, re-read, and shared by the community!
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The Peregrine
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Birding For A Better World : A Guide to Finding Joy And Community in Nature
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Habitats of North America: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists
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Birds of Point Reyes
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Popular Categories
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ABA Field Guides
Get to know the birds of your state! Illustrated with crisp color...
Featured Collection
Backyard Birding - get to know your most local patch.
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Sold outThe Backyard Bird Chronicles
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Backyard Birds West: A Seymore Gulls Field Guide
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Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Northern California (Nature-Friendly Gardens)
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Leaf, Cloud, Crow: A Weekly Backyard Journal
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Children's
Bird books for young readers (and the young at heart!)
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Floor Puzzle: Enchanted Woodland
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Birds of the World: My Nature Sticker Activity Book
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Because of an Acorn
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She Heard the Birds: The Story of Florence Merriam Bailey
Regular price $18.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per
Browse by Region
Whether you're planning a trip or want to escape via the pages, we've got a book that fits the bill (or beak.) Filter by region, country, or state.
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada, 8th Edition
Vendor:National GeographicRegular price $32.99 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Folding California Nature Guides
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Birds of Northern California
Vendor:R.W. Morse CompanyRegular price $24.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Field Guide of All the Birds We Found One Year in the United States
Vendor:Self-PublishedRegular price $24.99 USDRegular priceUnit price per
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Browse by Species
Get to know raptors, shorebirds, warblers, and more. Filter by the type of bird you'd like to read about.
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The Gull Guide: North America
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Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations
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The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada
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The Peregrine
Regular price $17.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per
Shop In Person
The Buteo Books brick-and-mortar is open! If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area or have plans to visit, we hope you'll come see us.
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