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Publications of the American Birding Association

The titles listed here are BRAND NEW books listed alphabetically by author.
Buteo Books makes every effort to keep these titles in stock, but both price and availability are subject to change.

ABA Checklist: Birds of the Continental United States and Canada, 7th edition. 2009. 957 species, 33 species new to the Checklist, 3 species have been removed, several additions as a result of "splits," and 14 renamed species. Also includes detailed accounts of more than 200 species with the status Casual, Accidental or Cannot Be Found. 203 pp. Spiralbound. $19.95

28T. ABA Trip List for North American Birds. Seventh edition, 2007. Lists regularly occurring North American species with some subspecies and identifiable forms. Conforms to the AOU Checklist, 7th edition. With 10 columns. Completely indexed. Stapled paper covers. 31 pp. $1.00

28F. ABA Field Card. 2007. This checklist includes all regularly occurring species in the ABA Checklist area. Species are listed according to the 7th edition of the American Ornithologists' Union's AOU Check-list, and its subsequent supplements. Folded card. $1.00

ABA REGIONAL CHECKLISTS. Checklists include all ABA-accepted birds reported in the area except those which are extinct, extirpated, or extremely rare. Single folded pocket-size sheet. $1.00 each

• ABA Regional Checklist: Eastern Canada. Covers Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland-Labrador, and St. Pierre & Miquelon.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Central and Northern Canada. Covers Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Western Canada and Alaska. Covers British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and Alaska.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Pacific Coast States. Covers California, Oregon, and Washington.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Rocky Mountain & Great Basin States. Covers Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Southwestern United States. Covers Arizona and New Mexico.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Southcentral United States. Covers Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, and Arkansas.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Southeastern United States. Covers Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Northeastern United States. Covers Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Northcentral United States. Covers North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
• ABA Regional Checklist: Bahamas and Turks & Caicos. Covers Bahamas and Turks & Caicos.

30. A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO... The Lane Series originated by James A. Lane and continued by Harold R. Holt.

NEW! A Birder's Guide to Alaska. WEST, George C. Second edition, 2008. Over 60 locations are covered, including the state's entire road system, the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, BC through the Yukon to Alaska, the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system, and the Alaska Marine Highway from BC to Alaska. More than 120 maps accompany the 56 chapters. 662 pp. Paperback. $32.95

A Birder's Guide to Southeastern Arizona. TAYLOR, Richard C. 2005. A totally revised edition of the first guide in the Lane series, which includes: Expanded bar graphs, keyed to habitats, with seasonal and abundance information for 514 species. The annotated "specialties" section, a Lane Guide hallmark, provides information on the best places to find over 240 of the most interesting birds of SE Arizona. Maps, directions, and birding tips for the newest birding hotspots, as well as complete updates of the maps from the first edition. 374 pp. Paperback. $24.95

A Birder's Guide to the Bahama Islands. WHITE, Anthony. 1998. The first comprehensive guide to finding birds on the islands of The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos. The islands host an unusual mix of Caribbean and North American species, with over 300 bird species recorded. There are three endemic species: Bahama Woodstar, Bahama Swallow, and Bahama Yellowthroat, and a host of other specialties. A Birder's Guide to the Bahamas - with complete descriptions by Tony White of more than 150 birding sites - guides birders to all of the major islands, numerous smaller cays, and the less developed "Family Islands." ABA's first non-North American guide also features a beautiful eight-page "Photo Gallery" of many of the Bahamian specialty birds, several of which show up with some regularity in Florida. 302 pp. Spiral. $26.95

A Birder's Guide to Southern California. SCHRAM, Brad. 2007. The vast, varied topography that is Southern California has recorded over 555 naturally occurring bird species, many of which are near endemics to its geography. Each of Southern California's many habitats offers its own specialties, and this guide will help you to find them all. The birding routes, with instructions and exact mileages between suggested stops, guide resident and visiting birders to hundreds of birding sites. New to this edition are chapters covering Kern River Valley, the rugged Clark Mountain wilderness, southeastern California's Blythe region, Sespe Condor Sanctuary, coastal Ventura County, and birding hot spots in suburban San Fernando Valley. All chapters from earlier editions and their locations have been revisited by the author and/or local bird authorities to test current conditions and confirm or revise birding information for accuracy. The maps, bar-graphs, and Specialties section all have been up-dated to ensure that the reader has effective tools at hand for contemporary birding. Brad Schram brings over 40 years of local birding expertise to this 5th edition of A Birder's Guide to Southern California. He and the devoted California birders who helped explain their local birding turf have created a birdfinding guide which will help you figure out where to go, when to go, and what you'll see when you get there. 432 pp. Paperback. $25.95

A Birder's Guide to Churchill. by Bonnie Chartier. 1994. Churchill serves as a unique location, where coniferous forests, tundra, and marine ecosystems converge. The resulting birdlife is thrilling. This volume provides the visitor with the essential directions to travel around Churchill for the most productive birdfinding. The birding routes outlined lead the birder to special birds at each and every stop. There are 15 accurate maps to help guide the visiting birder to these sites around Churchill. Details on specialty birds and bar graphs for the regular birds of Churchill facilitate the understanding of the birds of the region. The book also contains informative appendices on the amphibians, mammals, butterflies, moths, and plants. 132 pp. Spiral bound. OUT OF PRINT

A Birder's Guide to Florida. PRANTY, Bill. 2005. Florida is one of the most popular birding destinations in the Western Hemisphere. Birders savor Florida as the place to see species not found elsewhere in the US and Canada, such as Snail Kite, Short-tailed Hawk, Black-hooded Parakeet, Mangrove Cuckoo, Black-whiskered Vireo, or Florida Scrub-Jay. Bill Pranty, with the help of dozens of the state's birders, has now rewritten his acclaimed 4th edition. More than 330 birding sites are described, and more than 400 species accounts are now included. The comprehensive introduction helps birders to understand seasonal bird distribution in Florida's various habitats. Whether you are hoping to see fairly common birds such as White-crowned Pigeon, or are searching for elusive birds such as Black Rail, or wish to be surprised by the discovery of an unconventional bird such as Scaly-headed Parrot, this birdfinding guide and your field guide are the only books you'll need! 418 pp. Paperback. TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT - REPRINT SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 1, 2010. Preorders accepted now. $29.95

Try Birding Florida as an alternative.

A Birder's Guide to Idaho. Edited by Dan Svingen and Kas Dumroese. 1997. Idaho's combination of Rocky Mountain and Great Basin birds, incredible scenery, unexplored country, and great habitat diversity has been attracting birders for more than 190 years. The editors got the cooperation of over fifty birders in the state in writing up their faorite birding sites. Every guide feature was chosen for ease-of-use in the field. An informative introduction provides an ecological overview of Idaho, and offers advice on when, where, and how to bird. Over 110 major birding sites are described, including directions, major habitats present, birds to be expected, and details on the closest services available. Over 80 maps simplify navigating around the state. Specific instructions on finding Idaho Rarities and Specialties are given, providing abundance, seasonality, and distribution of Idaho birds is summarized in a handy multi-purpose checklist. 339 pp. Spiral bound. OUT OF PRINT

A Birder's Guide to Eastern Massachusetts. by Bird Observer. 1994. Written by local experts for residents and visitors alike, this essential guide is designed to help you find the most birds at doens of the very best coastal and inland locations. Twenty-three chapters with mile-by-mile route instructions and maps guide you through these prime birding areas. Information about birds' habits, preferred habitat, seasonality, and hundreds of other tips - from those who know them best - will help to make your birding trip a success.
Birding hotspots detailed include Plum Island, Newburyport, Quabbin Reservation, Cape Ann, Cape Cod, Nantucket Island, Martha's Vineyard, and Greater Boston. Informative appendices on hawkwatching and pelagic birding, together with the essential seasonal bar-graphs and a specialties section, are all designed to give you a complete picture of birdlife in Eastern Massachusetts. 292 pp. Spiral bound. OUT OF PRINT

A Birder's Guide to Michigan. CHARTIER, Allen T. and Jerry ZIARNO. 2005. 660 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT-REPRINT EXPECTED IN 2010. Preorders accepted now.

A Birder's Guide to New Hampshire. by Alan Delorey. 1996. From wintering waterfowl along the seacoast and raptors at Great Bay, to boreal species nesting in the spruce/fir forests, this book will provide the reader with all the information needed to experience the birding wonders of New Hampshire. Dividing the state into four geographic regions, the guide covers the state through 21 auto-based trips. Each of the routes outlined has an introductory section to familiarize the reader with the area and provide valuable information on traveler services. The routes are covered mile-by-mile for the traveling birder. To help in planning the trip, a suggested season and length of time is given for each route. A short schedule is provided to help make the most of limited time, directing the birder to the routes with the most diversity of habitat and species. The book's useful bar-graphs show seasonal abundance of 342 species of birds that regularly occur in New Hampshire. 222 pp. Spiral bound. Out of print - limited stock of brand new copies available. $29.95

A Birder's Guide to the Rio Grande Valley, Fourth edition. LOCKWOOD, Mark, William B. MCKINNEY, James N. PATON, and Barry R. ZIMMER. 2008. This book is designed to help you locate not only the specialty birds of the Rio Grande Valley (those not occurring elsewhere in North America) but also to find the more common birds of the region. The guide deviates from 'the Valley' to cover the Edwards Plateau, the Davis Mountains, the Pecos Valley, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Special attention is given to the world-renowned regional hotspots: Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Big Bend National Park, the Davis Mountains, as well as the El Paso and Las Cruces, NM, areas. In addition to descriptions of over 230 birding sites, the authors - all of them long-time Texas birders - have completely updated the Annotated Checklist, covering more than 500 species. 328 pp. Paper. $25.95

If you're going to the LRGV, you might like Bird Songs of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Southwestern Texas

A Birder's Guide to the Texas Coast. Mel Cooksey and Ron Weeks. 2006. One of the world's premier birding destinations, the Texas coast is home to an amazing number of migrating and wintering birds, as well as many "specialty" resident and nesting species. The habitat diversity ranges from the Pineywoods to the Gulf prairies, from the coastal wetlands to the South Texas subtropics. The spring migration of neotropical birds along the boast is one of North America's most remarkable birding spectacles. And the region is host to some the nation's largest congregations of herons, egrets, rails, shorebirds, gulls, and terns at any season. The long-awaited revision by Mel Cooksey and Ron Weeks, will be as indispensable as your field guide. There are Species Accounts for over 170 Texas specialties, and more than 70 new sites, for a total of over 200 birding stops, as well as bar-graphs for 388 regularly occurring Texas Coast species. 334 pp. Paperback. $24.95

A Birder's Guide to Virginia. JOHNSTON, David W. 1997. Virginia offers birders a wide range of habitats and a large selection of birds, with about 390 regularly-occurring species. Each region has its special sites, distinct habitats, and particular birds. A Birder's Guide to Virginia is divided into six major regions: Eastern Shore, Coastal Plain, Northern, Central, Southern Piedmont, and Southern Mountains and Valleys.
Over 70 major sites are described, ranging from the suburban parks of Alexandria and Arlington (close to Washington D.C.) to the remote back roads and reservoirs of southwestern Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Special attention is given to the major birding and tourist destinations: the Virginia end of the Delmarva Peninsula and popular Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Shenandoah National Park. Over 70 major sites, with more than 45 maps, are included in this book. Each site description includes access and birding directions, habitat, and information about seasonal bird distribution. Some of the more interesting birds of the state covered in the book include local winter visitors or residents from the north (such as Great Cormorant, Eurasian Wigeon, Rough-legged Hawk, Purple Sandpiper, and Little Gull), uncommon but findable summer residents (such as Mississippi Kite, Black Rail, King Rail, Brown Pelican, and Swainson's Warbler), and common breeding songbirds with a southern character (such as Acadian Flycatcher, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Yellow-throated Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, and Summer Tanager).
A Birder's Guide to Virginia has an annotated checklist for about 425 species, and sections on pelagic birding, hawk-watching, and special species to be found in Virginia. Finally, the book has lists of butterflies, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals with notes on the status of each. 280 pp. Spiral. $23.95

A Birder's Guide to Washington. OPPERMAN, Hal. 2003. Few states show more dramatic contrasts in their environment than Washington. Elevations range from sea level to over 14,000 feet. Precipitation varies from over 200 inches annually on the Olympic Peninsula, nurturing a temperate rain forest and mountaintop glaciers, to a mere six inches in parts of the Columbia Basin, where near-desert conditions prevail. Between these extremes, an array of aquatic and terrestrial communities supports a remarkable diversity of bird species. Typical of the Wet Side are Black-footed Albatross, Trumpeter Swan, Black Turnstone, Mew Gull, and Rhinoceros Auklet, while the Dry Side is home to the Spruce Grouse, Flammulated Owl, White-headed Woodpecker, Black-billed Magpie, and Brewer's Sparrow.
A Birder's Guide to Washington details hundreds of birding routes and sites in the state and adjacent areas in British Columbia, together with year-round access instructions and birding advice. Over 220 maps pinpoint the most productive destinations in the field and offer regional overviews to help with trip planning. An annotated checklist of 478 species recorded in the state through 2002 gives information about status and habitat associations, while the seasonal abundance/regional occurrence bar graphs will assist birders in locating regularly occurring species. Authoritative lists of Washington's mammals, herps, butterflies, and dragonflies are provided. Master Artist Tony Angell has illustrated the guide. 636 pp. Paperback. $29.95

A Birder's Guide to Wyoming. by Oliver K. Scott. 1993. The author anticipates traveling birders' interest in Wyoming's scenic wonders - as well as its abundant birdlife - by taking birders to the state's unique attractions such as Devils Tower, and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, as well as to little-known corners of the state - Powder Rim on the Colorado boundary, the great meadows along the Bear River on the western edge, and the juniper country of the southwest. There are special birds to be found at every stop. Some 40 accurate maps also help guide the birder through these many sites.
A combined birdfinding guide and annotated checklist, with details of the status of each of the 389 species recorded for Wyoming. 246 pp. Spiral bound. Out of print - limited stock of brand new copies available. $18.95

81. COOPER, Jerry A. Birdfinder: A Birder's Guide to Planning North American Trips. American Birding Association, 1995. This book is based on the premise that birders can successfully plan to find a vast number of species of birds in North America, as long as they are armed with information about where to go, when to go, and what to expect. Birdfinder outlines nineteen key trips designed to produce a list of over 650 species in North America. Jerry Cooper makes this possible both economically and efficiently. Cooper summarizes the Key, Possible, Probable, and Remotely Possible birds to be seen on each of the nineteen trips, with details on transportation, accommodations, special equipment, and the birdfinding guides you will need. The specialties and key species for each of these trips are outlined in detail.
This is a planning guide, illustrating a strategy for successful North American birdfinding. If you have unlimited time, you can follow the whole itinerary, trip after trip, in chronological order. Most birders, however, will pick and choose among the nineteen trips to suit the times they are free to travel. In either case, your birding experiences and lifelist will benefit greatly.
Each of the nineteen trips in Birdfinder has at least one map to highlight the birding route. Another important feature of this guide is a special chart summarizing all the species to be seen on these major trips. As a bonus, an additional "Baker's Dozen" locations are included in a special chapter. These thirteen birding locales include The Klamath Basin, The Platte River, Point Pelee, North-Central Michigan, St. Louis, Churchill, Northwestern Wyoming, Grand Manan and Machias Seal Island, North-Central Utah, The Delaware Bayshore, Cape May, Hawk Mountain, and Coastal Massachusetts. Birdfinder: A Birder's Guide to Planning North American Trips will serve the dedicated birder as an essential companion to regular birdfinding guides. 374 pp. Spiral. $23.95

183. LEHMAN, Paul E., Compiler. A Birder's Guide to Metropolitan Areas. ABA, 2001. Where to find birds in 30 North American cities. Describes more than 400 sites, including close-in urban parks and preserves as well as locations more distant from the city center. Specific directions and maps, along with tips on finding the most sought-after birds will greatly aid any birder's search. Spiral binding. $27.95

1481. PETTINGELL, Noel. The Pettingell Book of Birding Records. Second Edition. ABA, 1991. Illustrated by Linda Miller Feltner. Lifelists, annual lists, big days, Christmas bird counts, and miscellaneous categories. 137 pp. Paper. Low Stock. $12.95

1697. SNETSINGER, Phoebe. Birding on Borrowed Time. American Birding Association, 2003. The posthumously published memoirs of the woman who saw more birds in her lifetime than any other human being in the history of the world. Phoebe's quest to see as many birds as possible only began at the age of 34, when she first laid eyes on a resplendent Blackburnian Warbler. After her belated awakening to the avian marvels around her, Phoebe began traveling across the globe, to all seven continents, observing and learning as much as she could about the world's thousands of bird species. The intensity and urgency of her quest were quickened when a cancer diagnosis led doctors to give her one year to live. Instead of succumbing to despair, Phoebe pursued her passion and strove to live what remained of her life to its fullest. Miraculously, she defied her death sentence, living on to see more of the world and more new birds for 17 more years. Along the way, she faced other hazards: a brutal assault and rape in New Guinea, a shipwreck, earthquakes, and political upheaval, along with recurrences of malignant melanoma. But in the end she triumphed over adversity and fulfilled her lifelong dream by becoming the first person to see more than 8,000 of the world's birds - a remarkable achievement that required passion, knowledge, skill, dedication, and persistence.
Both a lively chronicle of birding adventures and a profoundly moving human document, Birding on Borrowed Time is the memoir of a truly extraordinary woman.

The book includes 45 illustrations by renowned avian artist H. Douglas Pratt including 16 full-color plates. 307 pp. Paper. $19.95

291. SWIFT, Byron. Checklist of the Birds of North America. ABA, 1985. Includes birds of Middle America, the West Indies & Hawaii. 40 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT

24-270. WATTERS, Christa, Editor. Attu: Birding on the Edge: A Quarter Century of Birding the Western Reaches of North America. Charles Osgood/American Birding Association, 2003. The westernmost Aleutian island, nearly 1,500 miles from the Alaskan mainland, Attu can claim more first and second ABA Checklist records than any other single birding location. This book chronicles 25 years of birding Attu by the birders who traveled there on Larry Balch's Attours. The book is a miscellany, consisting of personal essays, historical narratives, poems, maps, photos, and an extensive, never-before-published annotated checklist provided by Larry Balch. Color photos. 214 pp. Paper. $35.00

1539. BIRDING Magazine. 20th Anniversary Bird Photography Issue. Volume XXI, Numbers 1/2. February/April 1989. Articles fall under the headings Getting Started, Untangling the Mysteries, Migrating to the Birds, Showing Your Photographs, and Birding Departments. 128 pp. Paperback. $12.50
Many other issues of Birding are available from Buteo Books.

1593. BIRDING Magazine. "Building a Birder's Library." Volume XXV, Number 1. February 1993. This issue contains the 36-page article "Building a Birder's Library" by Richard Webster. 80 pp. $5.00
Many other issues of Birding are available from Buteo Books.

29. BIRDING Magazine. Birdfinding in Forty National Forests and Grasslands. Produced in cooperation between the American Birding Association and the USDAFS. Supplement to Birding, Volume XXVI/2, 1994. 186 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT

Covers: Chugach National Forest, Alaska; Olympic National Forest, Washington; Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon; Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon; Williamette National Forest, Oregon; Klamath National Forest, California; Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California; Eldorado National Forest, California; Inyo National Forest, California; Flathead National Forest, Montana; Lolo National Forest, Montana; Bitterroot National Forest, Montana and Idaho; Deerlodge National Forest, Montana; Custer National Forest, Montana and The Dakotas; Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming; Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah and Wyoming; Routt National Forest, Colorado; Arapaho National Forest, Colorado; Coconino National Forest, Arizona; Coronado National Forest, Arizona; Black Hills National Forest, Wyoming and South Dakota; Comanche National Grassland, Colorado; Cimarron National Grassland, Kansas; Nebraska National Forest, Nebraska; Superior National Forest, Minnesota; Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan; Huron-Manistee National Forest, Michigan; Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania; Finger Lakes National Forest, New York; Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont; White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire and Maine; Davy Crockett National Forest, Texas; Sam Houston National Forest, Texas; Jefferson National Forest, Virginia; Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee; Conecuh National Forest, Alabama; Apalachicola National Forest, Florida; Osceola National Forest, Florida; Ocala National Forest, Florida; Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico.