Renfrew, Rosalind B., ed.

Vermont's breeding bird atlas of 1985 was a landmark tool to guide conservation and provided baseline maps of Vermont's bird fauna. Now, after a quarter century of change, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of Vermont, one of the most comprehensive Vermont wildlife publications ever produced, provides a vital tool for state- and region-wide bird conservation and appreciation. A product of the single largest citizen science project in Vermont's history, this volume presents the fruits of a five-y . . .

Toms, Mike

Information will be forthcoming from the publisher closer to date of publication. . . .

Fraser,Ian; Gray, Jeannie

This book is for anyone with an interest in birds, words, or the history of Australian biology and birdwatching. It discusses common and scientific names of every Australian bird to tease out their meanings--which may be useful, useless or downright misleading!

The authors examine every species: its often many--and--varied common names, its full scientific name, with derivation, translation and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are included, as well as relevant aspects of biol . . .

Frith, Clifford B.

38 color illus & 48 color photos.This book tells the fascinating success story of saving the flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. This unique large rail, an iconic and highly endangered Australian bird, was at the very brink of extinction with just 15 individuals found in 1980, when bold and risky actions were taken to save it.

The book begins with the discovery and ecology of Lord Howe Island. It then details the history of the Woodhen, its place among the rails and their evolution of flig . . .

Thompson, Bill III

Rounding out the series that includes Identifying and Feeding Birds and Hummingbirds and Butterflies, Bird Homes and Habitats helps homeowners enhance their backyards even more with advice on how to provide shelter and nests for birds.

Which birds use nest boxes? What’s required to maintain a birdhouse? What kind of habitat will attract which birds? What does it take to be a bluebird trail operator? What does it mean if the baby birds or eggs disappear from their nest?

In this third book in . . .

Behrens, Ken; Cox, Cameron

A guide that teaches birders how to effectively identify eastern waterbirds in flight using a method of identification that emphasizes birds' structure, behavior, and overall color. . . .

Sullivan, Brian

This guide is currently scheduled for publication in 2016. . . .

Korpimäki,Erkki; Hakkarainen, Harri

Widespread in North American forest regions including the Rocky Mountains, the Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) was once the most numerous predatory bird in Eurasian boreal forests. Synthesising the results of unique long-term studies of Boreal Owls, this book explores hunting modes, habitats and foods, prey interactions, mating and parental care, reproduction, dispersal, survival and mortality, population regulation and conservation in boreal forests. Providing a detailed introduc . . .

750 CRESTED CARACARAS. Styled after J.J.Audubon's rendition of a dueling pair of Crested Caracaras. . . .

Gill, Brian

Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell; often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences. This perfectly presented book, with its engaging pictures, is rich in stories and unveils many secrets.

Read about: the fate of a tortoise given as a gift by Captain Cook; the epic international voyage of the biggest known moa egg; the admiration induced by an ape from the jun . . .

Strange, Morten

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia is a newly revised edition of the first - and best - comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of Indonesia. Because of its vast size and geographical location, Indonesia has the world's most diverse avifauna. It boasts of more than 1,600 species - of which 235 species are only found in Indonesia, making it the world's number one travel destination for bird-watching.

This book covers a total of 912 species, including most of the non-migratory . . .

Zimmer, Kevin

The definitive field guide, sadly delayed again until 2014. . . .

Beehler, Bruce M.; Pratt, Thane K.; Zimmerman, Dale A.

Publication scheduled for 2013. . . .

Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle

A field guide that revolutionizes warbler identification.

Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. The Warbler Guide enables you to quickly identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. This groundbreaking guide features more than 1,000 stunning color photos, extensive species accounts with multiple viewing angles, and an entirely n . . .

Sinclair, Ian/ ILLUS: ARLOTT, Norman; BURN, Hilary; HAYMAN, Peter; LEWINGTON, Ian

Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles and the Comoros.

An illustrated field guide covering 350 species. Color plates by Oliver LANGRAND. Distribution maps.

Following in the format of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, this guide presents all the birds of Madagascar and the other Indian Ocean islands (Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius and Mascarenes), a great many species of which are endemic to these islands.

In field g . . .

Kaska, Kathleen

One man’s odyssey to find the last of a dying breed.

'Finally, Robert Porter Allen gets the credit he deserves for his tireless work on behalf of the whooping crane. Kathleen Kaska movingly recounts an adventurous life dedicated to the preservation of endangered birds when the odds were overwhelmingly against success--a hurricane in the Caribbean, armed unrest in Cuba, an unwelcoming Canadian wilderness. Kaska's narrative reads like an adventure novel!'--Elizabeth J. Rosenthal, author of Birdw . . .

Chacón,Federico Muñoz;Johnston,Richard Dennis

Costa Rica is a remarkable place for amphibians and reptiles. Known for its biological diversity, conservation priorities, and extensive protected lands, this small country contains 418 herpetological species including the dangerous Fer-de-Lance and Black-headed Bushmaster, the beloved sea turtles, and numerous dink, foam, glass, and rain frogs. Additional species are thought to be nearing extinction while others have been introduced only recently.

Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica is the . . .

Burtt,Edward H., Jr.;Davis,William E., Jr.

Audubon was not the father of American ornithology. That honorific belongs to Alexander Wilson, whose encyclopedic American Ornithology established a distinctive approach that emphasized the observation of live birds. In the first full-length study to reproduce all of Wilson’s unpublished drawings for the nine-volume Ornithology, Edward Burtt and William Davis illustrate Wilson’s pioneering and, today, underappreciated achievement as the first ornithologist to describe the birds of t . . .

Roger Safford, Frank Hawkins (Editors), John Gale, Brian Small (Illustrators)

This is the eighth and final volume in the authoritative Birds of Africa series. It covers the Malagasy region which comprises Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion.

Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail, comparable to other volumes in the series, and with a colour map for each species. Vagrants are treated in less detail. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 6 . . .

Dickinson, Edward C.

Volume 1 is expected May 2013 and Volume 2 is expected Fall 2013. The pre-publication offer on Volume 2 will be available through May, 2013.

The Fourth Edition of the Howard and Moore Checklist of the Birds of the World will be published in two volumes: Volume 1 - Non-passerines and Volume 2 - Passerines. The Fourth Edition of the Howard and Moore Checklist of the Birds of the World will be published in two volumes: Volume 1 - Non-passerines and Volume 2 - Passerines. This is a new edition of . . .