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Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A Photographic Guide. Richard Chandler.
Princeton University Press, 2009. Covers all 134 species found in the northern hemisphere,
featuring over 850 color photos. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features,
status, habitat, distribution, and more, with distribution maps. It also includes comprehensive
primers on plumage patterns and terminology, molting, feeding and other behaviors, and much more.
448 pp. Paperback. Item #29-198. $35.00
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Falcons of North America. by Kate Davis. Mountain Press, 2008. Davis
delivers again with a detailed, well-written account of the six North American falcon species,
including results of new research never before published in one volume. Illustrated with over
200 color photos, b&w illustrations, diagrams, and maps. 240 pp. Paper. $22.00
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A Birdwatching Guide To Lesvos. by Steve Dudley. Arlequin Press, 2009.
Over 60 of the best birdwatching sites on the popular Aegean Island of Lesbos, with maps and
up-to-date, accurate information for each site. Includes an official checklist with
up-to-date status accounts, plus separate lists for birds, butterflies, dragonflies and
orchids. Greece. A complete list of birds includes English, scientific, Dutch, and Greek names.
272 pp. Paperback. $45.00
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Illustrated Birds of North America, Folio Edition. Jon DUNN and Jonathan ALDERFER.
National Geographic, October 2009. Alderfer's folio sized artwork with Dunn's text from the
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America. 504 pp. Oversize. Hardcover. $50.00
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Wintergreen, with an Introduction to the Area
and to Other Local Wildlife. by Marshall Faintich. Word Doctor, 2009. Includes the
Wintergreen Resort area and the Rockfish Valley Trail, part of the Thomas Jefferson Loop
of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail system. Beautiful full-size color photos are accompanied
by species brief natural history and occurrence data. 336 pp. Hardcover. $49.95
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Birds and Power Lines: Collision, Electrocution and Breeding. Miguel Ferrer and Guyonne
F.E. Janss (editors). Quercus, 1999. This book attempts to analyze problems involved world-wide
with power line and power pole collisions, as well as present the most suitable methodology to
carry out studies aimed at preventing problems. 240 pp. Hardcover. $49.50
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Raptors: A Field Guide for Surveys and Monitoring.
by Jon Hardey, Humphrey Crick, Chris Wernham, Helen Riley, Brian Etheridge, and Des Thompson.
The Stationery Office Scotland, Second edition, 2009. Intended to promote best practices.
Now includes a photographic guide to raptor feathers and a CD of raptor calls. 300 pp.
Paperback. $75.00 Read further details...
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica. Princeton University Press, 2009. Jamaica is home to more than 300 bird species, including
about 25 endemics. This photographic field guide includes 650 color photographs illustrating every species
in Jamaica, including vagrants. The concise text describes key identification features, voice, and habitat,
with details on range, status, and distribution maps. Written by Ann Haynes Sutton and her late husband Robert
Sutton, together with the late ornithologist Audrey Downer. Color photographs by the renowned nature photographer
Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet. 304 pp. Paperback. $29.95
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Bird Banding in North America: The First Hundred Years. Jerome A. Jackson, William E. Davis,
and John Tautin, editors. Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 15. 2008. Contributions
from participants in the symposium "Celebrating 100 Years of Bird Banding in North America", held
in 2002. 280 pp. Hardcover. $40.00
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A Bird-Finding Guide to Costa Rica. Barrett Lawson. Cornell University Press, November 2009.
53 of the best destinations, with site-specific bird lists, driving directions, road maps, lodging info, sample
itineraries, checklist, and tips on finding endemics and other sought-after species. 365 pp. Paperback. $29.95
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Identification Guide to North American Birds. Part II:
Anatidae to Alcidae. By Peter Pyle, with the
collaboration of Steve N.G. Howell, Siobhan Ruck, and David F. DeSante. Slate Creek Press,
September 2008. An essential part of a bander's tool set, this book is a compendium of
information on identifying, ageing, and sexing waterbirds, diurnal raptors, and gallinaceous
birds in the hand. 836 pp. Paperback. $49.50 READ MORE DETAILS...
This long-awaited second volume will be a must for banders, or anyone who wants to increase
their identification abilities.
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Great Places: Montana. A Recreational Guide to Montana's Public Lands and Historical Places
for Birding, Hiking, Photography, Fishing, Hunting, and Camping. Chuck Robbins. Wilderness Adventures Press, 2008.
This comprehensive guide details Montana’s vast areas of public lands, including wildlife refuges, state parks,
Glacier National Park, and many other places that everyone is welcome to explore. Robbins puts special emphasis
on the bird-watching opportunities. He is an avid birder, and explains in great
detail each species, including behavior, times of day and year to find them, and keys to identification, you
could expect to encounter. Open dates, times of day, camping, fishing and hunting opportunities, trails, and
drive-in availability are all clearly outlined. Also included are the Nature Conservancy’s open-to-the-public
preserves. 406 pp. Paperback. $29.95
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28-293. NEW! The Birds of the Republic of Panama, Part 5: Gazetteer and Bibliography.
Deborah C. Siegel and Storrs L. Olson. Buteo Books, 2008. An ornithological gazetteer
and bibliography have long been needed to properly complete Alexander Wetmore’s four-
part work on the birds of Panamá. This concluding volume describes and locates
all of the place names referred to by ornithologists and collectors and provides a
comprehensive bibliography. Much of the information is based upon the extensive card
files left by Wetmore, but the painstaking labor to expand upon this information and
compile an updated manuscript has been accomplished by Siegel and Olson. While Parts 1-4
of The Birds of the Republic of Panamá are no longer in print, used sets may be
obtained from Buteo Books. 516 pp. $45.00
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Site Guide to the Birds of Veracruz. Robert Straub. Pronatura Veracruz, 2006. Thorough descriptions
of over 50 of the best birding sites in the state, with detailed maps, beautiful photos, interesting
articles, important contact and travel information, and more. 238 pp. Paperback. $19.95
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. Ber Van Perlo. Oxford, September 2009.
Every species and many subspecies found in Brazil, with special attention given to the 218
endemics. 496 pp. Paperback. $39.95 NOW IN STOCK!
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Moths of Western North America. Jerry A. Powell and Paul A. Opler. University of California
Press, 2009. Color photos and b&w drawings; illustrates and describes about 2,500 species. Includes
morphology, taxonomy, adult behavior, larval biology and life cycles, as well as moths and their plant
relationships. 536 pp. Hardcover. $95.00
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