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FIELD GUIDES

A Note about Field Guides:
Most of the books listed on this page are finding guides or atlases, so we have added this section of field guides. The best field guides are broken down not by state, but by region. Rather than using a guide for Virginia, for example, you would be better served using a guide for the Eastern Region of North America.

The following field guides are recommended for the Eastern United States and Canada (ME, NH, VT, RI, CT, NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY, OH, IN, MI, WI, IL, MN, IA, MO, AR, LA, and Eastern regions of ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, and TX; and MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF and Labrador):

BULL, John and John FARRAND. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region. Second Revised Edition. Knopf, 1994. Over 600 color photos, 796 pp. Vinyl cover. (For Western region, see Udvardy) Item#65. $19.00

COE, James. Eastern Birds: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press, 2001. Revised and updated. Designed for beginning birdwatchers with paintings of the more common species and habitat groups by the author. 160 pp. Paper. Item#78. $14.95

HARRISON, Hal H. A Field Guide to Birds' Nests. (East of the Mississippi). Houghton Mifflin, 1975. 257 pp. Item# 138. Cloth - $24.95; Paper - $20.00

PETERSON, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Fifth Edition . Houghton-Mifflin, 2002. New format with range maps alongside text, revised plates and text. Maps by Virginia M. PETERSON. 427 pp. Item#225. Cloth - $30.00; Flexi - $22.00

PETERSON, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to the Birds: Eastern and Central North America. Large Format Edition. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. 290 pp. Paper. Item#226. $24.00

SIBLEY, David Allen. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Knopf, 2003. 650 species, maps. 496 pp. Paper. Item# 275. $19.95

STOKES, Donald and Lillian. Stokes Field Guide to Birds - Eastern Region. Little, Brown & Co., 1996. 471 pp. Color photos, range maps, color tab index. Paper. Item#286. $17.95


The following field guides are recommended for the Western United States and Canada (WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, MT, WY, CO, NM, AK and Western regions of ND, SD, NE, KS, TX; and BC, AB, SK, Yukon, and NWT):

HARRISON, Hal H. A Field Guide to Western Birds' Nests. Houghton Mifflin, 1979. 279 pp. Paper. Item#139. $20.00

PETERSON, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to Western Birds. Houghton Mifflin, 1990, Third Edition. 432 pp. Item# 228. Cloth - $27.00; Flexi - $20.00; Paper - $18.00

SIBLEY, David Allen. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America. Knopf, 2003. 550 species, maps. 432 pp. Paper. Item#276. $19.95

STOKES, Donald and Lillian. Stokes Field Guide to Birds - Western Region. Little, Brown & Co., 1996. 519 pp. Color photos, range maps, color tab index. Paper. Item#287. $17.95

UDVARDY, Miklos D.F. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region. Revised by John FARRAND, Jr. 822 pp. Flexi. Item#307. $19.00


The following field guides include the entire United States and Canada:

BAICICH, Paul J. and Colin J.O. HARRISON. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Second edition. Princeton University Press, 2005. Up-to-date coverage of some 670 breeding species found in North America, including Alaska and Canada, with over 700 color and line illustrations of eggs and young. 347 pp. Paper. Item#23-218. $29.95

ELBROCH, Mark, Eleanor MARKS and Diane C. BORETOS. Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species. Stackpole, 2001. Color photos and illustrations to aid identification using the clues birds leave behind. 456 pp. Paper. Item#108. $34.95

GRIGGS, Jack L. All the Birds of North America: American Bird Conservancy's Field Guide. HarperCollins, 1997. Up-to-date text by a number of ornithologists. Color illustrations by a dozen artists. Range maps. [400 pp] Flexi. Item#132. $19.95

KAUFMAN, Kenn. Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. His signature format of digitally enhanced photographs is now updated, with dozens of nomenclature changes; the addition of new species; and updated range maps. Additional information helps beginning birdwatchers get started, all in the same compact format that allows for fast identification in the field. 392 pp. Flexi. Item#162. $18.95

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Fourth edition. 2002. 480 pp. Paper. Item#213. $21.95
Fully revised and updated with 250 of 600 range maps redrawn and a quick-find index.

ROBBINS, Chandler S., Bertel BRUUN, Herbert S. ZIM, and Jonathan LATIMER. Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Field Guides. St. Martin's Press, 2001. Updated ranges and nomenclature. 360 pp. Paper. Item#251. $15.95

SIBLEY, David A. The Sibley Guide to Birds . Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. 544 pp. Color illustrations by the author. Flexi-binding. Item#274. $35.00



STATES:

ALABAMA

PORTER, John F. A Birder's Guide to Alabama. University of Alabama Press, 2001. B&W illustrations, more than 80 maps. 372 pp. Spiralbound. $24.95

VAUGHAN, Ray. Birder's Guide to Alabama & Mississippi. Houston: Gulf Publishing, 1994. Maps and drawings. 280 pp. Paper. $14.95

ALASKA

ARMSTRONG, Robert H. Alaska's Birds: A Guide to Selected Species. Alaska Northwest, 1994. Color photos, checklist of Alaska's birds. 124 pp. Paper. $14.95

BOWMAN, Timothy D. Field Guide to Bird Nests and Eggs of Alaska’s Coastal Tundra. Anchorage: Alaska Sea Grant College Program, 2004. Color photos of species, nests, eggs, habitat, and feathers. Sizing charts. Eggs shown actual size. 81 pp. Spiral. $25.00.

EISENHAUER, David I. and Charles M. KIRKPATRICK. Ecology of the Emperor Goose in Alaska. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 57, 1977. 62 pp. Wrappers. $7.95

GIBSON, Daniel D. and G. Vernon BYRD. Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Published jointly by the Nuttall Ornithological Club and the AOU, 2007. An up-to-date analysis of avian distributions and occurrence in this remote archipelago, including an inventory of archived avian specimens, references to published and archived photographs, a list of species reported from but not substantiated, a gazetteer, and color photos illustrating habitats and endemic taxa. 351 pp. $40.00
This is the first volume in the new Series in Ornithology. It is expected to be one of the most significant books ever published on Alaska's birds, and it will be the major scientific resource for future avian research in northeastern Asia, northwestern North America, and the North Pacific.

ISLEIB, M.E. & B. KESSEL. Birds of the North Gulf Coast-Prince William Sound Region, Alaska. Alaska, 1973 (1989). 149 pp. Paper. $10.00

KESSEL, Brina. Birds of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Their Biogeography, Seasonality and Natural History. Alaska, 1989. 330 pp. $34.95

KESSEL, Brina. Habitat Characteristics of Some Passerine Birds in Western North American Taiga. Alaska, 1998. Color and b&w photos. 117 pp. Paper. $16.95

MAHER, William. Ecology of Pomarine, Parasitic, and Long-Tailed Jaegers in Northern Alaska. PCA 37. Cooper, 1974. 148 pp. Paper. $15.00

Bird Songs of Alaska. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Over 260 species. 2 CDs. $29.95

WEST, George C. A Birder's Guide to Alaska. American Birding Association. Lane series. Over 60 locations are covered, with maps, directions, trip planning, and more. 584 pp. Spiral. $28.95

ARIZONA

ANDERSON, Anders H. A Bibliography of Arizona Ornithology. Arizona, 1972. 272 pp. Paper. $15.00

BAILEY, Florence Merriam. Birds Recorded from the Santa Rita Mountains in Southern Arizona. Cooper, 1923. 60 pp. Paper. $15.00

BRANDT, Frank and Linda. Birding the Flagstaff Area: Includes the Grand Canyon South Rim, Navajo and Hopi Lands. Northern Arizona Audubon Society, 2003. Illustrations, maps, directions, checklist. 79 pp. Spiral. $14.95

BROWN, Bryan T., S. W. CAROTHERS and R. R. JOHNSON. Grand Canyon Birds: Historical Notes, Natural History and Ecology. Arizona, 1987. 304 species., illus. 302 pp. $25.95

BROWN, David E. Arizona Game Birds. Arizona, 1989. 307 pp. $28.95

BROWN, David E. Arizona Wetlands and Waterfowl. Arizona, 1985. Illus. with photos, drawings, and color plates. 169 pp. List Price - $24.95; On Sale for $10.00

CORMAN, Troy E. and Cathryn Wise-Gervais. Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas. University of New Mexico Press, 2005. 270 species accounts with color photographs, maps. 636 pp. $45.00

DAVIS, William A. and S.M. RUSSELL. Finding Birds in Southeastern Arizona, See "Blake", above.

GILMORE, Virginia. Birding Sedona and the Verde Valley. Northern Arizona Audubon Society, 2002. Maps, directions, bird list. Filling a void for one of the most beautiful and best birding areas in the state. 57 pp. Spiral. $14.95

GLISNKI, Richard L., Editor. The Raptors of Arizona. University of Arizona Press/Arizona Game and Fish Department, 1998. Forty-two full-page color plates by Richard SLOAN. Introductory chapters and species accounts for all of the hawks and owls of Arizona. 220 pp. $75.00

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California and Southern Nevada. Texas A&M, Natural History Series No. 30, 1999. 416 pp. Cloth - $36.95; Paper - $17.95

ROSENBERG, Kenneth V., OHMART, Robert D, HUNTER, William C. and Bertin W. ANDERSON. Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley. Univ. of Arizona, 1991. Species accounts. 416 pp. $47.50

TAYLOR, Richard Cachor. A Birder's Guide to Southeastern Arizona. ABA Lane Series. Spiral binding. 1995. 358 pp. $21.95

Tucson Audubon Society. Finding Birds in Southeast Arizona, Seventh edition. Mark Stevenson, Editor. Tucson Audubon Society, 2007. Maps, directions, details, and species lists for over 150 locations. Includes newly updated seasonal bar graphs. An update of the classic "Davis and Russell." 302 pp. Spiral. $24.95

Bird Songs of Southeastern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. CD-$29.95

ARKANSAS

JAMES, Douglas A. and Joseph C. NEAL. Arkansas Birds: Their Distribution and Abundance. Arkansas, 1986. Illus, range maps. 402 pp. $50.00

CALIFORNIA

Bird Songs of California. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2003. Over 220 species. 3-CDs - $34.95

BOLANDER, Gordon and Benjamin PARMETER. Birds of Sonoma County, California: Annotated Checklist and Birding Gazetteer. Revised, 2002. Paper. $15.00

Copies of the 1992 edition are still available for $5.00

BRIGGS, K.T. et al. Bird Communities at Sea off California: 1975-1983. Studies in Avian Biology No. 11. Cooper, 1987. 78 pp. Paper. $10.00

BROUGHTON, Jack M. Prehistoric Human Impacts on California Birds: Evidence from the Emeryville Shellmound Avifauna. American Ornithologists' Union, 2004. Ornithological Monographs No. 56. 90 pp. Paper. $10.00

CASSIN, John. Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Texas State Historical Association, 1992. Facsimile reprint of the first edition published in 1856. Introduction by Robert McCracken PECK. 51 color illustrations. 42-page introduction, 298 pp.
Limited edition in slipcase - $100.00; Cloth - $29.95

COOPER, Daniel S. Important Bird Areas of California. Audubon California, 2004. Approximately 150 IBAs are treated, intended to focus and inform bird conservation efforts in the state, and to inspire interest and action in special areas. 286 pp. Paper. $19.95

DeSANTE, D. F. and D.G. AINLEY. The Avifauna of the South Farallon Islands, California. Studies in Avian Biology No. 4. Cooper, 1980. 104 pp. Paper. $14.00

EVENS, Jules. Introduction to California Birdlife. University of California Press, 2005. California Natural History Guides. Species-habitat relationships, species list, glossary. 150 color photographs. Cloth - $45.00; Paper - $16.95

FIX, David and Andy BENEZER. Birds of Northern California. Lone Pine Publishing, 2000. 384 pp. Paper. $19.95

GRINNELL, Joseph. Bibliography of California Ornithology. Cooper Ornithological Society.
    Second Installment, 1924 (PCA 16). 191 pp. Paper. $15.00
    Third Installment, 1939 (PCA 26). 235 pp. Paper. $17.50

NEW. HAMILTON, Robert A., Michael A. PATTEN, Richard A. ERICKSON, Editors. Rare Birds of California. Western Field Ornithologists, 2007. A comprehensive review and analysis of the records of the California Bird Records Committee since 1970. Authoritative species accounts describe temporal and geographic patterns of occurrence, both inside and outside California; maps and charts reveal order otherwise obscured within mountains of data. Illustrated with photos and sketches. Hardcover. $60.00

23-242. HUNTER, John E., David FIX, Gregory A. SCHMIDT, and Jude Claire POWER. Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Humboldt County, California. Redwood Region Audubon Society, 2005. Maps, drawings, and full species accounts. 440 pp. Paper. $30.00

KEMPER, John. Birding Northern California. Falcon Publishing, 1999. Site guide to eighty-one birding localities. Maps. Specialty list and status and distribution chart. 407 pp. Paper. $18.95

23-248. LENTZ, John Easton. Introduction to the Birds of the Southern California Coast. University of California, 2005. 120 color plates, species accounts. Maps of birdwatching sites, notes on habitats and bird behavior. 240 pp. Cloth - $55.00; Paper. $19.95

MACROBERTS, Michael & Barbara. Social Organization and Behavior of the Acorn Woodpecker in Central Coastal California. AOU Monograph No. 21, 1976. 115 pp. Paper. $10.00

PATTEN, Michael A., Guy McCASKIE, and Philip UNITT. Birds of the Salton Sea: Status, Biogeography, and Ecology. University of California, 2003. 363 pp. A definitive book on the history and the future of this crucial Pacific Flyway stopover. $65.00

NEW! PEETERS, Hans. Field Guide to Owls of California and the West. California Natural History Guides, 2007. This comprehensive yet accessable guide covers all 19 species of owls occurring in North America. More than an identification guide, it describes their biology and behavior and explores the conservation challenges that they face. Heavily illustrated with color photos and paintings. 326 pp. Paper. $19.95

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California and Southern Nevada. Texas A&M, Natural History Series No. 30, 1999. 416 pp. Cloth - $36.95; Paper - $17.95

ROBERSON, Don. Monterey Birds. Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society. Second edition, 2002. Part bird-finding guide, part status and distribution, this book includes 16 pages of color photos, species accounts with b&w photos, maps, complete checklist with bar graphs illustrating seasonal status, over 30 pages of bird-finding info, and a detailed analysis of the 482 species on the Monterey County list. 536 pp. Paper. $24.95

ROBERSON, Don and Chris TENNEY, Editors. Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Monterey County California. Monterey Peninsula Audubon, 1993. 438 pp. $49.95

SANTA CLARA VALLEY AUDUBON SOCIETY. Birding at the Bottom of the Bay. A Site Guide to Seeing the Birds in Santa Clara County and Nearby Areas. Third edition, 2002. New maps, original artwork, locations for California specialties, county checklist, web resources. 152 pp. Spiral bound. $14.95

26-257. SCHRAM, Brad. A Birder's Guide to Southern California. Fifth edition. ABA, 2007. Completely revised, with many new locations. Emphasis on finding the region's many specialty birds. 432 pp. Paper. $25.95

SMALL, Arnold. California Birds: Their Status and Distribution. Vista: Ibis Publishing, 1994. Covers 586 species, color photographs, maps. 342 pp. $55.00

SMITH, Ann, Editor. Breeding Birds of Napa County, California. Napa-Solano Audubon Society, 2003. 199 pp. Original black-and-white illustrations. $25.00

STALLCUP, Rich. Ocean Birds of the Nearshore Pacific: A Guide for the Sea-going Naturalist. PRBO, 1990. B&W photos and drawings. Identification and natural history of birds and other ocean creatures off the coast of California. 214 pp. Paper. List Price - $21.95; Sale price - $18.95

UNITT, Philip. The San Diego County Bird Atlas. San Diego Natural History Museum. Each species account covers breeding distribution, nesting habits and schedule, migration, winter distribution, conservation outlook, and taxonomy, if relevant. The accounts include a chart showing the seasonal distribution of the nesting activity of each nesting species; at least one map for every regular breeding and wintering species. 527 species covered, 468 color photographs. 645 pp. $80.00

WEATHERS, Wesley W. Birds of Southern California's Deep Canyon. California, 1983. 267 pp. $45.00

WILLETT, George. A Revised List of the Birds of Southwestern California. Cooper: Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 21, 1933. 204 pp. Paper. $12.50

COLORADO

ANDREWS, Robert and Robert RIGHTER. Colorado Birds: A Reference to Their Distribution and Habitat. Denver Museum of Natural History, 1992. Maps, gazetteer. 442 pp. Paper. $49.95

JOHNSGARD, Paul A. Birds of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado, 1986 (Bison Books, 1992). 504 pp. Color photos, maps. Cloth - $39.50; Paper - $19.95

26-238. KINGERY, Hugh. Birding Colorado: 90 Prime Birding Locations with More than 179 sites. Falcon Guides, 2007. 320 pp. Paper. $19.95

PRICE, Frank E. & C. E. BOCK. Population Ecology of the Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) in the Front Range of Colorado. Cooper: Studies in Avian Biology No. 7 , 1983. 84 pp. Paper. $12.50

ROSENBERG, Kenneth V., OHMART, Robert D, HUNTER, William C. and Bertin W. ANDERSON. Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley. Univ. of Arizona, 1991. Species accounts. 416 pp. $47.50

CONNECTICUT

DEVINE, Buzz and Dwight G. SMITH. Connecticut Birding Guide. By the authors, 1996. Drawings by Mark SZANTYR. Maps. 569 pp. Paper. $19.95

ZERANSKY, Joseph D. & Thomas R. BAPTIST. Connecticut Birds. New England, 1990. 285 pp. $35.00; On Sale for $15.95

DELAWARE

HARDING, John J. & Justin J. Birding the Delaware Valley Region. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1980. 223 pp. Paper. $16.95

HESS, Gene, Richard WEST, Maurice BARNHILL III, and Lorraine FLEMING. Birds of Delaware. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. Illustrations and maps. 635 pp. $65.00

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Where to Find Them. Johns Hopkins, 2002. Identification of 346 species with seasonal occurrence, habitat, range, vocaliztion, abundance and distribution, plus details and directions to the best public sites to find the birds. Color photographs, maps. 288 pp. Cloth-$49.95;Paper-$21.95

FLORIDA

Bird Songs of Florida. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2003. Over 100 species. CD - $19.95; Cassette - $16.95

AMADON, Dean. Special Issue: "The Snail Kite in Florida." FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST. Vol 11, No 4, pp. 69-120, 1983. Paper. $5.00

BANCROFT, G. Thomas & Glen E. WOOLFENDEN. The Moult of Scrub Jays and Blue Jays in Florida. AOU Ornithological Monographs No. 29, 1982. 51 pp. Paper. $10.00

CARR, Archie. A Naturalist in Florida: A Celebration of Eden. Yale, 1994. Maps. 264 pp. A collection of Carr's writings spanning a period of fifty years. Cloth - $32.50; Paper - 18.95

COX, Jeffrey A. Status and Distribution of the Florida Scrub Jay. Gainesville: FOS, Special Publication No. 3, 1987. 110 pp. Paper. $14.00

EMSLIE. Steven D. Avian Community, Climate, and Sea-level Changes in the Plio-Pleistocene of the Florida Peninsula. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs, No. 50, 1998. 113 pp. Paper. $20.00 ON SALE FOR $9.95

FLIEG, G. Michael and Allan SANDER. A Photographic Guide to Birds of Southern Florida. Including the Everglades, the Keys, Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Chelsea Green, 2002. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95

KALE, Herbert W., Jr. & D.S. MAEHR. Florida's Birds: A Handbook and Reference. Pineapple, 1990. Color illus. by Karl KARALUS, 288 pp. Cloth - $26.95; Paper - $19.95

McKINLEY, Daniel. The Carolina Parakeet in Florida. Gainesville: Florida Ornithological Society, 1985. Special Publication No. 2.65 pp. Paper. $10.00

PRANTY, Bill. A Birder’s Guide to Florida. ABA/Lane Birdfinding Guide, 2005. More than 330 sites described. 418 pp. Paper. $25.95

RAPOZA, Brian. Birding Florida. Falcon Guides, 2007. More than 200 prime birding sites. 292 pp. Paper. $22.95

ROBERTSON, William B., Jr. and Glen E. WOOLFENDEN. Florida Bird Species: An Annotated List. Florida Ornithological Society, 1992. 260 pp. $24.95

RODGERS, James A., Jr., Herbert W. KALE II, and Henry T. SMITH. Editors. Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida, Volume V. Birds. University Press of Florida, 1996. B&W photos. Distribution maps. 688 pp. Cloth - $65.00; Paper - $29.95

STEVENSON, Henry M. and Bruce H. ANDERSON. The Birdlife of Florida. Florida, 1994. 665 detailed species accounts including exotics. 464 maps. 904 pp. $120.00

GEORGIA

ABBOT, John. John Abbot's Birds of Georgia. Savannah: Beehive Press, 1997. Twenty-five watercolors from the Houghton Library published in book form for the first time. Introduction, notes, and catalogue by Vivian ROGERS-PRICE. Linen-covered slipcase. $125.00

BEATON, Giff. Birding Georgia. Falcon Press, 2000. Maps, photos, checklists, and species distribution charts. 278 pp. Paper. $22.95

BEATON, Giff, et al. Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds, Fifth edition. Georgia Ornithological Society, 2003. 156 pp. Spiral bound. $15.00

BEATON, Giff. Birds of Kennesaw Mountain: An Annotated Checklist. Georgia Ornithological Society Occasional Publication No. 16, 2004. Species accounts with historical records. 149 pp. Spiral. $20.00

HITT, Joel R. and Kenneth Turner BLACKSHAW, Editors. A Birder's Guide to Georgia. Fifth Edition. Occ. Pub. No.13, Georgia Ornithological Society, 1996. Seasonal bar charts by Giff Beaton. Maps. 226 pp. Spiral. $16.95

HAWAII

BELETSKY, Les. Hawaii: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide. New York: Academic Press, 2000. Color illustrations of 475 most common animals and plants. 416 pp. Paper. $29.95

BERGER, Andrew J. Hawaiian Birdlife, Second Edition. Hawaii, 1981. 67 color and 137 b/w illus. 320 pp. $34.95

HARRISON, Craig S., Thomas S. HIDA, and Michael P. SEKI. Hawaiian Seabird Feeding Ecology. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 85, 1983. 71 pp. Wrappers. $7.95

HARRISON, Craig S. Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation. Cornell. 1990. 40 color plates. 249 pp. Cloth - $36.50; Paper - $26.95

HAWAII AUDUBON SOCIETY. Hawaii's Birds. Fourth edition, second revision. 1996. Color photos and paintings, maps. 112 pp. Paper $9.95

KEAR, Janet & A. J. BERGER. The Hawaiian Goose: An Experiment in Conservation. Buteo, 1980. Color illus. 154 pp. List Price - $30.00; On Sale for $4.95

National Research Council. The Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow. Washington: National Academy Press, 1992. 136 pp. Paper. $21.00

OLSON, Storrs L. and Helen F. JAMES. Descriptions of Thirty-two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-Passeriformes and Part II. Passeriformes. AOU, Ornithological Monographs Nos. 45 and 46, 1991. 88 pp. and 88 pp. Paper. $25.00

PRATT, H. Douglas, P.L. BRUNER and D.G. BERRETT. A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific. Princeton, 1987. Color plates by Doug PRATT. 409 pp. Paper - $45.00
The geographical area covered includes all of the Hawaiian Islands, Micronesia, Central Polynesia, and Fiji.

PRATT, H. Douglas. Enjoying Birds and Other Wildlife in Hawaii. A Site-by-Site Guide to the Islands for the Birder and Naturalist. Mutual, 2003. 284 pp. Paper. Color photos, maps. An expanded, updated edition of Pratt’s Enjoying Birds in Hawaii. OUT OF PRINT

RICHARDS, Lawrence P. and Walter J. BOCK. Functional Anatomy and Adaptive Evolution of the Feeding Apparatus in the Hawaiian Honeycreeper Genus Loxops (Drepanididae). AOU Monograph No. 15, 1973. 171 pp. Paper. $10.00

SCOTT, J.M., S. CONANT, and C. VAN RIPER, III, Editors. Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Cooper: Studies in Avian Biology No. 22. Issued March 2001, Revised March 2002. 428 pp. Paper. $33.00

ZIEGLER, Alan C. Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology, and Evolution. University of Hawaii Press, 2002. Color and b&w photographs and illustrations, maps. The only current single-volume work with such extensive coverage of this complex but fascinating subject. Island formation, plant and animal evolution, fossil sites, migration history, more. 477 pp. $59.00

ILLINOIS

CARPENTER, Lynne and Joel GREENBERG. A Birder's Guide to the Chicago Region. Northern Illinois University Press, . Over 250 top sites in and around Chicago, including nearby counties in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. Maps, directions. 242 pp. $29.00

DEVORE, Sheryl. Birding Illinois. Falcon Press: 2000. Maps, photos, and directions to 80 sites across the state. 356 pp. Paper. $24.95

KLEEN, Vernon M., Liane CORDLE, and Robert A. MONTGOMERY. The Illinois Breeding Bird Atlas. Illinois Natural History Survey, 2004. Special Publication No. 26. Full-size colored maps and black & white photos for each of the 197 species. 459 pp. Paper. $35.00

INDIANA

BROCK, Kenneth J. Birds of the Indiana Dunes. 1986. 178 pp. Cloth - $25.00; Paper - $7.95

CASTRALE, John S., Edward M. HOPKINS, and Charles E. KELLER. Atlas of Breeding Birds of Indiana. Indiana DNR, 1998. 388 pp. $40.00

MUMFORD, Russell E. and C.E. KELLER. The Birds of Indiana. Indiana, 1984. Illustrated with 175 color paintings by W. ZIMMERMAN. 376 pp. OUT OF PRINT

IOWA

JACKSON, Laura Spess, Carol A. THOMPSON, and James J. DINSMORE. The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas. Iowa, 1996. Distribution maps and b&w photos for 199 species breeding in the Hawkeye State. 484 pp. Cloth - $24.95

KENT, Thomas H. and James J. DINSMORE. Birds in Iowa. By the authors, 1996. Frequency and distribution of 398 species. 391 pp. $30.00

KANSAS

BUSBY, William H. and John L. ZIMMERMAN. Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas. University Press of Kansas, 2001. 203 species accounts, 215 illustrations, 341 maps, and 399 tables. 466 pp. $35.00

JOHNSGARD, Paul A. Prairie Birds: Fragile Splendor in the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, 2001. B&W drawings, maps. 331 pp. $29.95

THOMPSON, Max C. & Charles ELY. Birds of Kansas. Kansas MNH.
    Volume I, 1989. 404 pp. Cloth - $25.00; Paper - $14.95
    Volume II, 1992. 424 pp. Cloth - $25.00; Paper - $14.95

ZIMMERMAN, John L. The Birds of Konza: The Avian Ecology of the Tallgrass Prairie. Kansas, 1993. 20 photographs, 176 pp. $19.95

ZIMMERMAN, John L. Cheyenne Bottoms: Wetland in Jeopardy. Kansas, 1990. 197 pp. Paper. $12.95

ZIMMERMAN, John L. and Sebastian T. PATTI. A Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri. Kansas, 1988. 244 pp. Cloth - $22.50; Paper - $12.95

KENTUCKY

MENGEL, Robert M. The Birds of Kentucky. AOU Monograph No. 3, 1965. 581 pp. $25.00

MONROE, Burt L., Jr. The Birds of Kentucky. Indiana University Press, 1994. General information on all species recorded for the state. Fifty color paintings by William ZIMMERMAN. 146 pp. $49.95

PALMER-BALL, Brainard, Jr. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Kentucky. Kentucky Ornithological Society, 2003. Second edition. Summarizes the occurrence of 363 species. Includes sections of bar graphs and color photos. 101 pp. Paper. $12.00

PALMER-BALL, Brainard, Jr. The Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas. University Press of Kentucky, 1996. B&W photos. County outline maps show both breeding occurrence and estimates of abundance (perhaps the first state atlas to do so). 372 pp. $29.95

LOUISIANA

FONTENOT, William R. Birds of the Gulf Coast. LSU, 2001. Color photos through the seasons by Brian K. MILLER. 132 pp. $39.95

WIEDENFELD, David A. and M. Mark SWAN. Louisiana Breeding Bird Atlas. Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, 2000. Color illustrations, maps. 80 pp. Paper. $20.00

MAINE

SEYMOUR, Tom. Birding Maine: Over 90 Prime Birding Sites at 40 Locations. Falcon, 2008. Each site includes details about habitats, best time to bird, gas, food and lodging, directions, details about the site, directions, maps, and photos. Also includes an official state checklist. 135 pp. Paper. $18.95

MARYLAND

MEANLEY, Brooke. The Patuxent River Wild Rice Marsh. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1996. Paper. 91 pp. $7.00

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Where to Find Them. Johns Hopkins, 2002. Identification of 346 species with seasonal occurrence, habitat, range, vocaliztion, abundance and distribution, plus details and directions to the best public sites to find the birds. Color photographs, maps. 288 pp. Cloth-$49.95;Paper-$21.95

ROBBINS, Chandler S., Senior editor. Atlas of Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Pittsburgh, 1996. Maps. Illus. 479 pp. $55.00; On Sale for $45.00
This work is one of the most complete and exhaustive state atlases published to date.

MASSACHUSETTS

LEAHY, Christopher, John H.MITCHELL and Thomas CONUEL. The Nature of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Audubon Society/Addison-Wesley, 1996. Color illustrations by Lars JONSSON. 226 pp. $40.00
The paintings by Swedish artist Lars Jonsson are more than worth the price of the book.

PETERSEN, Wayne R. and W. Roger Meservey, Editors. Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas. Illustrated by John Sill. University of Massachusetts Press, 2003. Maps. Covers the 198 species of birds that breed in the Bay State. 400 pp. $60.00

26-265. TOUGIAS, Robert. Birding Western Massachusetts: A Habitat Guide to 26 Great Birding Sites from the Berkshires to the Quabbin. New England Cartographics, 2003. Maps, b&w illustrations. 256 pp. Paper. $16.95

VEIT, Richard R. and Wayne R. PETERSEN. Birds of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Audubon Society, 1993. B&W illus, maps of breeding distribution. 514 pp. $39.95

MICHIGAN

BREWER, Richard, Gail A. MCPEEK, and Raymond J. ADAMS, Jr. The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Michigan. Michigan State University Press, 1991. Maps. Illustrations. 594 pp. $39.95

CHARTIER, Allen T. and Jerry ZIARNO. A Birder's Guide to Michigan. 2005. ABA Lane Series. 660 pp. Paper. $28.95

CRAVES, Julie A. Birds of Southeast Michigan: Dearborn. Cranbrook Institute of Science: Bulletin 62, 1996. 142 pp. Paper. $12.00

KELLEY, Alice. Birds of Southeastern Michigan and Southwestern Ontario. Cranbrook, 1978 (1989). 99 pp. Paper. $6.00

KIELB, Michael A., John M. SWALES, and Richard A. WOLINSKI. The Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Michigan, 1992. 261 pp. Paper. $15.95

SUTTON, George Miksch. Studies of the Nesting Birds of the Edwin S. George Reserve. Part l: The Vireos. Michigan, 1949. 37 pp. Paper. $7.50

STORER, Robert W. Type Specimens of Birds in the Collections of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Miscellaneous Publication No. 174, 1988. 69 pp. Paper. $10.00

UNDERWOOD, Margaret Hanselman. Bibliography of North American Minor Natural History Serials in the University of Michigan Libraries. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1954. Paper 195 pp. $10.00

WOOD, Norman A. The Birds of Michigan. Ann Arbor: Miscellaneous Publication No. 75, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1951. 559 pp. Paper. $50.00

ZIMMERMAN, Dale A. and Josselyn VAN TYNE.. A Distributional Check-list of the Birds of Michigan. Michigan Museum of Zoology, Occasional Paper No. 608, 1959. 63 pp. Paper. $6.00

MINNESOTA

ECKERT, Kim R. A Birder's Guide to Minnesota. Fourth edition, 2002. A county-by-county guide to over 1,000 birding locations, with references, resources, an annotated list, identification hints, and over 200 maps. 258 pp. Spiral. $22.95

GREEN, Janet C. Birds and Forests: A Management and Conservation Guide. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1995. Color photos of birds and habitats. 182 pp. Spiral. $40.00
While its focus is Minnesota, this book's observations are relevant to changing forest landscapes everywhere.

JANSSEN, Robert B. Birds in Minnesota. Minnesota, 1987. 242 maps, color photos, 352 pp. Cloth - $44.95; Paper - $17.95

ROBERTS, Thomas S. Bird Portraits in Color. Minnesota, 1960 (1968). Color plates from Birds of Minnesota (1932). [205 pp.] Depicts 295 North American species. $35.00

STRANGIS, Jay Michael. Birding Minnesota. Falcon Press, 1996. 284 pp. Bird finding guide. Seasonal checklist. Distribution maps for select species. Paper. $16.95

MISSISSIPPI

TOUPS, Judith A., Jerry BIRD, and Stacy Jon PETERSON. Guide to Birding Coastal Mississippi. Stackpole, 2004. Maps, species lists. 168 pp. Paper. $16.95

TURCOTTE, William H. and David L. WATTS. Birds of Mississippi. Mississippi, 1999. B&W and color photos, maps. 455 pp. $50.00

VAUGHAN, Ray. Birder's Guide to Alabama & Mississippi. Houston: Gulf Publishing, 1994. Maps and drawings. 280 pp. Paper. $14.95

MISSOURI

JACOBS, Brad. Birds in Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation, 2001. Color illustrations. 375 pp. A comprehensive pictorial and textual reference for the state. Cloth - $45.00; Paper - $32.50

PALMER, Kay and Bill. A Guide to Birding in Missouri. The Audubon Society of Missouri, 2001. 143 locations, maps, frequency bar graphs, specialty species section, and a birding calendar. 264 pp. Spiral. $15.952

ROBBINS, Mark B. & David A. EASTERLA. Birds of Missouri: Their Distribution and Abundance. Missouri, 1991. 399 pp. $59.95

VANGILDER, Larry D. and Eric W. KURZEJESKI. Population Ecology of the Eastern Wild Turkey in Northern Missouri. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 130, 1995. 50 pp. Wrappers. $7.50

ZIMMERMAN, John L. and Sebastian T. PATTI. A Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri. Kansas, 1988. 244 pp. Cloth - $22.50; Paper - $12.95

MONTANA

McENEANEY, Terry. Birding Montana. Falcon Press, 1993. Illustrated by Karen McENEANEY. Maps. 316 pp. Paper. $12.95

NEBRASKA

DAVIS, William E., Jr. and Jerome A. JACKSON, Editors. Contributions to the History of American Ornithology. Volume II. Memoir No. 13, 2000. 401 pp. Cambridge, Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. B&W photos. Includes a history of ornithology in Nebraska by Paul Johnsgard. $40.00

DUCEY, James E. Birds of the Untamed West: The History of Birdlife in Nebraska, 1750 to 1875. Omaha: Making History, 2000. 299 pp. Paper. $25.00

DUCEY, James E. Nebraska Birds: Breeding Status and Distribution. 148 pp, drawings, maps. Paper. $19.95

JOHNSGARD, Paul A. The Nature of Nebraska. University of Nebraska Press, 2001. 14 maps, 52 illustrations, index. 352 pp. Cloth - $29.95; Paper - $17.95

KIRSCH, Eileen M. Habitat Selection and Productivity of Least Terns on the Lower Platte River, Nebraska. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 132, 1996. 48 pp. Wrappers. $7.50

LINGLE, Gary R. Birding Crane River: Nebraska's Platte. Grand Island: Harrier Publishing, 1994. 124 pp. Site guide. Spiral. $11.95

MOLLHOFF, Wayne J. Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas, 1984-1989. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2002. 233 pp. Paper. $29.95

SHARPE, Roger S., W. Ross SILCOCK, and Joel G. JORGENSEN. Birds of Nebraska: Their Distribution and Temporal Occurrence. Nebraska, 2001. Color photos, maps. 520 pp. $69.95

NEVADA

CHISHOLM, Graham and Larry A. NEEL. Birds of the Lahontan Valley: A Guide to Nevada's Wetland Oasis. University of Nevada Press, 2002. 237 pp. Paper. $21.95

RAPHAEL, Martin G. and Marshall WHITE. Use of Snags by Cavity-Nesting Birds in the Sierra Nevada. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 86, 1984. 66 pp. Wrappers. $7.50

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California and Southern Nevada. Texas A&M, Natural History Series No. 30, 1999. 416 pp. Cloth - $36.95; Paper - $17.95

RYSER, Fred A., Jr. Birds of the Great Basin: A Natural History. Nevada, 1985. 604 pp. Paper. $39.95

VAN ROSSEM, A.J. Birds of the Charleston Mountains, Nevada. Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 24. Cooper, 1936. 65 pp. Paper. $15.00

Bird Songs and Calls of Lake Tahoe. 45 species found in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Cass - $11.00

NEW HAMPSHIRE

RIDGELY, Beverly S. Birds of the Squam Lakes Region. (New Hampshire) Squam Lakes Association, 1988. Second edition. 356 pp. Paper. $13.50

NEW JERSEY

BOYLE, William J., Jr. A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey. Revised and Expanded, 2002. Rutgers University Press. Maps, directions, species lists, over 130 locations. 496 pp. Paper. $24.00

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Where to Find Them. Johns Hopkins, 2002. Identification of 346 species with seasonal occurrence, habitat, range, vocaliztion, abundance and distribution, plus details and directions to the best public sites to find the birds. Color photographs, maps. 288 pp. Cloth-$49.95;Paper-$21.95

SOUCY, Len. New Jersey's Owls. The Raptor Trust, 2000. Color & b&w illustrations and photos. 62 pp. Paper. $14.95

STONE, Witmer. Bird Studies at Old Cape May. An Ornithology of Coastal New Jersey. Stackpole, 2000. One volume reprint of Stone's magnum opus first published in 1937. B&W illustrations. 940 pp. Paper. $29.95

WALSH, The Birds of New Jersey. New Jersey Audubon Society, 1999. Overlay maps, atlas breeding maps, and CBC charts. 704 pp. $24.95
Breeding bird atlas expanded to cover status and occurrence in all seasons.

NEW MEXICO

PARMETER, John, Bruce NEVILLE, Doug EMKALNS. New Mexico Bird Finding Guide. Third edition. NMOS, 2002. Illustrated by Dale A. ZIMMERMAN. Maps by Randal WALLACE. New text, annotated checklist. 352 pp. Spiral. $20.00

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California and Southern Nevada. Texas A&M, Natural History Series No. 30, 1999. 416 pp. Cloth - $36.95; Paper - $17.95

NEW YORK

ANDRLE, Robert F. and J. R. CARROLL, ed. The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State. Cornell, 1988. 551 pp. Includes Map Overlays (set of 8 acetate sheets). $69.90

BULL, John. Birds of New York State. Cornell, 1986 (Reprint of 1974 edition plus a 1986 supplement.) 86 photos, 164 maps, 703 pp. Paper. $24.95

See below for a new edition edited by Emmanuel LEVINE.

FOWLE, Marcia T. and Paul KERLINGER. The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area. Cornell University Press, 2001. 256 pp. Paper. $17.95

FRANK, Saul. City Peregrines: A Ten-year Saga of New York City Falcons. Surrey: Hancock House, 1994. Color photos. 313 pp. $29.95

DAY, Leslie. Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. A complete guide for the urban naturalist, covering the parks, animals, plants, and geology, with maps, directions, and color illustrations by Mark A KLINGLER. 353 pp. Paper. $24.95

LEVINE, Emanuel, Editor. Bull's Birds of New York State. Cornell, 1998. A project of the Federation of New York State Bird Clubs and the American Museum of Natural History. Maps, sketches by Dale DYER. 622 pp. $39.95

THAXTON, John. New York's Fifty Best Places to Go Birding In and Around the Big Apple. New York: City & Co, 1998. B&W illustrations by Alan MESSER. 159 pp. Paper. OUT OF PRINT

23-276. VORNBERGER, Cal. Birds of Central Park. Abrams, 2005. Color photos of over 100 birds, including Pale Male. 208 pp. $35.00

NORTH CAROLINA

CATESBY, Mark. Catesby's Birds of Colonial America. University of North Carolina Press, 1985. Edited by Alan FEDUCCIA. Text and plates from Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1731-43). Plates reproduced in color and b&w. 176 pp. Paper. $27.95

FUSSELL, John O., III. A Birder's Guide to Coastal North Carolina. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1994. 540 pp. Cloth - $39.95; Paper - $24.95
A comprehensive and detailed bird finding guide to an area rich in bird-life.

LEE, David S. and James F. PARNELL. Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Fauna of North Carolina: Part III. A Re-evaluation of the Birds. Occasional Papers of the North Carolina Biological Survey, 1990. 52 pp. Paper. $8.00

LEE, David S. and Mary C. SOCCI. Potential Effects of Oil Spills on Seabirds and Selected Other Oceanic Vertebrates Off the North Carolina Coast. Raleigh: N.C. Biological Survey, 1989. 64 pp. Paper. $8.00

245. POTTER, Eloise F. Birds of the Carolinas. Second edition. University of North Carolina Press, 2006. This thoroughly revised second edition describes more than 460 species, including 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries for all species reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. 399 pp. Cloth - $34.95; Paper - $22.50

SIMPSON, Marcus B., Jr. Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains. North Carolina, 1992. B&W illus. by H. Douglas PRATT. 354 pp. $29.95

SIMPSON, Marcus B., Jr. Bird Life of North Carolina's Shining Rock Wilderness. NCBS: 1994-1. 32 pp. Paper. $5.00

NORTH DAKOTA

WOOD, Norman A. A Preliminary Survey of the Bird Life of North Dakota. Michigan: Museum of Zoology, Misc. Publ. No. 10, 1923. 97 pp. Paper. $12.50

OHIO

PETERJOHN, Bruce G. The Birds of Ohio: Completely Revised and Updated with Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas Maps. Wooster Book Co., 2001. 688 pp. Paper. $21.95

300. THOMSON, Tom. Birding in Ohio. Second Edition. Indiana University Press, 1994. Over 300 birding locations described. 268 pp. Paperback. $19.95

TRAUTMAN, Milton B. The Birds of Buckeye Lake, Ohio. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology, Misc. Publ. No. 44, 1940. 466 pp. Paper. $24.75

OKLAHOMA

BAUMGARTNER, Frederick M. and A. Marguerite. Oklahoma Bird Life. Oklahoma, 1992.Color plates by Wallace HUGHES. Quarto (9"x12") 443 pp. $49.95

GRZYBOWSKI, J.A. & G.D. SCHNELL. Oklahoma Ornithology: An Annotated Bibliography. Oklahoma, 1984. 176 pp. $24.00

REINKING, Dan L., Editor. Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas. Oklahoma University Press, 2004. Color photos, illustrations. 528 pp. Cloth - $59.95; Paper - $34.95

SUTTON, George Miksch. Fifty Common Birds of Oklahoma and the Southern Great Plains. Oklahoma, 1977. 113 pp. Cloth - $18.95; Paper - $11.95

WOOD, D. Scott & Gary D. SCHNELL. Distribution of Oklahoma Birds. Oklahoma, 1984. 209 pp. Paper. $24.95

OREGON

Oregon Field Ornithologists. Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas, 1995-1999. 2003. Maps, status descriptions, photos, and analysis for 275 species. CD-Rom. $25.00

CASSIN, John. Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Texas State Historical Association, 1992. Facsimile reprint of the first edition published in 1856. Introduction by Robert McCracken PECK. 51 color illustrations. 42-page introduction, 298 pp. Limited edition in slipcase - $100.00; Cloth - $29.95

CONTRERAS, Alan. Northwest Birds in Winter. Oregon State, 1997. B&W illus by Ramiel PAPISH. Range maps. 264 pp. Paper. $17.95

FORSMAN, Eric D., E. Charles MESLOW, and Howard M. WIGHT. Distribution and Biology of the Spotted Owl in Oregon. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 87, 1984. 64 pp. Wrappers. $8.95

GILLIGAN, Jeff, Mark SMITH, Dennis ROGERS, and Alan CONTRERAS, Editors. Birds of Oregon: Status and Distribution. McMinnville: Cinclus Publications, 1994. 330 pp. Signed by the authors. $35.00

HOULE, Marcy. The Prairie Keepers. Addison-Wesley, 1995 (1996). A biologist's experiences with hawks, ranchers, and environmentalists in the Zumwalt Prairie of northeastern Oregon. 266 pp. Paper. $14.00

JEWETT, Stanley G. and Ira N. GABRIELSON. Birds of the Portland Area, Oregon. Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 19. Cooper, 1929. 54 pp. Photos. Paper. $15.00

JOBANEK, George A. An Annotated Bibliography of Oregon Bird Literature Published Before 1935. Oregon State, 1997. 481 pp. $45.00

LITTLEFIELD, Carroll D. Birds of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. OSU, 1990. 312 species. 294 pp. Paper. $19.95

MARSHALL, David B., Matthew G. HUNTER, and Alan L. CONTRERAS, Editors. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University, 2003. The first complete reference to Oregon's birds since Gabrielson and Jewett's 1940 publication. Accounts on 486 species with distribution maps and some illustrations. 752 pp. $65.00

MEYER, Joseph S., Larry L. IRWIN and Mark S. BOYCE. Influence of Habitat Abundance and Fragmentation on Northern Spotted Owls in Western Oregon. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 139, 1998. 51 pp. Wrappers. $8.50

RAMSEY, Fred L. Birding Oregon. Audubon Society of Corvallis, 1978 (1990). 176 pp. Spiral paper. $9.00

PENNSYLVANIA

CLENCH, Mary H. and Robert C. LEBERMAN. Weights of 151 Species of Pennsylvania Birds Analyzed by Month, Age, and Sex. Pittsburgh: Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, no.5, 1978. 87 pp. Wrappers. $7.50

FORD, Paula. Birder's Guide to Pennsylvania. Gulf Publishing, 1995. Line drawings, maps. Checklist of 418 species. 268 pp. Paper. $17.95

26-227. HAAS, Franklin and Roger BURROWS. Birds of Pennsylvania. Lone Pine, 2005. A page is devoted to each species, with comprehensive text, map, and color illustrations. 352 pp. Paper. $21.95

LEBERMAN, Robert C. A Field List of the Birds of Western Pennsylvania. Carnegie Museum, 1988. 52 pp. Paper. $5.00

MCWILLIAMS, Gerald and Daniel BRAUNING. The Birds of Pennsylvania. Cornell UP, 2000. B&W photos, distribution maps. Covers all 428 species seen in Pennsylvania. 479 pp. $39.95

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Where to Find Them. Johns Hopkins, 2002. Identification of 346 species with seasonal occurrence, habitat, range, vocaliztion, abundance and distribution, plus details and directions to the best public sites to find the birds. Color photographs, maps. 288 pp. Cloth-$49.95;Paper-$21.95

Saenger, Peter G., Barbara C. Malt, and Kevin F. Crilley. Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity. Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, 2004. A guide to the occurrence and abundance of this Pennsylvania region's birds with guides to 50 birding sites. 152 pp. Paper. $12.00

SOUTH CAROLINA

POST, Wm. & S.A. GAUTHREAUX, J. Status and Distribution of South Carolina Birds. Charleston Museum, 1989. 83 pp. $15.00
Supplement to above by McNAIR and POST. 1993. 49 pp. Spiral. $15.00

245. POTTER, Eloise F. Birds of the Carolinas. Second edition. University of North Carolina Press, 2006. This thoroughly revised second edition describes more than 460 species, including 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries for all species reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. 399 pp. Cloth - $34.95; Paper - $22.50

SOUTH DAKOTA

O'BRIEN, Dan. Equinox: Life, Love, and Birds of Prey. Lyons & Burford, 1997. 218 pp. Falconry on the high plains of South Dakota. $22.95

PETERSON, Richard A. South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas. South Dakota Ornithologists' Union, 1995. 276 pp. Spiral. $25.00

TALLMAN, Dan, David SWANSON, and Jeffrey PALMER. The Birds of South Dakota. Third Edition. SDOU, 2002. Color photos of all SD birds, new range maps, habitat photos. $49.95

TENNESSEE

NICHOLSON, Charles P. Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Tennessee. Tennessee, 1997. Line drawings. Maps of breeding distribution and abundance. 426 pp. $47.00

ROBINSON, John C. An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Tennessee. Tennessee, 1990. 224 pp. $33.00

TEXAS

ADAMS, Mark T. Chasing Birds Across Texas: A Birding Big Year. Texas A&M, 2003. 254 pp. Paper. In one year, the author saw 482 species, 92% of the species reported in Texas that year. $18.95

26-203. ARNOLD, Keith A. and Gregory KENNEDY. Birds of Texas. Lone Pine, 2007. A page is devoted to each species, with comprehensive text, map, and color illustrations. 480 pp. Paper. $21.95

NEW! BRENNAN, Leonard A., Editor. Texas Quails: Ecology and Management. Texas A&M, 2008. A complete assessment of the four Texas species. Experts describe them and examine population trends, habitat status, research needs; management practices, hunting issues, economics, and diseases. 491 pp. $40.00

23-221. BRUSH, Timothy. Nesting Birds of a Tropical Frontier: The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Texas A&M University Press, 2005. Color photos and illustrations. 304 pp. Paper. $24.95

CASSIN, John. Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Texas State Historical Association, 1992. Facsimile reprint of the first edition published in 1856. Introduction by Robert McCracken PECK. 51 color illustrations. 42-page introduction, 298 pp. Limited edition in slipcase - $100.00; Cloth - $29.95

CASTO, Stanley D. The Early History of Ornithology in Texas. Part 1: Birds Reported by Missionaries and Explorers in Texas, 1535-1778. Part 2: Cultural Ornithology of the Indians of Texas. Texas Ornithological Society; Occasional Publication No. 4, 2002. 24 pp. Stapled wrappers. $8.00

COOKSEY, Mel and Ron WEEKS. A Birder's Guide to the Texas Coast. American Birding Association, 2006. The authors have added more than 70 new sites to this edition, for a total of over 200 birding stops; species accounts for 170 Texas specialties, and bar graphs for 388 regularly occurring Texas Coast specialties. Maps, directions, bird lists, and travel advice. 334 pp. Paper. $24.95

DAVIS, Craig A. and Loren M. SMITH. Ecology and Management of Migrant Shorebirds in the Playa Lakes Region of Texas. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 140, 1998. 45 pp. Wrappers. $7.50

NEW! EUBANKS, Ted Lee Jr., Robert A. BEHRSTOCK, and Seth DAVIDSON. Finding Birds on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. Texas A&M University Press, 2008. Color photos, maps. 258 pp. Flexi. $23.00

GEHLBACH Frederick R. The Eastern Screech Owl: Life History, Ecology, and Behavior in the Suburbs and Countryside. Texas A&M, 1994. Based on a twenty-five year study of the species in Central Texas. 302 pp. $45.00

GENTLING, Stuart and Scott. Of Birds and Texas. University of Texas Press, 2001. Dry-brush watercolors by twins Scott and Stuart GENTLING originally published in a limited edition elephant folio in 1989. With commentary by the artists, plus 30 additional paintings produced for the subscribers of the first printing. Essay by John GRAVES. 223 pp. $75.00

HOLT, Harold R. A Birder's Guide to Texas Coast. ABA Lane Series. Spiral. 1993. 214 pp. $21.95

KUTAC, Edward A. Birder's Guide to Texas. Second edition. Gulf, 1999. Over 250 locations described, check-list of 606 species. 383 pp. Paper. $18.95

KUTAC, Edward A. and S. Christopher CARAN. Birds and Other Wildlife of South Central Texas: A Handbook. Texas, 1994. 203 pp. Cloth - $30.00; Paper - $14.95

LOCKWOOD, Mark and Brush FREEMAN. The Texas Ornithological Society Handbook of Texas Birds . Texas A&M University, 2004. An annotated checklist with maps and photos. Occurrence, status and distribution for 623 species. 261 pp. Cloth - $50.00; Paper. - $24.95

LOCKWOOD, Mark W., et al. Records Accepted by the Texas Bird Records Committee (1987-2003) . Texas Ornithological Society, 2003. Occasional Publication No. 5. 64 pp. Color photos. Self- wrappers. $25.00

LOCKWOOD, Mark W. Birds of the Texas Hill Country. Texas, 2001. Color and b&w photos, maps. Drawings by Clemente GUZMAN, III. 228 pp. Cloth - $60.00; Paper - $24.95

McCRACKEN, Karen H. Connie Hagar: The Life History of a Texas Birdwatcher. Texas A&M, 1986. 296 pp. Paper. $17.95

PETERSON, Jim and Barry R. ZIMMER. Birds of the Trans-Pecos. Texas, 1998. Color photos and b&w illustrations by Gail YOVANOVICH. 184 pp. Cloth - $35.00; Paper - $19.95

PETERSON, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas and Adjacent States. Houghton Mifflin, 1960. 304 pp. Paper. $23.00

RAPPOLE, John H. and Gene W. BLACKLOCK. Birds of Texas: A Field Guide. College Station: Texas A&M, 1994. 614 color photos, range maps. 280 pp. Cloth - $39.95, Paper - $18.95

RAPPOLE, John H. & G.W. BLACKLOCK. Birds of the Texas Coastal Bend. Texas A&M, 1985. 126 pp. OUT OF PRINT

26-252. RITTER, Jamie. Birding Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend. Falcon Guides, 2007. Birds from three major flyways pass through Corpus Christi. This guide covers 78 sites. 256 pp. Paper. $17.95

ROBISON, B.C. Birds of Houston. University of Texas Press, 1998 (1990). Color photos of common Houston birds. 129 pp. Paper. $12.95

RYLANDER, Kent. The Behavior of Texas Birds. University of Texas Press, 2002. 431 pp. Bibliography. Cloth - $60.00; Paper - $26.95

23-271. SHACKELFORD, Clifford E., Madge M. LINDSAY, and C. Mark KLYM. Hummingbirds of Texas: With Their New Mexico and Arizona Ranges. Texas A&M University Press, 2005. Color photographs and illustrations, maps for 19 species. 112 pp. $24.95

SEYFFERT, Kenneth D. Birds of the Texas Panhandle: Their Status, Distribution, and History. Texas A&M, Natural History Series No. 29, 2001. Maps. Illustrations by Carolyn STALLWITZ. 520 pp. Cloth - $49.95; Paper - $24.95

TELFAIR, Raymond C. The Cattle Egret: A Texas Focus and World View. Texas A&M, 1983. 144 pp. Cloth - $25.00; Paper - $15.00
Color frontispiece of Fuertes' Red-tailed Hawk by Sutton. Included with this publication is Occasional Paper Number 321 (1935), "A New Red-tailed Hawk from Texas" by the authors.

WAUER, Roland H. and Mark A. ELWONGER. Birding Texas. Falcon, 1998. 523 pp. Paper. $22.95
This book contains maps and distribution data for 200 premier birding locations.

WHITE, Matt. Birds of Northeast Texas. Texas A&M, 2002. Annotated guide to 390 species. Color photos of 30 species. 132 pp. Cloth-$34.95; Paper-$19.95
Regional works giving an accurate picture of the status and distribution of birds, from north-central Texas, the central coast, the Edwards Plateau, the Trans-Pecos, and the Panhandle have been published.

WHITE, Mel. Exploring the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail: Highlights of a Birding Mecca. Falcon Guides, 2004. Maps, directions, accommodations, species lists. 140 pp. Paper. $13.95

WINCKLER, Suzanne, Editor. Great Texas Birds. Texas, 1999. Forty-eight color paintings by John P. O'NEILL selected by the artist and editor. 120 pp. $34.95
Essays by Texas birders and nature writers on these personal favorites - from the common to the exotic.

Bird Songs of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Southwestern Texas. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. CD $19.95

UTAH

BEHLE, William H. Utah Birds: Historical Perspectives and Bibliography. Utah Museum of Natural History, 1990. 355 pp. $25.00

McIVOR, D.E. Birding Utah. Falcon, 1998. Maps and descriptions of over 100 prime birding destinations in Utah. Species list and seasonal abundance bar graphs. 410 pp. Paper. $19.95

VERMONT

LAUGHLIN, Sarah B. & D.P. KIBBE, Editors. The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Vermont. New England, 1985. 179 drawings, 179 maps, vinyl overlays, 456 pp. $60.00

MURIN, Ted and Bryan Pfeiffer. Birdwatching in Vermont. University Press of New England, 2002. Maps and descriptions of 120 areas. Up to date status and distribution information, plus accounts of 296 species and their preferred habitats and abundance. 208 pp. Paper. $19.95

VIRGINIA

BADGER, Curtis J. A Naturalist's Guide to the Virginia Coast. Stackpole, 1996. Illustrated by Cynthia BELCHER. 116 pp. Spiralbound. $16.95

BRANCH, Michael P. & Daniel J. PHILLIPON. The Height of Our Mountains. Johns Hopkins, 1998. 421 pp. Paper. $18.95

Nature writing from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley.

CLAPP, Roger B. Egg Dates for Virginia Birds. Lynchburg: Virginia Society of Ornithology, 1997. Virginia Avifauna No. 6. 123 pp. Paper. $10.00

26-218. DALMAS, Thelma, Mark FINK, David SPEARS, C. Michael STINSON, and Carolyn WELLS. Birds of Virginia's South-Central Piedmont: An Annotated Checklist for Prince Edward and Surrounding Counties. Margaret Watson Bird Club, 2006. 74 pp. Spiral. $15.00

DECKER, Tony. The Birds of Smyth County, Virginia: An Annotated Checklist. 1999. 44 pp. Paper. $6.00

23-228. EDWARDS, Ernest P. A Field Guide to the Birds of Shenandoah National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. McDonald & Woodward, 2006. 55 color plates. 128 pp. Paper. $19.95

JOHNSTON, David W. A Birder's Guide to Virginia. ABA Lane Series. Spiral. 1997. 280 pp. $23.95

JOHNSTON, David W. and William J. EHMANN. Birds of Prey in Virginia: A History of Specimen Records from 1853-1988. VSO, 1990. 58 pp. Paper. $9.00

JOHNSTON, David W. and Roger B. CLAPP. Birds of Prey in Virginia: An Addendum to Specimen Records. VSO, 1993. 26 pp. Paper. $3.00

JOHNSTON, David W. Mountain Lake Region and its Bird Life: A Century of Bird Studies. Virginia Museum of Natural History, 2000. 90 pp. Paper. $15.00

JOHNSTON, David W. The History of Ornithology in Virginia. University of Virginia, 2003. 219 pp. Illustrated. Traces in detail the historical reports of birds from fossil records to present-day investigations. $35.00

176. LARNER, Yulee R. Birds of Augusta County, Virginia. Third edition. Augusta Bird Club: 2008. A complete annotated checklist. Maps on endpapers. Introductory material includes topography and geology, brief details on several birding locations, and the study of birds in Augusta County from 1919-2008. 116 pp. Spiral. $15.00

LINZEY, Donald W. The Mammals of Virginia. McDonald & Woodward, 1998. B&W illustrations and color photos. 459 pp. $59.95

MEANLEY, Brooke. Bird Life at Chincoteague and the Virginia Barrier Island. Cornell Maritime, 1981. 117 pp. Paper. $7.95

MEANLEY, Brooke. Birds and Marshes of the Chesapeake Bay Country. Cornell Maritime, 1975. 157 pp. Paper. $8.95

MELLINGER, Clair, editor. Birds of Rockingham County, Virginia. Rockingham Bird Club, 1998. 130 pp. Spiral. $11.00

PEAKE, Richard H. Birds of the Virginia Cumberlands: An Annotated Checklist and Site Guide. Bristol Bird Club, 2001. 104 pp. Paper. $8.00

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Where to Find Them. Johns Hopkins, 2002. Identification of 346 species with seasonal occurrence, habitat, range, vocaliztion, abundance and distribution, plus details and directions to the best public sites to find the birds. Color photographs, maps. 288 pp. Cloth-$49.95;Paper-$21.95

26-254. ROTTENBORN, Stephen C. and Edward S. BRINKLEY. Virginia's Birdlife: An Annotated Checklist. Fourth edition. Virginia Society of Ornithology, 2007. Virginia Avifauna No. 7. 330 pp. Paper. $20.00

SATTLER, Gene, Robert FERREL, Thelma DALMAS, and Rexanne BRUNO, Editors. The Birds of Lynchburg, Virginia and Vicinity: An Annotated Checklist. Lynchburg Bird Club, Revised 2003. 103 pp. Spiral. $12.50

WASHINGTON

ALLEN, Julia N. The Ecology and Behavior of the Long-billed Curlew in Southeastern Washington. Wildlife Society Wildlife Monographs No. 73, 1980. 67 pp. Wrappers. $8.50

MCNAIR-HUFF, Rob and Natalie. Birding Washington. Falcon Guides, 2004. More than 100 locations for this Pacific Flyway hotspot. 304 pp. Paper. $16.95

MORSE, Bob. A Birder's Guide to Coastal Washington. Olympia, 2001. Color photos, color map, fold-out map. 260 pp. Spiral. $18.95

OPPERMAN, Hal. A Birder's Guide to Washington. ABA Lane Birdfinding Guide Series, 2003. 636 pp. Maps. Paper. An expanded successor to Wahl and Paulson's guide, with detailed directions and descriptions to hundreds of birding sites in Washington and adjacent areas in British Columbia. $29.95

SWAN, Ed. The Birds of Vashon Island: A Natural History of Habitat and Population Transformation, 1850-2005. The Swan Company, 2005. Site and species guide to this rural outpost in Puget Sound. A signed limited edition of 500 copies. 266 pp. Paper. $23.95

WAHL, Terry, et al, Editors. Birds of Washington: Status and Distribution. Oregon State University Press, 2005. 436 pp. $65.00

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Where to Find Them. Johns Hopkins, 2002. Identification of 346 species with seasonal occurrence, habitat, range, vocaliztion, abundance and distribution, plus details and directions to the best public sites to find the birds. Color photographs, maps. 288 pp. Cloth-$49.95;Paper-$21.95

ROBBINS, Chandler S., Senior editor. Atlas of Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Pittsburgh, 1996. Maps. Illus. 479 pp. $55.00; On Sale for $45.00

WEST VIRGINIA

BUCKELEW, Albert R., Jr. and George A. HALL. The West Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas. Pittsburgh, 1994. Range maps for 171 species. Acetate overlays. 215 pp. $27.95

BULLARD, James W. Birding Guide to West Virginia. Brooks Bird Club, 1999. Forty-seven of the best birding sites, with maps and bird lists, a checklist of the state's birds, and a list of noteworthy plants. 165 pp. Spiral. $16.00

RAPPOLE, John H. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Where to Find Them. Johns Hopkins, 2002. Identification of 346 species with seasonal occurrence, habitat, range, vocaliztion, abundance and distribution, plus details and directions to the best public sites to find the birds. Color photographs, maps. 288 pp. Cloth-$49.95;Paper-$21.95

WISCONSIN

GROMME, Owen J. Birds of Wisconsin. Wisconsin, 1998. Revised edition with 107 color plates and new introduction by Samuel D. ROBBINS, Jr. 240 pp. $75.00
First published in 1973, Gromme's paintings have been re-photographed for this edition.

LANYON, Wesley E. The Comparative Biology of the Meadowlarks in Wisconsin. Nuttall, 1957. 66 pp. Paper. $10.00

MOSSMAN, Michael J. and Kenneth I. LANGE. Breeding Birds of the Baraboo Hills, Wisconsin: Their History, Distribution, and Ecology. Madison: DNR and WSO, 1982. 197 pp. Paper. $12.50

ROBBINS, Samuel D., Jr. Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution, Past & Present. Wisconsin, 1991. 702 pp. $100.00

TEMPLE, Stanley A. Wisconsin Birds: A Seasonal and Geographic Guide. Second Edition. Wisconsin, 1997. 320 pp. Cloth - $29.95; Paper - $16.95

A page devoted to each of Wisconsin's 266 reported species.

TESSEN, Daryl D., Compiler and editor. Wisconsin's Favorite Bird Haunts, Fourth edition. Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Inc., 2000. A Guide to over 1000 of Wisconsin's most favored locations for birding, with maps. 532 pp. Spiral bound. $30.00

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