Books North America
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Published by American Birding Association Attu is the site of the second bloodiest Pacific theater engagement during World War II, but to birders it is "the Holy Grail of North American birding". This book chronicles 25 years of birding Attu and includes numerous photographs and maps. 213 pages.
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Mark Obmascik The Big Year is the rollicking chronicle of the 275,000-mile odyssey of three unlikely adventurers who take their bird-watching so seriously it nearly kills them. 268 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southern Florida G Michael Flieg & Allan Sander Slim pocket guide. 280 colour photos of 248 species. 144 pages. More details...
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Golden Wings and other Stories about Birders and Birding Pete Dunne Collection of 41 of Dunne's articles and essays from various media, offering his perspective on birders and birding. 122 pages. More details...
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Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America K M Olsen & H Larsson Revised edition. Helm Identification Guide covering 43 species, both familiar seabirds and some little-known & globally threatened species. The essential reference to a fascinating and endlessly challenging group of birds. 608 pages. More details...
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Steve Howell & Jon Dunn Available from early November 2008. A detailed reference to all 36 gull species of North and South America. 1,160 colour photos. A must-have for gull ID in Britain & Europe! We ran out of Stock at the recent BirdFair and are expecting more stock in October 2008. 528 pages.
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Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific H D Pratt, P L Bruner & D G Berrett Available from the end of December 2010. (Currently out of print & out of stock, re-print under consideration) 45 colour plates. Covers the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, south-eastern Polynesia and Micronesia and the surrounding oceans. 409 pages. More details...
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Jerry Liguori How to identify North American raptors in flight. 339 colour and 32 black-and-white photos. More details...
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Paul Johnsgard 24 colour plates and 40 maps. 328 pages.
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Kenn Kaufman The story of a natural obsession that got a little out of hand. Kaufman's account of his 1973 'year on the road' when he saw 671 species. At a period when the nature of birding was changing, it is also an examination of the roots of modern, post-Peterson birding. 318 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America David Sibley Bargain priced, pocket sized version of the popular North American Bird Guide - specific to the east. 433 pages. More details...
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America Edited by Jon Dunn & Jonathan Alderfer Fifth Edition. Every North American species to date (967) decsribed and illustrated in colour. Includes thumbtabs for quick find convenience. Includes 700 updated distribution maps. 504 pages. More details...
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National Geographic Complete Birds of North America Jonathan Alderfer (ed) Definitive, comprehensive, and systematic, this profusely illustrated desk reference is the ultimate compendium of North American birds. 960 species, migration maps plus 150 photos. Amazing value! 664 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America David Sibley Bargain priced, pocket sized version of the popular North American Bird Guide - specific to the west. 473 pages. More details...
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David Sibley This superb field guide features comprehensive text and more than 6,500 richly detailed colour illustrations. A 'must' for anyone interested in North American birds or just North American vagrants to Europe. 544 pages. More details...
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Summer Atlas of North American Birds Jeff Price, Sam Droege & Amy Price Distribution of North American breeding birds. 450 species maps, 374 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to North American Raptors Eds. Brian Wheeler & William Clark 377 colour photos of all 42 diurnal raptors, at rest and in flight, in male, female, adult, juvenile and subadult plumages, with all usual colour morphs depicted. 216 pages. More details...
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Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley & Kevin Karlson Superb comprehensive photographic ID guide to North American waders (including vagrants). Over 870 stunning colour photos. A must-have reference as it covers all British waders too! 477 pages. More details...
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Shorebirds of North America: The Photographic Guide Dennis Paulson Identifying shorebirds can be a challenge for any birder. More than 530 colour photos illustrate all North American shorebirds in their varied plumages and the accompanying text points out the variations within each species. 361 pages. More details...
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behaviour David Sibley A companion to the North American Bird Guide looking at all aspects of bird life of each of the 80 American bird families with illustrations throughout. 608 pages. More details...
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The Snow Geese of La Perouse Bay Fred Cooke, Robert F Rockwell, David B. Lank With information gathered over 26 years on 40,000 individually marked adult geese, 45,000 nests and more than 110,000 goslings at one colony in northern Manitoba, this work is a landmark in avian biology and population genetics. 312 pages. More details...
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Photo Guide to the Sparrows of USA & Canada David Beadle & James Rising Companion volume to the previous, widely acclaimed "Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada". 350 colour photos. 336 pages. More details...
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Waders of Europe, Asia and North America Stephen Message & Don Taylor ID reference to all the sandpipers, plovers, stints and other waders found in Europe, Asia and North America. 80 colour plates show birds at rest and in flight, in every plumage variant likely to be encountered in the region. 240 pages. More details...
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Dunn, Garrett Peterson Field Guide to all 60 species of North American warbler. 658 pages. More details...
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ABA = American Birding Association. WTWB = Where to watch birds
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Nigel Sitwell More details...
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George C West 592 pages. More details...
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A Birder's Guide to Southeast Arizona Richard Cachor Taylor 342 pages. More details...
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Mel White 260 pages. More details...
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A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda Andrew Dobson 2002. Comprehensive Arlequin Press site guide. 176 pages.
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John Kemper (2001) 300 prime birding sites with 102 site maps, range maps for 173 species and 15 pages of bar-charts detailing status and distribution. 408 pages.
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A Birder's Guide to Southern California Brad Schram 440 pages. More details...
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Hugh Kingery Falcon Guide Series. More than 90 prime locations; 179 sites. Photos & maps throughout. 288 pages. More details...
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Bill Pranty 418 pages. More details...
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Florida: Traveller's Wildlife Guide Fiona & Mel Sunquist Includes full-colour illustrations of more than 600 of Florida's most common insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plants; information on the underwater animals most snorkellers and divers actually see; photos and information on Florida habitats and on the most common plants you will encounter; and brief descriptions of the region's most frequently visited parks and reserves. 400 pages. More details...
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Cliff Beaton (2000). Site guide to more than 100 birding locations. B&w photos & maps throughout. 288 pages.
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Les Beletsky Colour illustrations of more than 300 of the islands' most common fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and essentially every Hawaiian bird. 416 pages. More details...
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A Birder's Guide to Eastern Massachusetts Published by American Birding Association 292 pages. More details...
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A Birder's Guide to Metropolitan Areas Paul Lehman, compiler 480 pages. More details...
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Birdfinder: A Birder's Guide to Planning North American Trips Jerry A Cooper 376 pages. More details...
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John Rakestraw (2007) More than 200 prime birding sites. Includes detailed maps and distribution information on 505 Oregon bird species with their abundance and the best time to see time. 209 pages.
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A Birder's Guide to the Rio Grande Valley Lockwood, McKinney, Paton & Zimmer 189 pages. More details...
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A Birder's Guide to the Texas Coast Mel Cooksey & Ron Weeks 344 pages. More details...
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Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East Jeffrey Glassberg A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America. 900 colour photos, black-and-white illustrations, distribution maps. To order only title. 242 pages.
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Butterflies Through Binoculars: The West Jeffrey Glassberg A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Western America. 127 colour plates. To order only title. 352 pages.
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Roland Kays & Don Wilson The most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide. Colour illustrations of all 442 mammal species (north of Mexico) including whales. 240 pages. More details...
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Burt, Grossenheider Peterson Field Guide to North American mammals. 289 pages. More details...
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Whales & Dolphins of the North American Pacific G Cresswell, D Walker & T Pusser First comprehensive photo guide to the cetaceans of the North American Pacific, covering all 38 species of cetacean, plus 6 species of seal and the Sea Otter. More details...
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Wild Orchids across North America Paul Martin Brown As the world's largest flowering plant family, orchids can be found growing natively in nearly every U.S. state and Canadian province. From as far north as Alaska and south to the Florida Keys, their delicate beauty and elusive appearance grace swamps and rockeries, forests and fields, delighting hobbyists and horticulturists alike. 256 pages. More details...
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National Parks and Other Wild Places of Canada Maybank & Mertz From barren Arctic tundra and rugged mountain ranges to golden prairie and evergreen forest, this evocative yet practical exploration of Canada's parks and wilderness areas brings to life the vast landscapes and natural splendour of this, the world's second largest country. 300 full-colour photographs and 38 colour maps. 176 pages. More details...
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Les Beletsky Colour illustrations of more than 300 of the islands' most common fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and essentially every Hawaiian bird. 416 pages. More details...
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Offshore Wildlife of the North Atlantic Michael H Tove A complete guide for pelagic trips in the entire North Atlantic area - birds, cetaceans, seals and turtles. 39 colour plates. 262 pages. More details...
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Norbet Rosing Engaging photographs and informative text by world-renowned nature photographer Norbet Rosing moves through the year of the Polar Bear. 204 pages.
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Photographic Guide to Seashore Life in the North Atlantic J Duane Sept More details...
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John Kirk Townsend - Collector of Audobon's Western Birds and Mammals Barbara & Richard Mearns This is the first in-depth biography of Townsend, an ornithologist from Philadelphia who crossed the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River in 1834 and made two visits to the Hawaiian Islands. He returned home with a great haul of bird and mammal specimens used by J.J. Audubon in his Birds of America and Viviparous Quadrupeds. Barbara and Richard Mearns examine Townsend’s Quaker upbringing, track him on his journey westwards, provide a modern zoological commentary on his discoveries, trace his troubled career and discuss his association with Audubon and the major contribution that Townsend made to his famous works. The book is essential reading for those with an interest in early Western travels and the Oregon Trail, the wildlife of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest, or the history of birding. 389 pages. More details...
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