General Field Guides

Birds of Oregon
by Roger Burrows

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This definitive field guide is a must for Oregon birding enthusiasts, covering more than 325 species found in the state. Each account includes a full-color illustration of the bird, a range map, identifying features, habitat, nesting and feeding... (read more)
 
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Birds of Oregon: Field Guide
by Stan Tekiela

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130 species (only Oregon birds!) No need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in Oregon. Easy-to-use color guide. See a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section! Fact-filled, containing the information you... (read more)
 
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Oregon and Washington Field Guides

Birds of the Willamette Valley Region
by Harry Nehls

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Birds of the Willamette Valley Region is an identification guide for the birds of the greater Willamette Valley area. The Species Account pages provide color photographs of over 200 local birds and have a companion page with key information about... (read more)
 
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General Ornithology and Birding

In the Company of Crows and Ravens
by John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell

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“Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies. To a surprising extent, to know the crow is to know ourselves.”—from the Preface From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of Shakespeare to those... (read more)
 
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Behavior Courtship and Nesting

The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Western North America
by Donald Kroodsma

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Building on the tremendous success of Bird Songs (250,000 copies sold), The Backyard Birdsong Guides are regional, interactive handbooks of birds and their songs for beginning bird-watchers. With a touch-button electronic module housing common... (read more)
 
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Species and Groups by Type

Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds (P.S.)
by Bernd Heinrich

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Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies... (read more)
 
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Western North America Field Guides

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region (Audubon Field Guide)
by Audubon

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Introduced in 1977 and completely revised in 1994, these bestselling photographic field guides have become the birding bibles of more than four million enthusiasts. Virtually every bird found in North America is brought to life in a full-color photograph... (read more)
 
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North America Field Guides

National Geographic Field Guide To the Birds of 5TH Edition
by National Geographic

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Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related activity in the U.S., and even conservative estimates put the current number of U.S. birders at 50 million. According to the New York Times, some authorities predict that by 2050 there will be more than 100... (read more)
 
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Birds of Prey

Condor: To the Brink and Back--The Life and Times of One Giant Bird
by John Nielsen

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The California condor, with a wingspan of nineandndash;andandndash;aandndash;half feet and a history as old as the Redwoods, should be extinct by now. It should not be soaring over the Grand Canyon, Big Sur, and southandndash;central California. It... (read more)
 
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The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
by Mark Obmascik

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Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a... (read more)
 
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The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds: Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexi The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds: Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexi
by Paul R Ehrlich

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This is the most complete and authoritative reference book about the birds of North America -- up to date and in field-guide format. The Birder's Handbook is the first of its kind: a portable library of fascinating information not included in your... (read more)
 
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Eastern North America

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
by David Allen Sibley

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The Sibley Guide to Birds has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable guide from David Sibley that every birder will want to... (read more)
 
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Central and South America

A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador (Peterson Field Guides)
by Roger Tory Peterson Institute (edt)

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With more than 700 color paintings arranged by families for quick comparison of similar species, and with detailed information on range, habitat, size, and voice, this field guide describes and illustrates 1,038 species of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and... (read more)
 
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Feeding and Attracting Birds

The Hummingbird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds
by Don Stokes

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Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, each of these large-format (8 1/2 x 10 7/8) paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to attract, identify, and... (read more)
 
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Endangered

Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
by Maria Mudd Ruth

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Part naturalist detective story, part environmental inquiry, this vibrant narrative celebrates the fascinating world of an endangered seabird that depends on the contested old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest for its survival. "This chunky little... (read more)
 
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British and European

Birds of Europe (Princeton Field Guides)
by Killian Mullarney

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Birds of Europe is an extraordinary new field guide to the diverse bird life found throughout Europe. Ranging from the Urals to the Atlantic and from Scandinavia to the Middle East, the guide covers the 722 bird species found in the region as well as 23... (read more)
 
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Seabirds and Shorebirds

The Shorebird Guide
by Michael O'brien

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Birding by impression: an all-new, holistic approach to identifying shorebirds. Join the experts in this revolutionary approach to bird identification. Experienced birders use the most easily observed characteristics — size, structure, behavior... (read more)
 
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