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The Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters with North America's Most Iconic Birds with CD (Audio)
by Paul Bannick and Martyn Stewart

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Every wild place and urban area in North America hosts an owl or a woodpecker species, while healthy natural places often boast representatives of both. The diversity of these two families of birds, and the ways in which they define and enrich the... (read more)
 
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Oregon and Washington Field Guides

Birds of Oregon: Field Guide
by Stan Tekiela

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- Organized by color - State-specific range map - Flight, juvenile and morph insets - Stan's Notes include "gee-whiz" facts - Full page photos with corresponding full-page descriptions - Contains state-specific species Our... (read more)
 
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Waterfowl and Game Birds

Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America: A Completely New and Expanded Version of the Classic Work by F. H. Kortright
by Frank Chap Bellrose

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"If I were permitted only one reference book on waterfowl this would be my choice ... important not only to professional wildlife administrators, but to all sportsmen, naturalists, and conservationists". -- Sports... (read more)
 
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Eastern North America

Smithsonian Birds of North America: East (Smithsonian Handbooks)
by Fred Alsop

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Published in association with America's preeminent authority, the Smithsonian Institution, this comprehensive handbook to the birds of North America: Eastern Region includes 706 species -- all birds known to breed east of the 100th meridian on the United... (read more)
 
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Birds of Prey

Eagle Dreams: Searching for Legends in Wild Mongolia
by Stephen J Bodio

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When Stephen Bodio was a young boy in the early fifties he saw an image in National Geographic which became forever etched in his mind: It was a photograph of a Kazakh nomad, dressed in a long coat and wearing a fur hat, holding a huge eagle on his fist.... (read more)
 
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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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General Ornithology and Birding

All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures
by Roger Peterson

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In these highly personal narratives, which originally appeared in "Bird Watchers Digest," Peterson recounts his adventures during a lifetime of birding and traveling the world to observe and record nature.... (read more)
 
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North America Field Guides

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
by National Audubon Society

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"Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John ames Audubon's "Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced "Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes "The Sibley Guide to Birds." <... (read more)
 
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Species and Groups by Type

Albatross: Their World, Their Ways
by Tui De Roy

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The magic and misfortune of the world's greatest migrating bird. Albatrosses are best known for their enormous wingspan and global migrations. They are also the subject of intense scientific scrutiny. Recent DNA studies have revealed that there may not... (read more)
 
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  1. The Owl and the Woodpecker by Paul Bannick and Martyn Stewart
  2. Birds of Oregon by Stan Tekiela
  3. The Quotable Birder by Bill Adler
  4. Smithsonian Birds of North America by Fred Alsop
  5. All Things Reconsidered by Roger Peterson
  6. The ivory-billed woodpecker, by James T Tanner
  7. Bird Brains by Candace Savage
  8. Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America by Frank Chap Bellrose
  9. Birds of Oregon by Roger Burrows
  10. The Hawaiian Goose by Janet Kear and A. J. Berger

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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

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"Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds" is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher... (read more)
 
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The Birds of Northern Melanesia: Speciation, Ecology, and Biogeography The Birds of Northern Melanesia: Speciation, Ecology, and Biogeography
by Ernst Mayr and Jared Diamond

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Speciation is the process by which co-existing daughter species evolve from one ancestral species - e.g., humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas arising from a common ancestor around 5,000,000 years ago. However, many questions about speciation remain... (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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Asia

The Book of Indian Birds
by Salim Ali

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For nearly 50 years The Book of Indian Birds has been a close companion of both amateur bird-watching enthusiasts and seasoned ornithologists in India. This twelfth edition is revised, but retains Dr. Salim Ali's original text while describing and... (read more)
 
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Central and South America

A Guide To the Birds of Panama
by Robert S. Ridgely

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This is the first paperback version of the second edition of the popular A Guide to the Birds of Panama. In the second edition, published in 1989, the authors expanded information on the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras: approximately 200 new... (read more)
 
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Behavior Courtship and Nesting

Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
by Les Beletsky

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Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birds — including the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpecker — in a stunning new format... (read more)
 
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Australia and the Pacific Islands

A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
by Graham Pizzey

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This book is the most comprehensive work yet published in one volume on Australian bird life. Full details are given of the field marks, habits, voice characteristics, breeding and nesting habits, and range of each species. To enable quick field... (read more)
 
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British and European

The Good Bird Guide: A Species-By Species Guide to Finding Europe's Best Birds
by Keith Marsh

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A species by species guide to the best birds in Europe, and how to find them. Featuring major sight plans, illustrations and hints on timing and fieldcraft.... (read more)
 
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