“I am not usually a fan of mammal, animal, or bird guides restricted to one particular park or recreation area. They are typically narrow in content, written more for the general tourist than for the …
Field Guide to the Birds of Machu Picchu and the Cusco Region, Peru: Includes a Bird Finding Guide to the Area
Publisher’s Description: The extraordinary ruins of Machu Picchu, at an elevation above 2400 m, were among the most amazing creations of the Inca Empire at its height: its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem to …
Shorebirds: An Identification Guide to the Waders of the World
Publisher’s Description: The first-ever comprehensive guide to all of the waders. The text is the result of eight years’ research by John Marchant and Tony Prater. Their species descriptions are extraordinarily thorough, and reflect the …
Waterfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World
Expert Review: This is the complete guide to 150 species of ducks, geese, and swans and provides color illustrations of all major plumages and subspecies and offers informative details on voice, population, distribution, range, habits, …
Seabirds: An Identification Guide
This is the definitive book on the seabirds of the world, describing virtually all the known species. Illustrated in color – covers all 312 species of seabirds on 88 full colored plates, and a foreword …
Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: An Identification Guide
Expert Review: The Birder’s Library:Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: An Identification Guide May 15th, 2016 “Despite a few shortcomings alluded to above, Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: An Identification Guide is …
Where to See Birds in Victoria
Publisher’s Description: Where to See Birds in Victoria features the very best places in Victoria for seeing birds. Despite being Australia’s smallest mainland state, its varied landscapes provide habitat for more than 500 bird species. …
Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide 2nd ed.
This book is an illustrated field guide to diurnal raptors, a bird group that many people find among the most difficult birds to identify. Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and important ecologically as well …
Sparrows of the United States and Canada: The Photographic Guide
“A good book that performs as advertised, but leaves us wanting more … but maybe that’s just the nature of sparrows! For example, it would be great to see more coverage of geographic variation of Song Sparrows …
The Warbler Guide
“…the overall guiding principle of the book, which is to ladle detail onto every page until it is heavy with information. If that makes it hard to page through the book, consider it an invitation …
The Shorebird Guide
“The Shorebird Guide takes its cue from the Cape May School of Birding. Rather than getting hung up on plumage minutia, instructs this guide, observers should focus on giss: “ General Impression of Size and …
Shorebirds of North America: The Photographic Guide
Publisher’s Description: Identifying shorebirds can be a challenge–and having a field guide specifically devoted to the species gives any birder an edge. Yet until now, no guide has illustrated or described the complete range of …
Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic Guide
Publisher’s Description: Petrels, albatrosses, and storm-petrels are among the most beautiful yet least known of all the world’s birds, living their lives at sea far from the sight of most people. Largely colored in shades …
Rare Birds of North America
“Who is Rare Birds for? It’s not a field guide in the traditional sense. Ten inches high and weighing more than two and a half pounds, this is a book you’d think twice about carrying …
Peterson Reference Guides to Gulls of the Americas
Expert Review: 10,000 Birds: Gulls of the Americas May 28, 2007 “The Peterson Reference Guide to Gulls of the Americas is a remarkable work. This weighty tome could hardly be mistaken for a casual field …
The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors (The Crossley ID Guides)
“…Carefully arranged and chosen photos set in a realistic background, at all distances, can challenge anyone; the flight images are tough but fair, with no tricks, and honed my experienced eyes. For a 63 year-old …
Hawks in Flight: Second Edition
“Perhaps my favorite feature in the entire book is the “Putting it Together” section at the end of each chapter. This is a summary of the family of birds that puts everything together to get …