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 Identification

 Howell, S., and S. Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

 National Geographic Society. 2002. National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 4th ed. Washington: National Geographic Society.

 Sibley, D. 2000. The Sibley Guide to Birds. New York: Knopf.

 Sibley, D. 2003. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America. New York: Knopf.

Alström, P., and K. Mild. 2003. Pipits and Wagtails. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Baicich, P., and C. Harrison. 2005. 2nd ed. A Guide to the Nest, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Beadle, D., and J. Rising. 2001. Sparrows of the United States and Canada: The Photographic Guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Byers, C., et al. 1995. Buntings and Sparrows. Pica Press, Tonbridge, UK.

Dunn, J., and K. Garrett. 1997. Warblers of North America. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 

Ehrlich, P., et al. 1988. The Birder’s Handbook. Simon and Schuster, New York.  

Froehlich, D. 2003. Ageing North American Landbirds by Molt Limits and Plumage Criteria: A Photographic Companion to the Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part I. Slate Creek Press, Bolinas, California. 

Grant, P. 1986. Gulls: A Guide to Identification. 2nd ed. Calton, UK.

Grant, P., and K. Mullarney. 1989. The New Approach to Identification. Peter Grant, Ashford, UK. 

Harris, A., et al. 1989. The Macmillan Field Guide to Bird Identification. Macmillan, London. 

Harris, A., et al. 1996. The Macmillan Birder’s Guide to European and Middle Eastern Birds. Macmillan, London. 

Harrison, P. 1983. Seabirds: An Identification Guide. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 

Howell, S. 2002. Hummingbirds of North America. Princeton University Press, Princeton. 

Kaufman, K. 1990. A Field Guide to Advanced Birding. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 

Liguori, J. 2005. Hawks from Every Angle. Princeton University Press, Princeton. 

Olsen, K., and H. Larsson. 1995. Terns of Europe and North America. Princeotn University Press, Princeton. 

Olsen, K., and H. Larsson. 1997. Skuas and Jaegers: A Guide to the Skuas and Jaegers of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven. 

Olsen, K., and H. Larsson. 2005. Gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

 Paulson, D. 1993. Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle. 

Paulson, D. 2005. Shorebirds of North America: The Photographic Guide. Princeotn University Press, Princeton. 

Pyle, P. , et al. 1997. Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part I. Slate Creek Press, Bolinas, California. 

Rising, J. 1996. A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Academic Press, San Diego. 

Sibley, D. 2002. Sibley’s Birding Basics. Knopf, New York. 

Stokes, D., and L. Stokes.  2001. Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Shorebirds. Little Brown, New York. 

Sutton, C., et al. 1989. Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

 Thompson, B., ed. 2005. Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

 Wheeler, B. 2003. Raptors of Western North America. Princeton University Press, Princeton. 

Williamson, S. 2002. Hummingbirds of North America. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 

Zimmer, K. 2000. Birding in the American West: A Handbook. Cornell University Press, Ithaca.

Distribution

Alderfer, J. 2006. National Geographic Complete Birds of North America. National Geographic, Washington, D.C.

American Birding Association. 2002. ABA Checklist: Birds of the Continental United States and Canada. 6th ed. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs.

 American Ornithologists’ Union. 1998. Check-List of North American Birds. 7th ed. American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. [list and supplements online at aou.org]

Biology and Ecology

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. 2004. Handbook of Bird Biology. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Kaufman, K. 1996. Lives of North American Birds. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Poole, A., et al., eds. 2002. The Birds of North America. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. [online at bna.birds.cornell.edu]

Proctor, N., and P. Lynch. 1993. Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function. Yale University Press, New Haven.

Sibley, D., et al. 2001. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Knopf, New York.

Birding in Arizona: Finding and Identification Guides

 American Birding Association. 1994. Birdfinding in Forty National Forests and  Grasslands. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs. 

Anderson, A. 1972. A Bibliography of Arizona Ornithology: Annotated. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

 Brandt, F., and L. Brandt. 2001. Birding the Flagstaff Area. Northern Arizona Audubon Society, Sedona. 

Brown, B., et al. 1987. Grand Canyon Birds: Historical Notes, Natural History and Ecology. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

 Brown, D. 1985. Arizona Wetlands and Waterfowl. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

Colver, K. 1999. Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs (Western Region). Time Warner Audio Books, New York.

  Cooper, J. 1995. Birdfinder: A Birder’s Guide to Planning North American Trips. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs.

 Corman, T., and C. Wise-Gervais. 2005. Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.

 Gilmore, V. 2003. Birding Sedona and the Verde Valley. 3rd ed. Northern Arizona Audubon Society, Sedona.

 Glinski, R., ed. 1998. The Raptors of Arizona. University Arizona Press, Tucson.

 Jacobs, B. 1986. Birding on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. Jacobs Publishing Co., Sycamore, Missouri.

Keller, G. 2001. Bird Songs of Southeastern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca.

Kreuper, D. 1999. Annotated Checklist to the Birds of the Upper San Pedro River Valley, Arizona. Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Vista.

Lehman, P., ed. 2002. A Birder’s Guide to Metropolitan Areas of North America. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs.

 Merlin, Pinau. 2001. A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests and Eggs. Vol. 1 (all published). Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, Tucson. 

Monson, G., and A. Phillips. 1981. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Arizona. 2nd ed. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

 Phillips, A., et al. 1964. The Birds of Arizona. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 

Phillips, S., and P. Comus, eds. 2000. A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert. Arizon-Sonora Desert Museum Press, Tucson.

 Rosenberg, K., et al. 1991. Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 

Rupp, M. 2002. Guide to 101 Birding Sites: Phoenix. Rupp Aerial Photography, Phoenix.

 Taylor, R. 1995. Location Checklist to the Birds of the Huachuca Mountains and the Upper San Pedro River. Borderland Productions, Tucson. 

Taylor, R. 1997. Location Checklist to the Birds of the Chiricahua Mountains. Borderland Productions, Tucson.

Taylor, R. 2005. A Birder’s Guide to Southeastern Arizona. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs.

 TAS. 2004. Finding Birds in Southeast Arizona. 6th ed. Self-published, Tucson.

 Versaw, A., ed. 1999. Finding Birds on US Bureau of Reclamation Lands. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs.

 Witzeman, J., et al. 1997. Birds of Phoenix and Maricopa County, Arizona. Maricopa Audubon Society, Phoenix.

 Wright, R. 2005. An Arizona Bibliography: Birding Magazine. Aimophila Adventures, Tucson.

California

Evens, J., and I. Tait. 2005. Introduction to California Birdlife. University of California Press, Berkeley.

Patten, M., et al. 2003. Birds of the Salton Sea. University of California Press, Berkeley.

Schram, S. 1998. A Birder’s Guide to Southern California. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs.

Small, A. 1994. California Birds: Their Status and Distribution. Ibis Publishing Co., Vista, California.

Unitt, P. 2005. San Diego County Bird Atlas. San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego.

Colorado

Andrews, R., and R. Righter. 1992. Colorado Birds: A Reference to Their Distribution and Habitat. Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver.

Holt, H. 1997. A Birder’s Guide to Colorado. American Birding Association, Colorado Springs.

Kinger, H., ed. 1998. Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. Colorado Bird Atlas Partnership, Denver.

Nevada

Chisholm, G., and L. Neel. 2001. Birds of the Lahontan Valley: A Guide to Nevada’s Wetland Oasis. University of Nevada Press, Reno.

Floyd, T., et al. forthcoming 2005. Nevada Breeding Bird Atlas. University of Nevada Press, Reno.

Ryser, F. 1985. Birds of the Great Basin. University of Nevada Press, Reno.

New Mexico

Parmeter, J., et al. 2002. New Mexico Bird Finding Guide. 3rd ed. New Mexico Ornithological Society, Albuquerque.

Travis, J. 1992. Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Los Alamos County, New Mexico: Pajaritos Ornithological Survey. National Technical Information Service, Washington, D.C.

Sonora

Alden, P. 1969. Finding the Birds in Western Mexico. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

Bowden, C. 1993. The Secret Forest. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.

 Howell, S. 1999. A Bird-finding Guide to Mexico. Cornell
       University Press, Ithaca. 

Russell, S., and Monson, G. 1998. The Birds of Sonora.
University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

Russell, S. 2000. “Birds of the Tropical Deciduous Forest of the Alamos, Sonora, Area.” Pp. 200-244 in Robichaux, R., and Yetman, D., eds. 2000.  The Tropical Deciduous Forest of Alamos: Biodiversity of a Threatened  Ecosystem in Mexico. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

 Taylor, R. 2000. Habitat Checklist to the Birds of Sonora and the Sea of Cortez, Including Barranca del Cobre. Borderland Productions, Tucson.

Wheatley, N., and Brewer, D. 2001. Where to Watch Birds in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Princeton University Press, Princeton. 

Utah

 Behle, W. 1990. Utah Birds: Historical Perspectives and Bibliography. Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City.

 Behle, W., and M. Perry. 1994. Utah Birds: Guide, Checklist, and Occurrence Charts. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.

LINKS FOR BIRDERS

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American Birding Association www.americanbirding.org

American Ornithologists’ Union www.Aou.org

Arizona Field Ornithologists www.azfo.org

Arizona Bird Committee http://www.azfo.org/ArizonaBirdCommittee/index.html

Bent’s Life Histories www.birdsbybent.com

Birding on the Net www.birdingonthe.net

Birds of North America www.bna.birds.cornell.edu

Breeding Bird Survey www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/

Chettusia Tours www.chettusia.com/index_eng.php

Christmas Bird Count www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/ 

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Citizen Science  www.birds.cornell.edu/LabPrograms/CitSci/

Dean Birders (Disabled Forest of Dean Birders) www.deanbirders.co.uk

Ebird www.ebird.org

ID-Frontiers www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/FRID.html

Important Bird Areas Program www.audubon.org/bird/iba/

Mangoverde World Bird Guide www.mangoverde.com

National Audubon Citizen Science www.audubon.org/bird/

The Nature Conservancy  www.nature.org/volunteer/

North American Birds  www.americanbirding.org/pubs/nab/guidelines.html

North American Birds Information Site www.birdinfo.com

Ocean Wanderers www.oceanwanderers.com

Robert Shantz www.rshantz.com

Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
www.elibrary.unm.edu/sora/

Southern Arizona Bird Observatory www.sabo.org

Stuart Healy www.aztrogon.com

Surfbirds www.surfbirds.com

Tucson Bird Count Bird ID Center www.tucsonbirds.org/BirdIDCenter.asp

Tucson Bird Count www.tucsonbirds.org

Tucson Hummingbird Project www.hummingbirds.arizona.edu

University of Arizona Bird Collection
www.eebweb.arizona.edu/collections/birds.htm

Wing Photos www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/wingphotos.html

World Bird Guide www.mangoverde.com/birdsound

Birding by Ear

Bird Song Central www.virtualbirder.com/bbestu/

Birdsong Links www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/links.html

Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics www.worlddmc.ohiolink.edu/media/borror/blbLogin

How to Read a Sonogram www.magazine.audubon.org/birdsongs/

Naturesongs www.naturesongs.com

Starling Central www.starlingcentral.net/starlingmedia.htm

 

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