When you want to find birding books, you may need to consider between many choices. Finding the best birding books is not an easy task. In this post, we create a very short list about top 13 the best birding books for you. You can check detail product features, product specifications and also our voting for each product. Let’s start with following top 13 birding books:
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1. Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World
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Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see more than half the worlds 10,000 species of birds in one year.
In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty goal: to become the first person to see half the worlds birds in one year. For 365 days, with a backpack, binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, he traveled across forty-one countries and all seven continents, eventually spotting 6,042 speciesby far the biggest birding year on record.
This is no travelogue or glorified checklist. Noah ventures deep into a world of blood-sucking leeches, chronic sleep deprivation, airline snafus, breakdowns, mudslides, floods, war zones, ecologic devastation, conservation triumphs, common and iconic species, and scores of passionate bird lovers around the globe. By pursuing the freest creatures on the planet, Noah gains a unique perspective on the world they share with usand offers a hopeful message that even as many birds face an uncertain future, more people than ever are working to protect them.
In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty goal: to become the first person to see half the worlds birds in one year. For 365 days, with a backpack, binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, he traveled across forty-one countries and all seven continents, eventually spotting 6,042 speciesby far the biggest birding year on record.
This is no travelogue or glorified checklist. Noah ventures deep into a world of blood-sucking leeches, chronic sleep deprivation, airline snafus, breakdowns, mudslides, floods, war zones, ecologic devastation, conservation triumphs, common and iconic species, and scores of passionate bird lovers around the globe. By pursuing the freest creatures on the planet, Noah gains a unique perspective on the world they share with usand offers a hopeful message that even as many birds face an uncertain future, more people than ever are working to protect them.
2. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region, Revised Edition
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Author: National Audubon SocietyISBN: 9780679428527
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The bestselling photographic field guide--a birding bible for more than four million enthusiasts.Virtually every bird found in eastern North America is brought to life in this portable guide, an essential companion in the field and a staple in any birdwatcher's library. It features a durable vinyl binding and brilliant full-color photographic identification pictures arranged for quick access and definitive text, includinginformation on the bird's voice, nesting habits, habitat, range, and interesting behaviors. Accompanying range maps; overhead flight silhouettes; sections on bird-watching, accidental species, and endangered birds make the National Audubon Society's Field Guide to North American Birds the most comprehensive available.
Note: the Eastern Edition generally covers states east of the Rocky Mountains, while the Western Edition covers the Rocky Mountain range and all the states to the west of it.
3. National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition
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This fully revised edition of the best-selling North American bird field guide is the most up-to-date guide on the market. Perfect for beginning to advanced birders, it is the only book organized to match the latest American Ornithological Society taxonomy.With more than 2.75 million copies in print, this perennial bestseller is the most frequently updated of all North American bird field guides. Filled with hand-painted illustrations from top nature artists (including the ever-popular hummingbird), this latest edition is poised to become an instant must-have for every serious birder in the United States and Canada. The 7th edition includes 37 new species for a total of 1,023 species; 16 new pages allow for 250 fresh illustrations; 80 new maps; and 350 map revisions. With taxonomy revised to reflect the radical new American Ornithological Society taxonomy established in 2016, the addition of standardized banding codes, and text completely vetted by birding experts, this new edition will top of the list of birding field guides for years to come.
4. Birds Of Florida Field Guide
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Make bird watching in Florida even more enjoyable! With Stan Tekielas famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. Theres no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that dont live in Florida. This book features 140 species of Florida birds, organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and dont know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Fact-filled information, a compare feature, range maps, and detailed photographs help to ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.5. The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Stokes Field Guides)
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The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North AmericaDescription
Reflecting years of research and observation of North American birds, the STOKES FIELD GUIDE includes more species, photos and useful identification information for birdwatchers than any other guide.The guide features 853 North American bird species and more than 3,400 stunning color photographs. And yet it's portable enough to fit in your pocket!
The photographs cover all significant plumages, including male, female, summer, winter, immature, morphs, important subspecies, and birds in flight. Also included:
- The newest scientific and common names and phylogenetic order
- Special help for identifying birds in flight through important clues of behavior, plumage, and shape
- Detailed descriptions of songs and calls
- Important behavioral information
- Key habitat preferences of each species
- The newest range maps, detailing species' winter, summer, year-round ranges, and migration routes
- A special downloadable CD with more than 600 bird sounds (from Lang Elliott and Kevin Colver) and 150 photographs of common North American species.
6. Birding for the Curious: The Easiest Way for Anyone to Explore the Incredible World of Birds
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Explore the Fascinating World of Birds
There's something about birds that fascinates people and invites us to pause, look and listen to the beautiful, natural world around us. But do you always recognize what you see and hear? With this book, you'll get started. Birding for the Curious is a beginner course in birding for every nature and animal lover out there. With it, you'll learn what birding is all about, what birders do and how you can become one. You'll also learn how to:
- Find more birds
- Identify the birds you see
- Attract more birds to your yard and feeders
Birding for the Curious is the perfect gift for the nature-lover in your life, or an excellent introduction to birding for you. It won't be long before you can easily recognize and name the common birds in your area. With this book, you will enjoy nature at a whole new level.
7. Good Birders Don't Wear White: 50 Tips From North America's Top Birders
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In these 50 light and fun original essays, the biggest names in birding dispense advice to birders of every level, on topics ranging from feeding birds and cleaning binoculars to pishing and pelagic birding. Whether satirizing bird snobs or relating the traditions and taboos of the birding culture, each essay is as chock-full of helpful information as it is entertaining.
8. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition
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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 carryDescription
COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED: From renowned birder, illustrator, andNew York Timesbest selling author David Sibley, the mostauthoritative guide to the birds of the East, in a portable format that is perfect for the field.Compact and comprehensive, this guide features 650 bird species, plus regional populations, found east of the Rocky Mountains. Entries include stunningly accurate illustrations--more than 4,601 in total--with descriptive captions pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry has been updated to include the most current information concerning frequency, nesting, behavior, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. Here too are more than 601 updated maps drawn from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent, and showing winter, summer, year-round, migration, and rare ranges.
This new and improved edition includes:
Updated habitat, description, behavior, and conservation text for each species account and all family pages.
New and revised illustrations of species and regional forms.
New design featuring species accounts in columns, allowing for better comparison and more illustrations and text.
Current taxonomic order and up-to-date common names.
All maps revised to reflect the most current range information.
More species and rarities included.
9. National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Backyard Guides)
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North AmericaDescription
Essential for the millions of Americans who watch and feed birds in their backyardswhether experienced birders or new birding enthusiastsfrom the experts at National Geographic and co-author of the popular and perennial best sellerField Guide to the Birds of North America.No matter where you livein the country, city, a high-rise or housethis handy guide will quench your curiosity about the feathered creatures in your midst. It features 150 of the most common and interesting birds likely to be observed at backyard feeders, nesting nearby or just migrating through. An indispensable visual index of all 150 species appears on the inside front and back laminated covers, making identification a snap.
Beginning with Backyard Basics, an easy-to-follow, richly illustrated presentation on observing and identifying birdswith tips on attracting and feeding your favorite birds, birdhouses, and bird-friendly landscapes to entice nestingthe book is full of National Geographics iconic field guide images and maps.
Core species on everyones listsuch as robins, woodpeckers, bluebirds and chickadeesare featured in two-page spreads including practical tips with additional imagery. Sidebars captivate with interesting and little known facts.
10. Sibley Birds West: Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
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Sibley Birds West Field Guide to Birds of Western North AmericaDescription
COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED: From renowned birder, illustrator, and New York Timesbest selling author David Sibley, the mostauthoritative guide to the birds of the West, in a portable format that is perfect for the field.Compact and comprehensive, this guide features 715 bird species, plus regional populations, found west of the Rocky Mountains. Entries include stunningly accurate illustrations--more than 5,046 in total--with descriptive captions pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry has been updated to include the most current information concerning frequency, nesting, behavior, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. Here too are more than 652 updated maps drawn from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent, and showing winter, summer, year-round, migration, and rare ranges.
This new and improved edition includes:
Updated habitat, description, behavior, and conservation text for each species account and all family pages.
New and revised illustrations of species and regional forms.
New design featuring species accounts in columns, allowing for better comparison and more illustrations and text.
Current taxonomic order and up-to-date common names.
All maps revised to reflect the most current range information.
More species and rarities included.
11. Sibley's Birding Basics: How to Identify Birds, Using the Clues in Feathers, Habitats, Behaviors, and Sounds
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From the renowned author of the New York Timesbest sellerThe Sibley Guide to Birds, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to identifying birds in the field--an essential companionfor birders of all skill and experience levels.Description
From the renowned author of the New York Timesbest sellerThe Sibley Guide to Birds, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to identifying birds in the field--an essential companionfor birders of all skill and experience levels.The Sibley Guide to Birds and The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior are both universally acclaimed as the new standard source of species information. And now David Sibley, Americas premier birder and best-known bird artist, turns his attention to the general characteristics that influence the appearance of all birds, unlocking the clues to their identity.
In 200 beautifully rendered illustrations and 16 essays, this scientifically precise volume distills the essence of Sibleys own experience and skills, providing a solid introduction to naming the birds.Birding Basics reviews how one can get started as a birder--the equipment necessary, where and when to go birding, and perhaps most important, the essential things to look for when birds appear in the field--as well as the basic concepts of bird identification and the variations that can change the appearance of a bird over time or in different settings. Sibley also provides critical informationon the aspects of avian life that differ from species to species: feathers (color, arrangement, shape, molt), behavior and habitat, and sounds.
With Sibley as your guide, when you learn how to interpret what the feathers, the anatomical structure, the sounds of a bird tell youwhen you know the clues that show you why theres no such thing as just a duckbirding will be more fun, and more meaningful. An essential addition to the Sibley shelf!
12. The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
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The Thing with Feathers The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal about Being HumanDescription
An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising worldand deep connection with humanity.Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.
The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatrosses, and other mysteriesrevealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature.
Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, Noah Strycker spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and shares the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds. Youve never read a book about birds like this one.
13. The Sibley Birder's Life List and Field Diary
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The Sibley Birder s Life List and Field DiaryDescription
From leading ornithologist and bestselling author David Sibley comes this essential write-in field companion for all levels of birders.This indispensable birder's companion includes both ample space for on-site notes and a life list to be filled in by the legions of passionate birders who have bought Sibley's bestselling guides. Included are entries for the 923 species found in the United States and Canada, with space for recording where and when a bird was seen and for notes or memories about the sighting. At the back is a complete checklist of all the birds for building the life list.