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Bird Songs from Around the World Bird Songs from Around the World
by Les Beletsky

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Discover two hundred of the world's most spectacular birds in Bird Songs from Around the World, the follow-up to the national best-seller Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song, Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at... (read more)

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The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Western North America: A Guide to Listening with Other (Backyard Birdsong Guides) The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Western North America: A Guide to Listening with Other (Backyard Birdsong Guides)
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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National Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Birds (77 Edition) National Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Birds (77 Edition)
by National Audubon Society

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Regional guides to birds, animals, trees, wildflowers, insects, weather, nature preserves, and much more within these western states. Beautifully illustrated with 1,500 photographs, drawings, and maps. The essential guide to the West's natural world.... (read more)

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Egg & Nest Egg & Nest
by Rosamond Purcell

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The beauty of the robinandrsquo;s egg is not lost on the child who discovers the nest, nor on the collector of natureandrsquo;s marvels. Such instances of wonder find fitting expression in the photographs of Rosamond Purcell, whose work captures the... (read more)

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The Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters with North America's Most Iconic Birds with CD (Audio) 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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Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding
by Scott Weidensaul

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Arriving in the New World, Europeans were awestruck by a continent awash with birds. Today tens of millions of Americans are birders, making what was once an eccentric hobby into something so mainstream that it’s cool. In this compulsively readable... (read more)

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Grail Bird : the Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (05 Edition) Grail Bird : the Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (05 Edition)
by Tim Gallagher

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In April 2005, a startling announcement made national and international news: the ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird thought to be extinct for nearly sixty years, had been sighted. The story behind this incredible discovery began more than a year earlier... (read more)

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The Sibley Guide to Birds The Sibley Guide to Birds
by David Sibley and The National Audubon Society Staff

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David Allen Sibley, America's most gifted contemporary painter of birds, is the author and illustrator of this comprehensive guide. His beautifully detailed illustrations – more than 6,600 in all – and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional... (read more)

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Stokes Field Guide To Birds : Western Region (96 Edition) Stokes Field Guide To Birds : Western Region (96 Edition)
by Donald Stokes

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For over twenty years, Donald and Lillian Stokes have been among America's most popular authorities on birds and wildlife, with more than 2 million copies sold of their classic Stokes Nature Guides and Stokes Backyard Nature Books. Now the Stokeses have... (read more)

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To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession
by Dan Koeppel

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"Marvelous. I loved just about everything about this book." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman "A lovingly told story . . . helps you understand what moves humans to seek escape in seemingly strange other worlds." Stefan Fatsis... (read more)

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The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany
by Graeme Gibson

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This unprecedented and enchanting treasure trove of paintings, drawings, poems, essays, and scientific observations beautifully captures the interest and emotions birds evoke.... (read more)

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The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird
by Bruce Barcott

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“The first time we came here I didn’t know what to expect,” she told me as we paddled upstream. “What we found just blew me away. Jaguars, pumas, river otters, howler monkeys. The place was like a Noah’s Ark for all the... (read more)

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Field Guide To Western Birds a Completely New 3RD Edition Field Guide To Western Birds a Completely New 3RD Edition
by Roger Tory Peterson

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**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. Subtitled A completely new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Has 165 new paintings showing all birds west of the Great Plains, 441 new maps, and a... (read more)

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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Western Region Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Western Region
by Donald Stokes

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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds is by far the best bird guide on the market. It is straightforwardly organized by plumage color with color tab indexes for quickly finding the bird at your feeder. The large-full color photographs of the male and female... (read more)

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National Geographic Field Guide To the Birds of 5TH Edition 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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Where the Birds Are: A Travel Guide to Over 400 Natural Habitats, Sanctuaries, Refuges, Parks, and Preserves Where the Birds Are: A Travel Guide to Over 400 Natural Habitats, Sanctuaries, Refuges, Parks, and Preserves
by Readers Digest

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Each year, flocks of birdwatchers and nature lovers set out to follow the seasonal trail of enchanting, intriguing, and often elusive avian species. Where the Birds Are charts the best way to catch the natives and migrants flying around breathtaking... (read more)

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Providence of a Sparrow: Lessons from a Life Gone to the Birds Providence of a Sparrow: Lessons from a Life Gone to the Birds
by Chris Chester

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"There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow." — William Shakespeare, Hamlet B fell twenty-five feet from his nest into the life of Chris Chester. The encounter was providential for both of them. B and Chester spent hours together... (read more)

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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 Hummingbird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds 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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The Stokes Birdfeeder Book: An Easy Guide to Attracting, Identifying and Understanding Your Feeder Birds The Stokes Birdfeeder Book: An Easy Guide to Attracting, Identifying and Understanding Your Feeder Birds
by Donald 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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