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| Dianne's Library of Favorite Bird Books For Both Pleasure & Reference |
| Fun & Interesting (click here to see a full list and to buy from Amazon) Yes, there are books for birders that are NOT guides or for reference! There are many books about birds, and birders, that are meant to entertain, but of course end up teaching us as well. These are the books that make you want to travel to the places written about, and to see birds from different parts of the country or world. These books not only teach us, but also broaden our horizons. These books make us laugh, maybe cry, and certainly give us pause for thought. These books can enlighten us about birds, nature, conservation....and maybe even ourselves. |
| Other Sources: DVDs (click on picture to purchase) Great to Watch; moving, educational, entertaining! - The Life of Birds - David Attenborough - Winged Migration - Jacques Perrin - Pale Male - Frederic Lilien |
| What field guides are best? Field Guides are a personal decision. The guide that you pick will depend on the style that will help you to identify the bird best. Do you like drawings, photographs or computer enhanced drawings? Do you like indicators showing the field marks, or do you like in-depth descriptors? Find what works best for you and stick with it! I find that most birders like to have more than one fiield guide on their book shelf. Carry your favorite with you, and have others as further reference. Very often I find it may take several guides to finally, and completely, decide just what that bird was that I saw! |
| Currently My Favorite Field Guides: - Birds of Eastern & Central North America, 5th Edition by Roger Tory Peterson - Birds of North America, by Ken Kaufman - National Geographic Birds of North America - Sibley Field Guide to Birds Eastern North America |
| Why Reference Books? Reference books are to give you more information about those birds that you just identified with your Field Guide. Reference books will help you "make friends" with the bird......really let you get to know the species. Some reference books can be fascinating reading and leave you wanting to know even more. However, if a reference book is too scientific (and you don't have that kind of mind) it can be a totally unrewarding experience. Therefore, pick a book that will have you wanting to read, and read, and read! |
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| Some of my interesting & fun favorites: - Feather Quest - Pete Dunne - Kingbird Highway - Ken Kaufman - Red Tails in Love - The Wind Masters - Pete Dunne |
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| My Favorite Reference Books: - Lives of North American Birds by Ken Kaufman - National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America - John Eastman books: Series of three books covering different habitats (field, pond, shore, etc) - Smithsonian Handbook: Birds of North America, Eastern Region |
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| Learn those Bird Calls: (click on picture to purchase) Birding by Ear is extremely useful when out in the field. Learn those bird calls and watch your bird lists grow! |
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| A Site About Long Island Birds & Birdwatching |
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| GREAT NEW PHOTO BOOK BY CAL VORNBERGER "BIRDS OF CENTRAL PARK" (click here for information & to buy) |
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