The Art of Bird Identification by Pete Dunne

Author:Pete Dunne
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780811748483
Publisher: Stackpole Books

Just think! If you discovered, studied, and assimilated all there is to know about just one bird a day, in less than two years, you would be familiar with every breeding bird in North America north of the Rio Grande.

A SELECTION OF BIRDING RESOURCES

Bird Identification’s Triple Crown

These three guides (two illustrated, one photo driven) complement each other and deserve to be in every birder’s library (and you’ll probably want a second set for the car).

Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America. Kenn Kaufman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005.

Arguably the best introductory, photo-driven field guide to North American birds available.

The Sibley Guide to Birds. David Allen Sibley. Knopf, 2000.

A brilliantly conceived, thoughtfully organized, illustration-driven guide.

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition. Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer. National Geographic, 2011.

The “Geo Guide” is a comprehensive, all-inclusive, illustrated field guide that gives full coverage to all regional forms.

Other Recommended General Field Guides (in Random Order)

While one field guide is destined to serve as your primary guide, additional resources offer unique information and are invaluable when the identification process comes down to a choice between two closely related candidates. Birds of Europe is a superb guide, and remember: Many species of birds found in Europe also occur in North America.

Birds of Eastern North America. Paul Sterry and Brian E. Small. Princeton University Press, 2009.

Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Ted Floyd. Harper Collins, 2008.

Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Donald and Lillian Stokes. Little, Brown and Company, 2010.

National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America. Edward S. Brinkley. Sterling, 2007.

American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America Eastern Region [and Western Region]. Francois Vuilleumier, editor. DK Publishing, 2011.

Birds of Europe, Second Edition. Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterstrom, and Killian Mullarney. Princeton University Press, 2010.

Specialty Guides That Support and Advance Your Skills

Basic field guides are squeezed for space. These guides offer additional identification hints and clues that are most helpful with challenging bird groups such as shorebirds and birds of prey.

Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion. Pete Dunne. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006.

The Shorebird Guide. Michael O’Brien, Richard Crossley, and Kevin Karlson. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006.

Hawks at a Distance. Jerry Liguori. Princeton University Press, 2011.

Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding. Kenn Kaufman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.

Hawks in Flight, Second Edition. Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

Books That Go Beyond Field Identification

A field guide description is a sketch, the skeleton of a bird. These books put flesh and feathers on the bones, offering insights into the birds themselves.

Lives of North American Birds. Kenn Kaufman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1996.

Ornithology, Third Edition. Frank B. Gill. W.H. Freeman, 2006.

The Birder’s Handbook. Paul R. Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye. Simon & Schuster, 1988.

The Birdwatcher’s Companion to North American Birdlife. Christopher W. Leahy. Princeton University Press, 2004.

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. David Allen Sibley. Knopf, 2009.

The Birds of North America (online series).

A thorough biological treatment of every breeding

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