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1	The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds: Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexico more books like this by Professor Paul R Ehrlich, David S Dobkin, Darryl Wheye add to wishlist The first affordable encyclopedia of bird behavior and biology covers the habitats of 660 North American bird species and provides the information field guides don't have room to include. Illustrated. see all copies from $2.79! new only from $8.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sibley's Birding Basics more books like this by David Allen Sibley add to wishlist One of the foremost painters of American birds, David Allen Sibley, provides everything birders need to identify birds--by shape, size, color, and habits--and illustrates it with his incomparable paintings. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $5.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Attracting Birds to Your Backyard: 536 Ways to Turn Your Yard and Garden Into a Haven for Your Favorite Birds more books like this by Sally Roth add to wishlist Transform a backyard into birdland with this A-to-Z compendium of useful information and tips. Bestselling author Sally Roth covers everything one needs to know, from migration patterns and feeding to territorial fights and water gardens. Includes recipes for custom blends of birdseed. 352 color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Field Guide to Advanced Birding: Birding Challenges and How to Approach Them more books like this by Kenn Kaufman (Illustrator), Roger Tory Peterson (Editor) add to wishlist An essential book for anyone who wants to move beyond the basics of birding, this field guide tells exactly how to solve the most challenging bird identification problems of North America. With a forward by Roger Tory Peterson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| SVS
5	The Armchair Birder: Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds more books like this by John Yow add to wishlist This title presents entertaining essays for the armchair birder in everyone. Bird lovers, take heart! While the birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow's "The Armchair Birder" reminds us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty ... see all copies from $13.46! new only from $17.88! \| SVS
6	Letters from Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods more books like this by Julie Zickefoose add to wishlist A frequent commentator for NPR's "All Things Considered," Zickefoose now presents paintings of scenes from her beloved southern Ohio home, illuminated in well-crafted essays based on her daily walks and observations. see all copies from $7.44! new only from $13.00! \| SVS
7	How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher more books like this by Simon Barnes add to wishlist In this charming, refreshingly irreverent introduction to the subject, Barnes makes bird-watching simple. Drawing on writers from Woody Allen to John Keats to Orhan Pamuk, Barnes humorously recounts his favorite bird-watching adventures from England to Asia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.11! \| first editions
8	Red-Tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park more books like this by Marie Winn add to wishlist The true-life mystery of a pair of red-tailed hawks who, in the spring of 1992, built a nest on a high ledge of a building on New York City's Fifth Avenue. The author chronicles the adventures not only of the hawks, but also of Central Park's other wildlife residents and of the birdwatchers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.88! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Best-Ever Backyard Birding Tips: Hundreds of Easy Ways to Attract the Birds You Love to Watch more books like this by Deborah L Martin add to wishlist Grab a front row seat for the sights and sounds of feeding, nesting, and bathing birds right in your backyard using these tips shared by experienced birders. Whether the aim is to attract tiny hummingbirds or large and raucous blue jays, or lay out the welcome mat for temporary visitors stopping in during their seasonal migration, "Best-Ever ... see all copies from $2.62! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
10	Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds more books like this by Olivia Gentile add to wishlist A frustrated housewife sets out to see more bird species than anyone in history--and ends up risking her life in the wildest places on earth--in this powerful portrait of Phoebe Snetsinger, who found refuge from society's expectations in a dangerous and soul-stirring obsession. see all copies from $17.00! new only from $18.37! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Bird Watching for Dummies more books like this by Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest (Editor) add to wishlist Millions of people worldwide enjoy bird watching; it offers them a chance to get back to nature and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. Bird Watching For Dummies covers all the basics of bird watching, leading you on a guided tour of the gorgeous world of birds. From identifying birds by sight and sound to making your own "life list," you'll find ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Birds of the Carolinas more books like this by Eloise F Potter, Robert P Teulings (Photographer), James F Parnell (Photographer) add to wishlist The well-loved standard reference for bird-watchers and nature lovers in North Carolina and South Carolina, "Birds of the Carolinas" collects information on all avian species known to have occurred in the region since 1900. This thoroughly revised second edition describes more than 460 individual species, including 59 new species that have been ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding more books like this by Scott Weidensaul add to wishlist F rom the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds--great flocks of wild pigeons, prairies teeming with grouse, woodlands alive with brilliantly colored songbirds. Of a Feather traces the colorful origins of American birding: the frontier ornithologists who collected eggs between border ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson more books like this by Rachel Carson, Linda J Lear add to wishlist This trove of previously uncollected writings is a priceless addition to readers' knowledge of Rachel Carson and her science, environmentalism, and life. 5 illustrations. see all copies from $2.38! new only from $10.96! \| SVS
15 view cover	Minnesota Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide more books like this by Bill Thompson, III, The Staff of Bird Watcher's Digest add to wishlist There are no state-specific books on how to appreciate birds and learn more about them. Like gardening, bird watching is a regional hobby, and the birds that frequent the backyards of Missouri differ from the birds found in Michigan. This series targets beginning and intermediate bird watchers from each Midwestern state. The books are state ... see all copies from $4.37! new only from $4.37!
16 view cover	Eastern Coastal Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species more books like this by James Kavanagh, Raymond Leung (Illustrator) add to wishlist Eastern Coastal Birds is a pocket-sized, folding Pocket Naturalist guide highlighting the most commonly seen birds along the Eastern coast. An inset map of popular birding areas rounds out this portable resource. Laminated for durability, these handy guides are a great source of easy-to-access information. see all copies from $3.56! new only from $3.56! \| SVS
17 view cover	Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die: Birding Experts Share the World's Geatest Destinations more books like this by Chris Santella, Bill Thompson, III (Foreword by) add to wishlist Some bird lovers hang feeders in their gardens and accumulate garden lists, others participate in annual 'Christmas Counts', a select few travel to the ends of the earth in an effort to see every bird in the world. With "Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die", Chris Santella takes the best-selling Fifty places recipe and applies it to this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Life of the Skies more books like this by Jonathan Rosen add to wishlist In this illuminating and charming book, Rosen shows us the poetry, the philosophy, and the history--natural and human--of the strange modern pastime of bird-watching.--Steven Pinker, author of "The Language Instinct" and "The Stuff of Thought." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Birding Florida: Over 200 Prime Birding Sites at 54 Locations more books like this by Brian Rapoza add to wishlist In its 120 chapters, "Birding Florida" describes over 300 birding sites from Pensacola to the Dry Tortugas. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience more books like this by Jeremy Mynott add to wishlist What draws us to the beauty of a peacock, the flight of an eagle, or the song of a nightingale? Why are birds so significant in our lives and our sense of the world? And what do our ways of thinking about and experiencing birds tell us about ourselves? "Birdscapes" is a unique meditation on the variety of human responses to birds, from antiquity ... see all copies from $21.43! new only from $21.43! \| SVS
21 view cover	A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All more books like this by Luke Dempsey add to wishlist Dempsey presents this hilarious and informative chronicle of three mad birders and their travels across America in search of its rarest birds. 8-page color insert. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.82! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife more books like this by Christopher W Leahy, Gordon Morrison (Illustrator) add to wishlist The quintessential A-Z guide, this is a book that anyone interested in birds will want to have close at hand. First published more than twenty years ago, this highly respected reference volume has been fully revised and updated. It captures the fundamental details as well as the immense fascination of North American bird life in a style that is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.62! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures more books like this by Roger Tory Peterson, Bill Thompson, III (Editor) add to wishlist Ten years after Roger Tory Peterson"s death, his unique perspective on birding comes to life in these highly personal narratives. Here he relates his adventures during a lifetime of birding and traveling the world to observe and record nature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A field guide to the birds of Texas and adjacent states. more books like this by Roger Tory Peterson add to wishlist All the birds of Texas and most of those found in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana are illustrated here in 60 plates that show key features. Descriptions of 542 species, silhouttes, and comparisons of similar species help with accurate identification. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $11.50! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession more books like this by Dan Koeppel add to wishlist Dan Koeppel was introduced to bird-watching by his father, Richard, who has been a fanatic since childhood--and a man whose inability to sustain relationships was compensated for by his love of birds and his involvement with birders who obsessively count the types of birds they see. In this unusual memoir, Koeppel writes about his father's life ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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	The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley (Illustrator), National Audubon Society see all from $16.02! new only from $23.50!
	Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
	The Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible: The A-To-Z Guide to Feeders, Seed Mixes, Projects and Treats by Sally Roth see all from $1.99! new only from $7.57!
	The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson see all from $1.99! new only from $11.92!
	Wild America; the record of a 30,000 mile journey around the continent by a distinguished naturalist and his British colleague by Roger Tory Peterson, James Fisher see all from $2.45! new only from $8.50!
	Peterson Field Guide(r) to Birds of Texas by Roger Tory Peterson see all from $1.99!