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The Top 50 Bird Books For Your Birding Library

Ian “Birdbooker” Paulsen has created a list of the top 50 books that every birder should have in their “basic” library.  You can download the list in PDF format from my Resources Page.

Grrlscientist from Living the Scientific Life always has the latest book reviews and The Birdfreak Team has a book review page with loads of great bird book reviews.

Here are some other great bird book resources and reviews…

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): Birds in the … – This week’s issue of the Birdbooker Report lists ecology, evolution, natural history and bird books that are (or will soon be) available for purchase. Ian also recently published an article in the magazine, Winging It, about the 100 …

Review of Falcons of North America – Falcons of North America by Kate Davis is a fact-loaded complete study of the six species of falcons that are found in North America. The detailed, yet readable text is interspersed with over 200 of the most amazing falcon photographs, most by Rob Palmer and Nick Dunlop, two superb photographers.

Review Roundup: December 1, 2008 – Review Roundup: In Print, July and August ‘08 · Review Roundup: October 28, 2008 · New Bird Books to be Published in April and May, 2008 · Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America · Review Roundup: The Smithsonian Guide …

Truly Essential – Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion – Shelfari: A Community for Bibliophiles · Between the Wingtips: The Secret Life of Birds · New Bird Books to be Published in April and May, 2008 · Review Roundup: April 17, 2008 · Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land …

The Owl and the Woodpecker (Paul Bannick) – Bird books seem to my biggest new indulgence this year. No fewer than seven of them have followed me home (so far) in the last 12 months. [I’ve reviewed several here; search my blog for “birds” to retrieve them. …