 | The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by David Allen Sibley
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $12.00 Easiest field guide to use for the intermediate birder. Illustrations highlight key identification marks.
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 | Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $1.89 The best book out there to get a quick overview on the habits of every North American bird.
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 | The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior by David Allen Sibley
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $18.00 More of an overall conceptualization on how birds live than Kaufman's 'Lives of North American Birds' (see above). Get's down to family level, but not species level. Excellent book though!
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 | A Field Guide to Western Bird Songs: Western North America (Peterson Field Guides (R) Audios) by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $13.70 Not indepth for each bird, but certainly all-inclusive with over 500 species included.
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 | All the Birds of North America (American Bird Conservancy's Field Guide) by Jack Griggs
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.98 Easiest field guide to use for the beginning birder. Grouped by appearance and habitat, not by taxonomy.
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 | A Field Guide to Advanced Birding: Birding Challenges and How to Approach Them (Peterson Field Guides (R))
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $1.91 The chapter on learning sparrows is worth the price alone.
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 | The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Western United States by Janine M. Benyus
Find out what types of creatures to expect in virtually any wild habitat you find yourself in.
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 | Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.00 Best recreational map of Arizona available.
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 | Bushnell NatureView 8x40 Birder Binocular
Buy new: $59.49 Excellent for the price!
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 | A Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides (R)) by Paul A. Opler
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $2.67 Between the two butterfly field guides we own, this one seems to be the easiest to use.
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 | National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds Of North America, 4th Edition by National Geographic Society
Buy used from: $2.78 Very comprehensive, but not quite pocket sized for field use.
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 | Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors by Clay Sutton
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.54 Excellent for sorting out the confusing buteo and accipiter hawks.
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 | A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada by James D. Rising
Buy used from: $19.74 New World sparrows are notoriously hard to identify. This book helps ease the pain tremendously!
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 | How to Spot an Owl (How to Spot) by Patricia Taylor Sutton
Buy used from: $22.38 Having a hard time finding these creatures of the night? This book's for you.
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 | A Field Guide to Warblers of North America (Peterson Field Guides (R)) by Jon Dunn
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $0.73 Detailed descriptions on every North American warbler.
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 | Stokes Hummingbird Book : The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds by Donald Stokes
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $3.44 Essential if you live in hummingbird country.
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| Birding by Ear: Western: A Guide to Bird-Song Identification by Richard K. Walton
Buy used from: $7.42 Wonderful instructional aid to identifying birds by ear.
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 | The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $5.26 Excellent field guide for North American reptiles and amphibians.
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 | Stokes Beginner's Guide to Shorebirds by Donald Stokes
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $3.44 Good introduction to a difficult group of birds to identify.
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 | Mammals of North America (Princeton Field Guides) by Roland W. Kays
Buy new: $15.96 / Used from: $6.50 Excellent field guide for North American mammals.
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 | National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--W: Western Region (Audubon Society Field Guide) by Elbert L. Little
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.00 Superb field guide for western North American trees.
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 | Audubon Guide to the National Wildlife Refuges: Southwest: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas (Audubon Guides to the National Wildlife Refuges) by Daniel Gibson
Buy used from: $0.39 Best guide for the southwest NWRs.
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 | National Geographic Guide to Bird Watching Sites, Western US by National Geographic Society
Buy used from: $1.27 Very good guide to western birding sites, although they concentrate mostly on the established sites, and not so much on little known gems.
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