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Books and maps tagged “birds”

Sibley's Backyard Birds of Southern California

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley's Backyard Birds of Southern California

Covers 73 backyard bird species, including descriptions, size, range, seasonal occurrence, and multiple illustrations.


Sibley’s Backyard Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Backyard Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Covers 69 backyard bird species, including descriptions, size, range, seasonal occurrence, and multiple illustrations.


Sibley’s Backyard Birds of Northern California

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Backyard Birds of Northern California

Covers 69 backyard bird species, including descriptions, size, range, seasonal occurrence, and multiple illustrations.


Sibley’s Hummingbirds of North America

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Hummingbirds of North America

Includes all 18 species of hummingbirds found in North America, with captions, detailed range maps, both in-flight and perched illustrations with call-outs.


Sibley’s Birds of the California Coast

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Birds of the California Coast

Covers 56 waterbirds: shorebirds, gulls, terns, wading birds, ducks, geese, swans, loons, and more.


Sibley’s Owls of North America

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Owls of North America

All 19 species of owls found in North America. Includes detailed range maps, both in-flight and perched illustrations with call-outs.


Sibley’s Backyard Birds of the Desert Southwest

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Backyard Birds of the Desert Southwest

Covers 72 bird species, including description, size, range, seasonal occurrence, and multiple illustrations.


Sibley’s Birds of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Birds of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Covers 53 waterbirds: shorebirds, gulls, terns, wading birds, ducks, geese, swans, loons, and more. Each entry includes descriptive caption, size, range, seasonal occurrence, and illustrations.


Sibley’s Backyard Birds of the Rocky Mountain States

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Backyard Birds of the Rocky Mountain States

Covers 72 backyard bird species, including descriptions, size, range, seasonal occurrence, and multiple illustrations.


The Last Great Auk
A Novel

Allan W. Eckert The Last Great Auk

The protagonist of this novel is heroic, majestic, a born leader, a devoted husband and proud father. He is destined to be remembered by whoever reads about his life. He is a great auk.


Birds of Central & Northern Cailfornia
A Guide to Common and Notable Species

Photos & Text by Greg R. Homel Birds of Central & Northern Cailfornia; A Guide to Common and Notable Species

Covers 109 species. Covers many types of birds, habitats, seasons, and field identification.


Sibley’s Seabirds of the Pacific Coast

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Seabirds of the Pacific Coast

Covers 53 species, both common and rare, found along the Pacific Coast of North America. Includes migratory and year-round residents, loons, auklets, cormorants, shearwaters, storm-petrels, gulls, terns, and more.


Sibley’s Ducks, Geese, & Swans of Western North America

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Ducks, Geese, & Swans of Western North America

Covers 46 waterbirds: dabbling ducks, diving ducks, geese, plus swan and other domestic waterfowl.


Sibley’s Birds of the Alaskan Coast

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Birds of the Alaskan Coast

Covers 53 waterbirds commonly found in the region. Both migratory birds and year-round residents.


Sibley’s Woodpeckers of North America

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Woodpeckers of North America

Covers all 22 species, both common and rare, found in North America. Plus woodpecker behavior, anatomy and drumming, detailed range maps.


Southeast Alaska's Natural World
Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals, Plants, Other Natural Things

Robert H. Armstrong & Marge Hermans Southeast Alaska's Natural World; Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals, Plants, Other Natural Things

Discover the fascinating secrets of the unique natural world found in Southeast Alaska. This beautiful book by two residents and naturalists explores both spectacular and subtle and hidden creatures that inhabit this natural world.


Sibley’s Raptors of Western North America

Written & Illustrated by David Allen Sibley Sibley’s Raptors of Western North America

Covers 28 raptors: hawks, falcons, eagles, vultures, and kites. Each entry includes descriptive caption, size, range map, seasonal occurrence, and multiple illustrations.


The Mendenhall Wetlands
A Globally Recognized Important Bird Area

Robert Armstrong, Richard Carstensen, Mary Willson & Marge Hermans Osborn The Mendenhall Wetlands: A Globally Recognized Important Bird Area

This wildlife guide covers birds found around Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska. Mendenhall Wetlands is widely recognized as one of the key stopover points for migratory waterfowl and shorebirds in coastal Alaska.