REFERENCE BOOKS

This list is of the bird books in our library but, of course, there are numerous others out there. Look for ones you like at your local book stores, nature or bird stores, or garden centers. We suggest you start with a good field guide for identification of birds in your region. You will need to update your field guides every few years as the information does change, particularly the ranges for birds are expanding.

Field Guides:

Birds of New Mexico: Field Guide - Stan Tekiela [color photos] (2003)
(ISBN 1-59193-020-0)

Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification - Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, Herbert S. Zim & Arthur Singer [color illustrations]
(ISBN 0-307-33656-5)

Field Guide to Birds: Western Region - Donald & Lillian Stokes [color photos]
(ISBN 0-316-81810-0)

Peterson Field Guides: Western Birds - Roger Tory Peterson [color illustrations]
(ISBN 0-395-51424-X)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America - David Allen Sibley (2003) [color illustrations]
(ISBN 0-679-45121-8)

Hummingbirds:

Hummingbirds of North America - Dan True (formerly a local weatherman)
(ISBN 0-8263-1398-1)

Hummingbirds: Their Life and Behavior - Esther Quesada Tyrrell
(ISBN 0-517-55336-8)

The Hummingbird Book - Donald & Lillian Stokes
(ISBN 0-316-81715-5)

A Hummingbird in My House: The Story of Squeak - Arnette Heidcamp
(ISBN 0-517-57729-1)

Rosie: My Rufous Hummingbird - Arnette Heidcamp
(ISBN 0-517-70076-X)

Other:

Audubon's Birds of America (Revised Edition) - [edited by] Roger Tory Peterson & Virginia Marie Peterson [Baby Elephant Folio]; a very large "coffee table" book of beautiful Audubon bird paintings. [a gift from Frank.] (1990)
(ISBN 0-89660-040-8)

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