A Pocket guide to Oregon birds: An annotated list of the birds of Oregon including the status of vagrant species (Special publication / Oregon Field Ornithologists)
February 17, 2008
Konus 8-17 x 25 Compact Zoom Binocular
February 17, 2008
ZOOMY have got the convenience of the zoom binoculars, that allows to choose the field to observe and then to gradually enlarge it. This feature joins the advantage of pocket binoculars, that you can bring anywhere. By this joining starts ZOOMY series with its futuristic design and varying magnification. Buy from here…
Birds of the Carolinas, 2nd Ed.
February 17, 2008
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 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries for all species reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Each species account indicates when and where the bird is most likely to be found in the Carolinas, its nesting habits, feeding habits, and descriptive information useful in identifying the species. Generously illustrated with nearly 400 color photographs, this comprehensive guide to regional birds and their behavior will quickly earn a prominent place on the bookshelf of every bird-watcher in the Carolinas.
Customer Review: Birds of the Carolinas
Overall, an excellent book – my only complaint is that the bird pics are a little on the small side.
Customer Review: birds of the carolinas, 2nd ed.
The pictures were too small and some of the birds did not have a picture to wiew. Buy from here…
Where to Watch Birds in World Cities (Where to Watch Birds)
February 17, 2008
Entries for each of the sixty cities provide an introduction to the city and detailed information on major bird-watching sites, including lists of typical summer and winter bird residents and migrants and directions for getting to the sites using public transportation. The book is illustrated throughout with maps and attractive line drawings. In no way a replacement for detailed guides to specific cities or regions, this book instead fills an important gap for travelers whose birding, though done on short notice, can nevertheless prove delightful.
Birding Oregon: 44 Prime Birding Areas with More Than 200 Specific Sites (Falcon Guide)
February 17, 2008
Customer Review: A New Birding Guide for Oregon
Falcon Guides have, through the years, become one of the most reliable nature-oriented publishers in the US. Over the past ten years or so, dozens of volumes dealing with everything from hiking, to nature watching, to birding and beyond have been published, usually to much acclaim. Like any publishing firm, of course, some of Falcon’s volumes are far superior to others. Birding Texas, for example, one of the oldest guides to birding the Lone Star State, is still one of the best on the market. The far more recent Birding North Carolina, on the other hand, while interesting, is “thin” and lacking in dozens of ways. John Rakestraw’s Birding Oregon, the latest in Falcon’s multi-volume series, falls somewhere in the middle between these two examples.
Oregon is, quite obviously, a huge state with an unbelievable diversity of geography, from 10,000 feet-plus mountains to high desert regions, from hundreds of miles of Pacific Ocean coastline to forests which seemingly never end. For birding enthusiasts, it probably is unreasonable to expect that any one volume would be able to provide a thorough guide to the state’s complexity. Certainly, this particular book does not fulfill that need. That having been said, however, Rakestraw (and Falcon) have done birders and nature-lovers, whether residents of Oregon or simply tourists passing through, an important service. In Birding Oregon, the author has focused on what he calls “44 Prime Birding Areas with More Than 200 Specific Sites” where one might realistically find a wide diversity of birds within the state. Oregon has long needed such a modern guide like this–the most recent before Rakestraw’s study came out in 1990–and, for now anyway, it will be the definitive volume which birders will consult.
It is easy to praise this volume but it is also important to note that most of the discussions of possible sites for seeing birds in the state are very skimpy, at best, and that the directions for reaching most of them leave a great deal to be desired. Though there are nineteen pages of GPS-compatible maps in the back of the volume as well as a seasonal abundance chart to the 505 birds which have, at one time or another, appeared within the state’s boundaries, in many ways, this book is far more a travel guide than a birding one. Far too often Rakestraw barely discusses the variety of bird life that can be found at the sites that he has highlighted. We can only hope that sometime in the not-too-distant future another far more detailed guide book will come on the market. Until it does, however, Birding Oregon is a “must” for glove compartments and backpacks as bird lovers head out to see the beauty that is Oregon. Buy from here…
Bird Watching for Kids: A Family Bird Watching Guide (The Outdoor Kids)
February 14, 2008
The Backyard Bird-Watcher
February 14, 2008
The Backyard Bird Watcher is the ultimate guide for all who enjoy watching wild birds at their back doors.
Richly anecdotal, The Backyard Bird Watcher provides a wealth of practical information and step-by-step, surefire ways to convert any backyard into a first-rate bird sanctuary. Learn how to:
* set up feeding stations, bird houses, water areas
* solve pest problems
* treat sick and injured birds
* photograph wild birds.
The Backyard Bird Watcher offers a month-by-month planning and preparation calendar to ensure bird-watching enjoyment, as well as lists of organizations, manufacturers, books, and other items of interest to the backyard bird watcher.
Beautifully illustrated with dozens of detailed drawings and more than 200 black-and-white and color photographs, The Backyard Bird Watcher is a must for anyone who wants splendid wild birds to be a rewarding part of his or her everyday life.
Customer Review: PACKED with useful information!
Despite its having been published over two decades ago, the book includes plenty of time- and experience-tested tips for creating feeding stations in your backyard and around your property. I don’t think the book leaves any questions unanswered. I especially appreciate the “Calendar of Your Birding Year” chapter, which tells you what to expect every month of the year, as far as number and types of visitors. At this Amazon listing, definitely check out the table of contents.
A MUST HAVE for anyone interested in birdfeeding and birdwatching.
Customer Review: 26 years and counting: still The best guide to date
Although this book contains few color pictures (the first edition copy I own)it still remains the best bird feeding book ever published. If you want cute pictures birds at a bird feeder this may not be the book for you, however if you want information and facts backed by research about how to attract birds to your backyard this remains THE best book. First published 26 years ago I can not find a book with more useful information than this book. It’s fun to read and loaded with information. It does contain lots of excellent photos but they are in B&W. Buy from here…
Rivers&Birds
February 14, 2008
Tennessee Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide
February 14, 2008
Like gardening, bird watching is a fast-growing regional hobby. Now, Cool Springs Press brings its proven method of successful state-specific gardening approach to bird watching guides. In collaboration with Bird Watcher’s Digest, these bird watching guides provide accessible, credible advice.
The birds that frequent the backyards of Tennessee differ from the birds that frequent the backyards of Florida. In addition to unique descriptions, each bird profile includes a range map to identify each bird’s North American distribution. One hundred birds are profiled, each with a color photograph, to ensure accurate identification. A seasonal section informs the reader of:
Migrating birds that can be seen during that season
The foods and plants that can attract those birds
Where to go to view year-round and migrating birds
Cool Springs Press’s partner, Bird Watcher’s Digest, has sold more than 4 million copies of their booklets on bird species, bird habitat, feeding, and other related topics.
This series of books from Cool Springs Press targets the beginning bird watchers for ten states.
Customer Review: The Beauties Abound in this State, as Do the Predators.
Mid- to late-September is the peak of the hawk’s Southern migration through Tennessee. Most are in the Eastern part of the state at Soddy Mountain in Chattanooga and Sharps’s Ridge, just up Broadway about a mile from where I live in Knoxville.
The Europena Starlings are unloved on the streets and by the downtown residents of this town. In 1889, there were not European starling in North America. In 1890, a hundred were released in New York’s Central Park in an attempt to bring to America ll the bird species mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays. Today, just over a century later, we have more than 200 million. The adaptable starling spread westward in history’s greatest avian population explosion.
The barred owl is the one the artificial GSA owls around town look like. It is a top-of-the-line predator, eating fish, rabbits, pigeons. It is a drug=dge to the bird world. The red-tailed hawk eats a variety of birds, mice, rats, rabbits, squirrels, even reptiles.
The black vulture, worse even than the falcons to eat pigeons, kills small animals like young pigs, calves and lambs. The American Kestral, merlin and peregrine falcons feast on rodents, pigeons, voles, and other small animals.
The loon is a fish-eater. All four types — common, red-throared, yellow-billed and Pacific — can be found at Big Sandy. It’s haunting, yodeling calls are heard around ponds and bodies of water. They migrate through Tennessee in November and March.
Tennessee Warblers nest across much of Canada and in northern U. S. states. In Tennessee, they migrate west of the Appalachians, Tennessee Warblers spend teh winters from southern Mexico to northwestern South America. I think they are not Tennessee birds at all!
Noted for its newing-catlike call, it can imitate as many others as the mockingbird in its vocal versatility. The catbird eats aphids, termites, dragonflies, caterpillars, grapes, cherries nd berries along with mountain ash shrubbery. Buy from here…
A Birder’s Guide to Southeastern Arizona (Lane/Aba Birdfinding Guide #102)
February 14, 2008
Customer Review: A Birder’s Guide to Southeastern Arizona
A must if you are going to bird southwest Arizona.
Customer Review: But wait, there’s more!
A new 2005 edition is due soon and may already be out.
Why buy the 1995 version? Buy from here…
