Must-have Book List
This list of books is from Pete Dunne from an article he wrote for Birder's World magazine (August 2001 issue). He gave these as the 12 most important books for a birder to have as a beginning for his/her library. They are (in the order listed by Dunne):
- The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Sibley. 2000. Alfred A. Knopf.
- Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman. 1996. Houghton Muffin.
- Ornithology by Frank Gill. 1994. W.H. Freeman and Company.
- The Birder's Handbook by Paul R. Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye. 1988. Fireside.
- Shorebirds: An Identification Guide by Peter Hayman, John Marchant and Tony Prater. 1986. Houghton Mifflin.
- Seabirds: An Identification Guide by Peter Harrison. 1983. Princeton.
- Gulls: An Identification Guide, Second Edition by P.J. Grant. 1986. Academic Press.
- Field Guide to Hawks: North American, Peterson Field Guides by William Clark and Brian Wheeler. 1998. Houghton Mifflin.
- Birding by state - choose books about your state and others you visit.
- The Wind Birds by Peter Matthiessen. 1994. Houghton Mifflin.
- Living on the Wind by Scott Weidensaul. 1999. North Point Press.
- Wild America by Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher. 1997. Mariner Books.
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