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	Here is a list of Specialized Guides that Birdperch.com recommends. Click on the book icon or the book title to go directly to Amazon.com to purchase the book online. Loons Description: 5 species. 120+ photographs. Short articles. Published 2000 Author: Aubrey Lang, Wayne Lynch Waterfowl: An Identification guide to ducks, geese and swans of the world Description: 155 species of ducks, geese, swans. Range maps, 47 full-color plates, detailed descriptions for identification, voice, habitat, measurements, geographic variations, habits, distribution, population. Published 1988 Author: Steve Madge, Hilary Burn Herons: Herons & Egrets of the World Description: 47 species. Range maps, 150+ color photographs, short descriptions for identification, distribution, conservation status, feeding, breeding. Published 1999 Author: James Hancock Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America Description: 55 species. 24 full color plates by Bob Hines. Chapters taxonomy, molts and plumages, migration, conservation, hunting, mortality and disease. Detailed descriptions for identification, population status, distribution, migration with maps, charts, breeding. Published 1942, 1980 Author: Frank C Bellrose Shorebirds: An identifications guide to waders of the world Description: 214 species of shorebirds. Range maps, 88 full-color plates, details for voice, habits, movements, description, age and sex, races, measurements. Published 1986 Author: Peter Hayman, John Marchant, Tony Prater Shorebirds: Beautiful Beachcomber Description: 48 breeding species in North America. Color photographs by Morris and essays on plumage, age, behavior, diet, breeding, eggs, migration. Published 1996 Author: Arthur Morris Hawks: Hawks in Flight Description: 23 species of raptors in North America. Guide for identification of distant or fast-moving raptors. Black and white illustrations by Sibley, black and white photos, detailed descriptions for species, migration, identification. Easy to read. Published 1988 Author: Pete Dunne, David Sibley, Clay Sutton Hawks: Hawks of North America - Peterson Field Guides Description: 39 species of raptors in North America. Range maps, 25 full-color plates and black and 142 white photographs, detailed descriptions for identification, flight, behavior, plumages, subspecies, status and distribution, etymology, measurements. Published 1987 Author: William S Clark, Brian K Wheeler Gulls: A guide to identification Description: 31 species of gulls in North America and Europe. Range maps, 544 black and white photographs, detailed line drawings, detailed descriptions of gull plumages for all ages. Published 1986 Author: P J Grant Hummingbirds: Hummingbirds of North America - Peterson Field Guides Description: 31 species of hummingbirds. 34 color range maps, 220 color photographs. Detailed descriptions for identification, sounds, behavior, habitat, distribution, status and conservation, similar species, subspecies, plumage and molt. Published 2001 Author: Sheri L Williamson Hummingbirds: Hummingbirds of North America: The Photographic Guide Description: 24 species. 200 color photographs. Introduction 34 pages. Detail descriptions for identification, taxonomy, status and distribution, range, similar species, voice and sounds, habitat, behavior, molt. Published 2002 Author: Steve N G Howell Hummingbirds: The Life of the Hummingbird Description: 80 species. Color illustration by Arthur Singer. Chapters about colors, flight, food and metabolism, bills and tongues, activities and temperament, courtship, voice, nesting, enemies. Published 1973 Author: Alexander F Skutch Warblers: Warblers of the Americas: An Identification Guide Description: 116 species of North, South, Central America. 36 color plates. Color range maps. Detailed descriptions for identification, voice, habitat, breeding, status and distribution, moult, measurements. Published 1994 Author: Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle Warblers: Peterson Field Guides Description: 60 species of warblers. Range maps, 32 full-color plates, 141 color photographs, detailed descriptions for identication, voice, behavior, habitat, distribution, status and conservation, subspecies, plumages and molts. Published 1997 Author: Jon Dunn, Kimball Garrett Sparrows: The Sparrows of the United States and Canada Description: 62 species of sparrows. Black and white illustrations and 27 full-color plates by David D Beadle, range maps, detailed descriptions for identification, voice, habits, habitat, breeding, history, geographic variations, measurements. Published 1996 Author: James D Rising Eastern Bluebird - Wild Bird Guides Description: 140+ photographs. Chapters about food, vocalizations, behavior, breeding, nesting, fledging, nonbreeding. Published 2000 Author: Gary Ritchison Orioles: Attracting Identifying and Enjoying Orioles - Stokes Description: 9 species. 100+ photographs. Short descriptions for range, breeding, nesting, songs. Published 2000 Author: Donald & Lillian Stokes Bird ID: Sibley's Birding Basics Description: 125 illustrations. Chapters about identifying, misidentification, taxonomy, behavior, voice, feathers, colors, tail and wing structure, molt. Published 2002 Author: David Allen Sibley Bird ID: How to Identify Birds Description: 600+ photographs. Chapters about first steps, habitat, size, behavior, shape and posture, color and pattern, voice. Published 1988 Author: John Ferrand Jr Bird ID: The Practical Ornithologist Description: 275 Black and white and color photographs. Chapters about bird characteristics, behavior, habitats, birding assessories/tools. Published 1990 Author: John Gooders, Scott Weidensaul Songbirds: How to Attract Them and Identify Their Songs Description: 100 species. 100+ photographs and color illustrations, range maps, song graphs. Short descriptions for song, habitat, behavior, nest, food. Chapters about song and singing, watching. Published 1988 Author: Noble Proctor Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Birds' Nests Description: 222 species. Photograhics of nests with eggs with details of breeding range, habitat, nest, eggs. Published 1975 Author: Hal H Harrison Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds Description: 669 species. 16 full-color plates of nestlings, 48 full-color plates of eggs, 100+ black and white drawings of nest and nestlings, detailed descriptions of nest, breeding season, eggs, incubation, nestlings, nestling period. Published 1997 Author: Paul J Baicich, Colin J O Harrison Peterson Field Guides: Advanced Birding Description: Desribes the 35 most difficult groups of birds: winter loons, Western and Clark's grebes, white herons, dark ibises, scaup, other ducks, accipters, shorebird identification, dowitchers, sandpipers, jaegers, gulls, terns, screech owls, hummingbirds, supsuckers, wood-pewees, flycatchers, chickadees, thrashers, vireos, warblers, sparrows, finches. Published 1990 Author: Kenn Kaufman The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior Description: 795 color illustrations. Chapters about flight, form, taxonomy, behavior, habitats, populations and conservation, bird families in North America. Published 2001 Author: David Allen Sibley Stokes Nature Guides: A Guide to Bird Behavior Volume 1 Description: 25 species. Details about territory, courtship, nest-building, breeding, social behavior, feeder behavior. Birds in Vol I: American Goldfinch, American Kestrel, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Canada Goose, Chimney Swift, Common Crow, Common Flicker, Common Grackle, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, House Wren, Mallard, Mockingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-winged Blackbird, Rock Dove, Song Sparrow, Starling, Tree Swallow. Easy to read. Published 1979 Author: Donald Stokes The Wonder of Birds Description: 189 photographs. Chapters about spring, summer, autumn, winter, places to bird by state. Published 1983 Author: Edited Robert M Poole Where the Birds Are Description: 100 best birdwatching spots in North America. Sites described with habitat, species, season, map, directions, hours, phones. Published 2001 Author: R Brown, S Buff, T Gallagher, K Streiffert