Best Books to Guide You Through Birding

These best birdwatching books are perfect for all pet and bird lovers! Find comprehensive bird watching guides and essential books on the fundamentals of bird watching.

1. The Bedside Book Of Birds By Graeme Gibson

Graeme Gibson, a novelist and birdwatcher, spent years compiling this lavishly illustrated celebration of humanity's longstanding fascination with the wonders of the feathered tribes. This incredible collection of words and photographs pays homage to the longstanding bond between people and birds.

2. The Sibley Guide To Birds, Second Edition By David Allen Sibley

The Sibley Guide to Birds, First Edition quickly established David Allen Sibley as the author and illustrator of the country's most comprehensive and supreme bird guide. The Sibley Guide has become the gold standard for natural history guides, used by millions of birders, from novices to experts.

3. The Genius Of Birds By Jennifer Ackerman

Birds are brilliant animals. According to groundbreaking research, some birds have intellect levels that rival primates and even humans. Jennifer Ackerman's outstanding book The Genius of Birds delves into their recently discovered brilliance and how it came to be.

4. The Thing With Feathers By Noah Strycker

The Thing with Feathers delves into the fantastic homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking capabilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatrosses, and other mysteries, revealing why birds do what they do and providing a window into our nature.

5. What It's Like To Be A Bird By David Allen Sibley

The bird book will thrill and inspire birders and nonbirders alike by presenting a new and deeper understanding of what ordinary, mostly backyard, birds are doing–and why.

6. National Audubon Society Birds Of North America By National Audubon Society

This outstanding reference work is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the birds of North America, updated for the first time in decades. It now includes the most up-to-date information on conservation status and the effects of climate change–from the world's most trusted name in birding, beloved by millions of backyard enthusiasts and experts alike.

7. National Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Birds-Eastern Region By National Audubon Society

This handy book brings nearly every bird species in eastern North America to life, making it an indispensable field companion and a must-have for every birdwatcher's library. It has a sturdy vinyl bound and bright full-colour photographic identification photographs grouped for simple access and authoritative writing. It includes the bird's voice, nesting habits, habitat, range, and unique behaviours.

8. National Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Birds–Western Region By National Audubon Society

The Eastern Edition is for states east of the Rocky Mountains, whereas the Western Edition is for conditions west.

9. The Mincing Mockingbird Guide To Troubled Birds By Mockingbird The Mincing

A hilarious, illustrated, compact field guide that describes where to find—or avoids—North America's most disturbed birds. The Mincing Mockingbird Guide to Troubled Birds enables anyone to identify psychotic, violent, or mentally disturbed bird species, making it the ideal humorous gift for your bird-loving (or afraid) friends and family.

10. The Sibley Field Guide To Birds Of Eastern North America By David Allen Sibley

The most definitive guide to the birds of the East, in a portable style that is great for the field, from famous birder, artist, and New York Times best-selling author David Sibley.

11. The Sibley Field Guide To Birds Of Western North America By David Allen Sibley

This handy resource includes 715 bird species and regional populations found west of the Rocky Mountains. The entries feature 5,046 exact images with informative captions pointing out the most relevant field markers.

12. The Bird Way By Jennifer Ackerman

The Genius of Birds, a groundbreaking examination into the avian way of being and contemporary scientific discoveries that profoundly transform our understanding of birds – how they live and think, comes from the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds.

13. Sibley's Birding Basics By David Allen Sibley

When you learn how to decipher what a bird's feathers, physical structure, and calls tell you—when you know the signs that show you why there's no such thing as "just a duck"—birding will become more exciting and meaningful with Sibley as your guide. A must-have for any Sibley collection!