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The Birds of Eastern Ecuador, Volume 2: The Lowlands.
J.V. Moore, May 2009. This new set includes all the species contained in Moore's three-volume
Ecuador set and Sounds of La Selva
as well as Cornell's Birds of Eastern
Ecuador. This publication contains twice the number of recordings as any of Moore's
previous publications, with 2,317 separate sound recordings of 564 species. It includes
one disc in MP3 format, announced in English, and a
data disc containing a separate MP3 file for each individual vocalization without announcements.
This will allow the user to easily burn his/her own CDs. Includes a complete booklet, both
in a hard copy, and digital format. CDs. 22.95
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First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story - DVD. by Noriko & Don Carroll. After completing
their book, First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story, the Carrolls spent an additional
three years documenting Honey's life on HDV video for this remarkable production. Witness this breathtaking
process from the moment Honey, a tiny Black-chinned Hummingbird, lays her eggs and her tiny hatchlings Ray and
Zen peck themselves into a new life until they fly out of the nest for the first time.
Letterbox, Color, 45 miniues, English narration. DVD. $19.95
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Birdsongs of South Africa. Scott Connop. Turaco Nature, 2009. South Africa has an
exciting mix of the spectacular and the cryptic, and this CD focuses on many of the most
interesting vocalists, including many cuckoos, bush-shrikes, larks, and robin-chats. An
unusually affordable audio guide to South African birds, covering 99 species. CD. $20.00
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Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea. John Ash and John Atkins. Christopher Helm, 2009. A comprehensive atlas
for each of the 872 species known, including more than 30 endemics. With over 35 years of research,
the authors have provided the most accurate assessment of distribution in the region, including valuable
information on breeding. $95.00
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Audubon: Early Drawings. Harvard University Press, 2008. With a history of the
Harris collection by Leslie A. Morris; an essay on the sources of Audubon’s art by Richard
Rhodes; transcription of Audubon’s own annotations to the drawings; and an account of
Audubon the Scientist with ornithological commentary by Scott V. Edwards, Curator of
Birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 250 pp. Oblong in linen slipcase. $125.00
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Birds of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Laurence C. Binford. Miscellaneous Publications
of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology No. 195, September 2006. Distribution of the area's
avifauna of 324 species. 307 pp. Paperback. $50.00
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Birds of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia. Mark BRAZIL.
Princeton University Press, 2009. 236 color plates. A comprehensive
single-volume field guide. Includes color thumbnail distribution maps opposite the plates
and surprisingly extensive text. Includes Japan and Taiwan, and the Asian continent
from Kamchatka to Korea. 528 pp. Hardcover - $79.50; Paperback - $39.95 NOW IN STOCK!
read more...
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New Zealand Birds: An Identification Guide. Stuart Chambers. Auckland:
Reed Publishing, 2007. Species are grouped into sections of the most prominent color displayed
during a particular phase of development. Each entry includes information about habitat,
abundance, size, status, range, features, and differences between similar species.
286 pp. Paperback. $40.00
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Falcons of North America. by Kate Davis. Mountain Press, 2008. Davis
delivers again with a detailed, well-written account of the six North American falcon species,
including results of new research never before published in one volume. Illustrated with over
200 color photos, b&w illustrations, diagrams, and maps. 240 pp. Paper. $22.00
Read a review
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A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All. Luke Dempsey.
Bloomsbury, 2008. A hilarious account of an epic journey around America in search of rare and
beautiful birds. 272 pp. Hardcover. $24.99
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A Life of Ospreys. Roy Dennis. Whittles Publishing, 2008. An accurate account of the
species, with personal stories from the author who, for over 40 years, has worked to reestablish
the population of the Osprey in Scotland. Heavily illustrated. 224 pp. Paperback. $49.50
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Falconer on the Edge: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing Landscape of the American West.
Rachel Dickinson. Houghton Mifflin, 2009. The tale of Steve Chindgren, master
falconer. 288 pp. Hardcover. $24.00
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Birds and Birding in Central Oaxaca. John Forcey. Oaxaca: Published by the Author,
Second edition, 2009. Site guide and annotated species list. Now includes Latin species names and
brings the English nomenclature into conformity with the AOU Checklist. 76 pp. Paper. $8.50
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Life List: A Woman’s Quest for the World’s Most Amazing Birds. Olivia Gentile.
Bloomsbury, 2009. The true adventure story of Phoebe Snetsinger, a brave
and complex woman who defied the odds. 352 pp. Hardcover. $26.00
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Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings. By Suzie Gilbert.
HarperCollins, 2009. The rollicking story of how the author turned her family life upside down to
pursue her unusual passion for rehabilitating wild birds. Hardcover. $25.99
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National Geographic Complete Birds of the World. Edited by Tim Harris. National Geographic,
April 2009. Featuring every bird family worldwide, with more than 900 illustrations, photographs, and maps.
Foreword by Jonathan Alderfer. 384 pp. Hardcover. $35.00
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Rare Birds Yearbook 2009: The World’s 190 Most Threatened Birds. Erik Hirschfeld, editor,
BirdLife International, 2008. Describes the situation of each bird, the circumstances
that have driven them there, and the projects which are in place to set them on the road to
recovery. 274 pp. Paper. $45.00 (£4 of each sale goes to bird conservation.)
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Bird Banding in North America: The First Hundred Years. Jerome A. Jackson, William E. Davis,
and John Tautin, editors. Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 15. 2008. Contributions
from participants in the symposium "Celebrating 100 Years of Bird Banding in North America", held
in 2002. 280 pp. Hardcover. $40.00
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Lars Jonsson’s Birds: Paintings from a Near Horizon. Princeton University
Press, January 2009. A retrospective of his recent works, reproducing 150 paintings in color,
with commentary by the artist and essays on his work by Adam Duncan Harris, Kent Ullberg,
and Fredrick Sjöberg. 190 pp. Hardcover. $55.00
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How Birds Migrate. Second edition. Paul Kerlinger. Stackpole Books,
2009. The basics of flight, the effects of weather and geographical barriers,
and flight strategy, completely revised and updated. Learn how fast and how high
birds fly, how far they go in a day, and how they navigate. Illustrated by Pat
Archer. 230 pp. Paperback. $21.95
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The Birds of Turkey. Guy Kirwan, Metehan Özen, Kerem Boyla, Peter Castell,
Barbaros Demirci, Tim Marlow and Hilary Welch. Christopher Helm, 2009. The first
comprehensive avifauna, illustrated with 80 color photos and distribution maps. Turkey lies
at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and at the meeting point of a variety of
biomes, giving the area an amazing ornithological diversity. 512 pp. Hardcover. $79.50
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Owls of the World, second edition. Claus KÖNIG and Friedhelm WEICK. Yale
University Press, 2009. A reference book and identification guide to 250 species
and subspecies. This book fully describes every known species and subspecies of owl,
as well as presenting the latest evidence on owl taxonomy, based on DNA work and
vocalizations. 72 color plates by WEICK. 528 pp. Hardcover. $75.00
The accompanying CD, delayed and finally cancelled for the first edition,
is now scheduled for publication this Fall. Our fingers are crossed...
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Birdsong by the Seasons: A Year of Listening to Birds. Donald Kroodsma.
Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Includes 2 CDs. 384 pp. Hardcover. $28.00
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A Birder’s Guide to the Rio Grande Valley, Fourth edition. Mark LOCKWOOD,
William B. MCKINNEY, James N. PATON, and Barry R. ZIMMER. ABA, 2008. In addition to
descriptions of over 230 birding sites, the authors have completely updated the annotated
checklist, covering more than 500 species. 328 pp. Paperback. $25.95
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Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds. John Long and Peter Schouten.
Oxford University Press, 2008. A lavishly illustrated account of all known groups
of dinosaurs that bore feathers. 193 pp. Hardcover. $39.95
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The Birds of Borneo. Clive F. Mann. British Ornithologists’ Union, 2009.
BOU Checklist No. 23. An annotated checklist to the third largest island in the world,
with over 630 species of birds, 11% of which are endemic. 28 color plates illustrate
some of the extraordinary landscapes from around the island. 440 pp. Hardcover. $95.00
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