Bird Related
References
for the
Cascadia Region

Top 10 List:

The following is a useful starter's list of Cascadia references derived from a survey of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia Birders. 13 people participated in the survey, listing there choices in order of preference (except for the one that was in alphabetical order). The score represents 2 criteria. The first is total ranking (10 to 1, with 130 cummulative possible). The second value is the number of participants out of 13 who included the book in their list.

1._Birds of North America_
   Scott, Shirley L.(ed.). 1987. National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
   Score=102(12/13)

2._Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest_
   Paulson, Dennis. 1993. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
   Score=44(9/13)

3._The Birder's Guide to Oregon_
   Evanich, Joseph E. 1990. Portland Audubon Society.
   Score=40(6/13)

4._Birds of Oregon_
   Gilligan, Jeff, Mark Smith, Dennis Rogers & Alan Contreras. 1995. Cinclus.
   Score=39(5/13)

5._ Master's Guide to Birding(vol.1-3)_
   Farrand, John (ed.). 1983. Alfred A. Knopf, NY.
   Score=33(5/13)

6._Birds of Washington_ (out of print)
   Jewett, Stanley G., Walter P. Taylor, William T. Shaw, and John W.
   Aldrich. 1953. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
   Score=31(4/13)

7._Birds of British Columbia:Vol. 1, Loons through Waterfowl, Vol. 2 Birds of Prey through    Woodpeckers_ (vol. 3-4 expected fall 1996).
   Campbell, R. W. and five co-authors. 1989. British Columbia Provincial Museum.
   Score=30(4/13)

8._Shorebirds:an identification guide_
   Hayman, Peter, John Marchant & Tony Prater. 1986. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
   Score=29(5/13)

9._A Guide to Bird Finding in Washington_
   Wahl, Terence & Dennis Paulson. 1991.
   Score=27(6/13)

10._Western Birds_
   Peterson, Roger Tory. 1990. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
   Score=26(5/13)

Other titles mentioned by survey participants:

General Identification and birding

AOU & ANS Birds of North America 1992 ff. (in progress)

Audubon Encyclopedia of NA Birds

Clements, James F. Birds of the World 1990

Ehrlich, Paul R, David Dobkin & Darryl Whipple Birder's Handbook 1988

Gill, Frank Ornithology 1990

Kaufmann Peterson's Guide: Advanced Birding 1990

Pough, Field Guide to Western Birds

Roberson, Don Rare Birds of West Coast 1980

Stallcup, Rich Ocean Birds of the Nearshore Pacific 1990

Stokes field guide to western birds

Zimmer Western Bird Watcher 1985

Family Identification

Bent's Life Histories: About 20 Volumes from Dover Press.

Byers,Clive Jon Curson & Urban Olsson Sparrows and Buntings: an Identification Guide 1995 Houghton Mifflin Co.

Clark, William S. & Brian K. Wheeler Peterson Field Guide: Hawks 1987

Clement, Peter Finches and Sparrows: an Identification Guide 1993 Princeton University Press

Dunne, Peter & Clay Sutton Hawks in Flight 1988

Grant Gulls: Guide to Identifcation 1986

Harrison, PeterField Guide to the Seabirds of the World 1987

Johnsgard, Paul A. Waterfowl of North America

Madge, Steve & Hilary Burn Waterfowl: identification guide to the ducks, geese and swans of the world 1988

Pyle,Peter, Steve N.G. Howell, Robert P Yunick and David F DeSante Identification Guide to North American Passerines 1987. Slate Creek Press

REGIONAL: British Columbia

Cannings, Robert A., Richard J Cannings & Sydney G. Cannings Birds of the Okanagan Valley, BC 1987

Godfrey Birds of Canada

Taylor, Keith Birds of Vancouver Island 1990

REGIONAL:Washington

Dawson & Bowles; The Birds of Washington (2 volumns)

Hunn, Eugene Birds of Seattle & King Co 1982

Kitchen Birds of the Olympic Peninsula

Lewis, Mark G & Fred A.Sharpe Birding in the San Juan Islands 1987

REGIONAL:Oregon

Evanich, Joseph Birds of Northeastern Oregon. 1992.

Gabrielson, Ira and Jewett, Stanley Birds of Oregon. 1940 or 1970 reprint called Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Littlefield, Carroll D Birds of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge 1990

Ramsey, Fred Bird-finding in Oregon 1977

Schmidts, Owen Rare Birds of Oregon 1976

Summers, Steven D. A Birder's Guide to the Klamath Basin 1993

REGIONAL:miscellaneous

Birds Of Alaska

Field Guide to the Birds of Japan 1985 Wild Bird Society of Japan

McCaskie, Guy Birds of Northern California 1979

Stephens, Daniel A., & Shirley Horning Sturts Idaho Bird Distribution 1991

Franklin & Dyrness Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington 1973

Top 10 references
General Identification and Birding
Family Identification
REGIONAL: British Columbia
REGIONAL: Washington
REGIONAL: Oregon
REGIONAL: Miscellaneous

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