Ornithology Books

Last updated: December 31, 2011

1. Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien Published: June 2, 2009 Score: 8.23
2. Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene M. Pepperberg Published: October 28, 2008 Score: 5.43
3. The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds by Richard Crossley Published: February 20, 2011 Score: 3.92
4. Birds of Eastern North America (Helm Field Guides) by David Allen Sibley Published: June 30, 2003 Score: 3.25
5. Big Year by Mark Obmascik Published: February 1, 2005 Score: 1.98
6. Sibley Field Guide Birds/West Nth Americ (Helm Field Guides) by David Allen Sibley Published: May 31, 2003 Score: 1.2
7. The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Four-color Illustrated Edition) by Thornton W. Burgess Published: April 7, 2010 Score: 1.08
8. National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition by Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer Published: November 1, 2011 Score: 0.79
9. Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Sixth Edition by Roger Tory Peterson Published: March 14, 2010 Score: 0.75
10. Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors by Jerry Liguori and Pete Dunne Published: April 3, 2011 Score: 0.73
11. The Complete Encyclopedia Of Chickens by Esther J.J. Verhoef-Verhallen and Aad Rijs Published: July 10, 2009 Score: 0.55
12. Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson Published: June 5, 2012 Score: 0.49
13. The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide by Richard Garrigues Score: 0.46
14. Birdology: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds by Sy Montgomery Published: February 22, 2011 Score: 0.45
15. Illumination in the Flatwoods by Joe Hutto Published: August 1, 1998 Score: 0.42
16. Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur (t) by Sy Montgomery Published: April 6, 2010 Score: 0.42
17. Ornithology by Frank B. Gill Published: October 6, 2006 Score: 0.41
18. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behaviour (Ornithology) by Chris Elphick and David Sibley Published: November 8, 2001 Score: 0.41
19. Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build by Peter Goodfellow Published: June 5, 2011 Score: 0.37
20. Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, Fourth Edition by Roger Tory Peterson Published: March 14, 2010 Score: 0.31
21. In the Company of Crows and Ravens by John M. Marzluff, Mr. Tony Angell and Professor Paul R. Ehrlich Published: June 5, 2007 Score: 0.28
22. Birds of Mexico and Central America: (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) by Ber van Perlo Published: July 3, 2006 Score: 0.26
23. Bird Songs From Around the World: Featuring Songs of 200 Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (Push and Listen) by Les Beletsky Published: September 20, 2007 Score: 0.26
24. The Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi (Princeton Field Guides) by Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe Published: January 30, 2002 Score: 0.25
25. Owls of the United States and Canada: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior by Wayne Lynch Published: November 7, 2007 Score: 0.25