I currently use two books to help identify the many birds that we find. They are both full of information and each one has it’s advantages.

First, there is The Sibley’s Feild guide. You can find some here on Ebay.

Sibley's Birding Basics by David Sibley (2002, Paper...

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100 Birds and how They Got Their Names BIRDING NEW HC

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Tracing Your Ancestors in Minnesota, V. 2 South Central

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The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Sibley (2000, Pap...

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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior by Chris ...

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Hawks in Flight by Clay Sutton, David Sibley, Peter ...

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NEW Pathfinders of the Soul-Country: And Other Sermo...

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Coastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral NEW

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NEW Sibley's Backyard Birds - Sibley, David Allen (ILT)

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The Sibley Guide to Birds Sibley, David/ Audubon Societ

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Hawks from Every Angle: How to Identify Raptors in Flig

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A Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Middle R

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Gulf Coast Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species N

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OpenSSH: A Survival Guide for Secure Shell Handling (..

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Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About B

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North Ame...

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western

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Sibly Guide to Birds 2001 National Audubon Society

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Antojitos: Festive and Flavorful Mexican Appetizers NEW

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'43 OCT Frontier Times Hunter Gillett Gus Jones Texas

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The Compact History of the Civil War 1968 Dupuy

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NEW The Best of Business Card Design 8 - Sibley (EDT...

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The Sibley Guide to Birds - David Allen Sibley

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The Sibley Guide to Trees

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POPULAR CONURES (A Guide to...) - As Pet & Aviary Birds

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NEW Attempts to Exterminate Freemasonry - Sibley, W. G.

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NEW The Landmarks of Masonry Defined and Its Univers...

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NEW The Fundamental Principles and Moral and Religio...

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NEW Advanced Design & Cutting of Cams (Machine Engin...

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North A

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NEW Elements of Fuel Oil and Steam Engineering; A Pr...

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OpenSSH: A Survival Guide for Secure Shell Handling

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Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About B

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North Am...

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The Easy Bird Guide: Western Region: A Quick Identifica

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Birdwatching in Vermont NEW by Ted Murin

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Birding Georgia NEW by Giff Beaton

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ARCTIC WINGS, ALASKA WILDLIFE,BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE,NU

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A Field Guide to the Urban Hipster by Josh Aiello

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Small Mountain Owls NEW by Scott Rashid

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Orvis Beginner's Guide to Birdwatching NEW

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Guide to the Mammals of Pennsylvania NEW

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MARGOT FONTEYN A Dancer's World BALLET & DANCE h'cov dj

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A Guide to Popular Conures Australian Birdkeepers Publ.

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Aromatherapy Solutions by Veronica Sibley (2003, Pap...

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The Real Roadrunner NEW by Martha Anne Maxon

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The Map of Tolkien's the Hobbit by B. Sibley & J. Howe

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The North American Bird Guide Sibley David

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Flora of Glacier National Park NEW by Peter Lesica

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The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals NEW by Bo Beolens

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Fringed Orchids in Your Pocket: A Guide to Native Plata

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Tobacco Sheds: Of the Connecticut River Valley NEW

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Whose Bird?: Common Bird Names and the People They Comm

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Steve Wolfe on Paper NEW by Carter Foster

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New York City Trees: A Field Guide for the Metropolitan

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Birding Northern California NEW by John Kemper

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A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey, Revised and Upda

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Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook NEW by R.kenneth Hors

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Birds of Pennsylvania NEW by Franklin Haas

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Fishes of Oklahoma NEW by Rudolph J. Miller

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Wisconsin Birds: A Seasonal and Geographic Guide, NEW

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The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural His

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Maryland & DC Birds NEW by James Kavanagh

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Cape May Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species in

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Fifty Uncommon Birds of the Upper Midwest NEW

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Birding Journal NEW by Potter Style

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Trees of the American Southwest NEW by George A. Petrid

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Naturalist's Guide to Observing Nature NEW

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Guia de Campo Kaufman: A Las Aves Norteamericanas NEW

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Arizona and New Mexico Birds NEW by Kurt Radamaker

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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior by Chris ...

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NEW Classic Quotes on Contemporary Issues - Sibley, ...

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Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities o

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Connecticut Valley Vernacular: The Vanishing Landscape

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Wildlife Biology NEW by Raymond Fredric Dasmann

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Mammals of North America NEW by Don E. Wilson

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The Sibley Guide to Trees by David Allen Sibley (200...

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NEW First Lady Florence Harding - Sibley, Katherine A.

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North Americ

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NEW A Lighthouse Village - Sibley, Louise Lyndon

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NEW A Lighthouse Village - Sibley, Louise Lyndon

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Western Backyard Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Urb

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The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City a

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North Amer..

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Wisconsin Birds: A Seasonal and Geographic Guide NEW

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In Season: A Natural History of the New England Year NE

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Nesting Birds of a Tropical Frontier: The Lower Rio Gra

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A Place Between the Tides: A Naturalist's Reflections o

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Birds of Lane County, Oregon NEW by Kit Larsen

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Birding Washington NEW by Natalie McNair-Huff

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AROMATHERAPY SOLUTIONS | Veronica Sibley

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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Maryland & Wa

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NEW Aromatherapy Solutions - Sibley, Veronica

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Trees of the California Landscape NEW by Charles R. Hat

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Collins Flower Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Fl

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Northern Flights: Tracking the Birds and Birders of Mic

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