Few folks know birds – and bird books – like our friends Paul Baicich and Wayne Petersen, who publish the monthly Birding Community E-Bulletin. The Birding Wire bring you their suggestions for gifting books with a birding flavor for the holidays.
Ecology and Conservation of North American Sea Ducks - a heavy-duty treatment edited by five experts.
Better Birding - friendly skill-building by George L. Armistead and Brian L. Sullivan. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10594.html
Baby Birds - informative and ultra-cute by Julie Zickefoose.
The Kiskadee of Death - a birder-murder mystery by Jan Dunlop.
Bird Families of the World: A Guide to the Spectacular Diversity of Birds - an elegant compendium by David Winkler, Shawn Billerman, and Irby Lovette.
Woodpeckers of North America - a handsome reference by Stephen A. Shunk.
Listening to a Continent Sing: Birdsong by Bicycle from the Atlantic to the Pacific - a ten-week bicycle journey by Don Kroodsma.
Cat Wars - investigating a cuddly killer by Peter Marra and Chris Santella.
Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America - a tight and informative guide by Jesse Fagan and Oliver Komar.
National Park Roads - much more than a coffee-table book by Tim Davis.
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