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 BIRDWATCHING IN
WASHINGTON STATE:
Field Guides and Bird Book Resources

Learn about Washington's State Bird!

 

Note: listing of bird guides and books is for information only and does not indicate an endorsement by the National Audubon Society

A Guide to Bird Finding in Washington
by Terence R. Wahl and Dennis R. Paulson
Published by T. R. Wahl
Spiral Paperback; 177 pages; 1991
Available from American Birding Association or contact T. R. Wahl at (360) 733-8255 or trwahl@aol.com

A Birder's Guide to Ocean Shores, Washington
by Bob Morse
$7.95; ISBN 0964081008; Paper; 52 pages; 1999
Available from R. W. Morse Company; rwmorse@home.com or (360) 943-8600

Birders Guide to Washington
by Diann MacRae
Published by Gulf Pub Co.
$17.95; ISBN 0884151263; Paperback; 336 pages; June 1995

Birdfinder : A Birder's Guide to Planning North American Trips
(Features 19 birding trips, including a trip itinerary for Western Washington and SW British Columbia)
by Jerry A. Cooper
Published by American Birding Association
$21.95; ISBN 1878788108; Hardcover Spiral Edition, 374 pages; January 1996

Birding in the San Juan Islands
by Mark Lewis
Published by Mountaineers Books
$10.95; ISBN 0898861330; Paperback; 219 pages; November 1987

Birding in Seattle and King County
by Eugene S. Hunn
Published by Seattle Audubon Society
$7.95; ISBN 0914516051; Paperback; 159 pages; 1983

Birds of the Pacific Northwest Coast
by Nancy Baron, John Acorn, John Alden
Published by Lone Pine Publishing
$15.95; ISBN 155105082X; Paperback; 224 pages; September 1997

Birds of the Pacific Northwest Mountains: The Cascade Range, The Olympic Mountains, Vancouver Island and the Coast Mountains
by Jan Wassink
Published by Mountain Press
$14.00; ISBN 0878423087; Paperback; 208 pages; April 1995

Birds of Seattle and Puget Sound
by Chris C. Fisher
Published by Lone Pine Publishing
$9.95; ISBN 1551050781; Paperback; 160 pages; December 1996

Birds of the Tri-Cities and Vicinity
(note: includes maps and descriptions of 25 birdwatching sites in the Kennewick / Pasco / Richland areas)
by Howard Ennor
Published by Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society
$12.00; 292 pages; wire-O binding; 1991
Available from Howard Ennor at (509) 946-8044

Birds of Whatcom County (Bellingham to Mount Baker)
by Terence Wahl
$12.95; Paper; 184 pages; 1995
Available from American Birding Association

Birds of Yakima County, Washington
(covers birds east of the Casecade Mountains, from south of British Columbia to Oregon)
by Andy Stepniewski
$21.95 plus $3.50 postage; Paper; 280 pages; 1999
Available from Yakima Valley Audubon Society; send check to: Yakima Valley Audubon Society, P. O. Box 2823, Yakima, WA 98907

Breeding Birds of Washington State
Volume 4 in Washington State Gap Analysis - Final Report
by Michael R. Smith, Philip W. Mattocks, Jr. and Kelly M. Cassidy
Published by Seattle Audubon Society
$30.00; ISBN 0914516094; Paperback; 552 pages; 1997

Familiar Birds of the Northwest
by Harry B. Nehls
Published by Audubon Society of Portland
$11.95; ISBN 0931686083; Paperback; 3rd edition (January 1990)

Field Card of Washington Birds
$1.50; 12 page checklist based on the Checklist of Washington Birds (Fourth Edition)
Columns are available on the card for up to 6 checklists (i.e. by date, observer, location, etc.)
Published by Washington Ornithological Society; Available from Washington Ornithological Society Sales

Field Guide to the Birds of North America
by Jon L. Dunn
Published by National Geographic Society
$21.95; ISBN 0792274512; Paperback; 480 pages; 3rd Edition April 1999

Grand Washington Birding Tour (video)
Karis and Don Herriott
$29.95; 74-minute VHS videotape; 1992
Available from American Birding Association

Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest
by Dennis Paulson
Published by University of Washington Press
$27.50; ISBN 029597706X; Paperback; 422 pages; March1998 Reprint
$40.00; ISBN 0774804424; Hardcover; 422 pages; September 1993

Washington Atlas & Gazetteer
Published by DeLorme Mapping Company
$16.95; ISBN 0899332455; Paperback; 120 pages

Washington Wildlife Viewing Guide
by Joe La Tourette
Published by Falcon Publishing
$5.95; ISBN 156044150X; Paper; 96 pages; 1992

 

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