CATALOG 38 October 2019
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OUT-OF-PRINT, USED, RARE, & FINE Listings of our antiquarian books begin on page 14. Descriptions are minimal to save space, so please contact us with any questions. A centerfold selection of Fine and Rare books can be seen after page 13. Images for all items may be found on our website. Most books are one-of-a-kind; if ordering by mail, reserving books by telephone or e-mail is recommended! A glossary of antiquarian terms can be found on our website at the Rare & Collectible link. Most of our collection of thousands of antiquarian books may also be found there, and please contact us if there are books for which you are looking. NEW AND FORTHCOMING On page 1 begins our section of new, in-print books. This catalog only includes items recently published or shortly forthcoming. Thousands more new books may be browsed on our website. Buteo Books eneavors to stock the most extensive selection of new, used, and out of print bird books to be found in the world. 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North America Birding Arizona: What to Know, Where Birder's Life List & Journal to Go Cornell Lab of Ornithology, due October, 2019. Charles J. Babbitt. R.W. Morse Company, 2019. An all-new, updated edition of the Cornell Lab’s With far more to offer than a standard birdfinding beloved life list, with color illustrations from guide, chapters are devoted to Arizona's birding artist Rigel Stuhmiller. Ample space to make calendar, basics of identification, and notes on longer entries and sketches, and fill-in areas Arizona birds, as well as a 'Where to Go,’ and facilitate notes on species. This beautiful volume Maps chapters. will stand the test of time to become a lifelong 14957 231 pp. Paperback $19.99 birder's treasured keepsake. Covers North American and Hawaiian species and current Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows accidental species. of North America 14937 264 pp. Flexi binding $19.95 Rick Wright. Houghton Mifflin, 2019. This is an essential guide to identifying 76 kinds Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of of Passerellidae, which includes towhees and Western North America juncos, and 76 members of the sparrow clan, Nathan Pieplow. Houghton Mifflin, 2019. along with a fascinating history of human This guide uses spectrograms to make it possible interactions with them. to visually distinguish bird sounds and identify 14934 434 pp. Hardcover $35.00 birds using a field-guide format. With a brief introduction to five key aspects - speed, A Field Guide to Cape Cod: Including repetition, pauses, pitch pattern, and tone Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block quality - readers can translate what they hear Island, Eastern Long Island into visual recognition, without any musical Patrick J. Lynch. Yale University Press, 2019. training or auditory memorization. The Sound A richly illustrated guide to the plants, wildlife, Index groups similar songs together, narrowing and environments, including marine mammals, the identification choices quickly. birds, sea turtles, and fish and providing a concise 14935 632 pp. Flexi-binding $28.00 guide to the ecological history, glacial geology of the region, and environmental challenges. Bird Sounds of Eastern North America is 14918 432 pp. Flexi-binding $27.50 also available (2017) 14630 593 pp. Flexi-binding $28.00 Birding New England: A Field Guide to the Birds of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Best Places to Bird in Ontario Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Kenneth and Michael Burrell. Greystone Books, and Vermont 2019. Randi and Nic Minetor. Falcon Guides, 2019. Insider tips for spotting more than three hundred A photographic guide with a page devoted to unique species, featuring thirty highly each of the 300 species covered: color photos, recommended sites, advice for when and where habitat, feeding, nesting, and migration, GPS to go, and hints for finding rarely seen birds. coordinates of the top locations you're likely to With maps, color photos, and details for see the bird, and the best season to look for it. accessing and enjoying each of the sites. 14962 375 pp. Paperback $27.95 14950 278 pp. Paperback $19.95 Toll-Free: 800-722-2460 M-F 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time 1 East Coast Seabirds: A Visual Guide to Great Plains Birds the Sea and Shore Birds of the Maritime Larkin Powell. Bison Books, due November 2019. Provinces Powell explores the history, geography, and Jeffrey C. Domm. 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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. weather systems and migrating birds, and how A comprehensive volume with color photos of to predict whether the birds will fall out across more than 400 species, where they nest, how the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. they forage, their behaviors, and the natural 14910 150 pp. Paperback $16.00 environments they need to survive. With practical advice on how to find, attract, and even National Geographic Backyard Guide to garden for birds, as well as the best places to see the Birds of North America, Second them in season, and advice on planning a birding edition field trip. Jonathan Alderfer and Noah Strycker. National 14920 480 pp. Hardcover $49.95 Geographic, due October 2019. Organized by family and paired with Birds of Saskatchewan identification tips, behavior, vocal descriptions, Alan R. Smith, C. Stuart Houston and J. Frank and more. The new edition features a 'Backyard Roy. Nature Saskatchewan, due August, 2019. Basics' section, with tips on attracting and A record of change - of the birds who have come, feeding your favorite birds and creating bird- who remain, and whose habitats are affected by friendly landscapes, updated descriptions of 150 changes in the environment. Each full-color common species, with range maps and bite-sized species account includes a range map, history, facts. subspecies, habitat, reports of arrivals, breeding, 14981 256 pp. Paperback $21.95 and departures by season, management, banding, and research, also English, Latin and French American Birding Association Field names, measurements, status change, and notes Guide to Birds of Wisconsin of interest. The book includes a complete Charles Hagner, Photographs By Brian Small. checklist, glossary, and appendices. Scott & Nix, due November 2019. 14977 765 pp. Hardcover $75.00 A photographic identification guide. ABAFGWI 368 pp. Flexi-binding $24.95 2 Order online at www.buteobooks.com Birds in Minnesota. Revised and Nature Watch Big Bend: A Seasonal Expanded Edition Guide Robert B. Janssen. University of Minnesota Press, Lynne M. and Jim Weber. Texas A&M University due January 2020. Press, 2017. This fully updated edition reflects over thirty This month-to-month guide to the wildlife, years of changes as well as the most recent plants, and natural events that define the advances in birding. Featuring full-color photos seasonal cycles offers a richly illustrated guide and over 1,000 distribution maps, it describes to Big Bend National Park. Each chapter where and during which season the 443 species features a weather and temperature chart, of birds in the state can be found. photographs, and illustrations. Includes 'Where 14973 616 pp. Paperback $34.95 to Watch' suggestions on when and how to see wildlife. The Birds of Indiana 14987 296 pp. Flexi-binding $24.95 Russell E.