I use a few different field guides for bird identification. I find that having more than one guide to refer to helps with positively identifying species. My favorite and most helpful field guides are:
| Book Cover | Book Title | Author | Comments |
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Stokes Field Guide to Birds : Eastern... | Donald and Lillian Stokes | I use this one the most |
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The Sibley Guide to Birds (Audubon... | David Allen Sibley | Wonderful illustrations - This has a great collection of species variations |
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Birds of Texas : A Field Guide (The W.L.... | John H. Rappole and Gene W. Blacklock | Written specifically for Texas, a good one too! |
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The Birds of Texas | John L. Tveten | I love the author's accounts of all these Texas birds - good reading! |