BIRDS, BIRDS, and more BIRDS!

ALASKA. Robert H. Armstrong's book "Guide To The Birds of Alaska" is a thorough and extremely handy guide.

ARIZONA. Stan Tekila's book "Birds of Arizona Field Guide" is another fine example of this well-known naturalist's work. As usual, the photos in his book are clear and the natural history notes concise and to the point.

CALIFORNIA. Scott Streit's web site "Bird Friends of Lake Murray & San Diego" which can be found at http://www.bird-friends.com is an excellent bird identification source for southern California.

COSTA RICA. Barrett Lawson's book "A Bird-Finding Guide to Costa Rica" is a must have for your next trip to that tropical birding paradise.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Though our capital has many museums and historical sites to visit some of us prefer the "wilder" side of the capital area. If you are one of those, pick up a copy of Claudia Wilds' book "Finding Birds in the National Capital Area". You'll be glad you did.

FLORIDA. You can't beat the web site "Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail" as it is chock full of most of the information one would need to plan a nature trip to Florida. Don't take my word for it, have a look at http://floridabirdingtrail.com/index.php

NORTH AMERICA. Cornell's Lab of Ornithology on-line program "All About Birds" is second to none! There you will find information on any bird you might trip across in North America, and listen to it's calls. Have a look at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/page.aspx?pid=1478 the next time you need information about a bird.