2015 Bird Book Preview

It’s still early in the year (although, somehow, almost a quarter of it is now over!), but several great-looking bird books have been announced for 2015. Here are a few to look forward to.

• American Birding Association State Field Guides
  by various
  Scott & Nix

  The excellent ABA state field guide series continues in 2015 with California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Texas, New York, Illinois , and Arizona.

• Peterson Reference Guide to Birding by Impression: A Different Approach to Knowing and Identifying Birds
  by Kevin Karlson and Dale Rosselet
  April 14, 2015; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  Every single one of the Peterson Reference Guides so far has been great, and this one looks to be no exception.

• Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock
  by Stephen W. Kress and Derrick Z. Jackson
  April 28, 2015; Yale University Press

  Project Puffin is a landmark success, and an inspiring story that deserves to be told. Plus, who doesn’t love puffins?

• Tales of Remarkable Birds
  by Dominic Couzens
  May 12, 2015; Bloomsbury

  Birds are nothing if not remarkable. No matter how much you read about birds, there’s always something else cool to find out.

• Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
  by Carl Safina
  July 14, 2015; Henry Holt and Co.

  Ok, so this isn’t strictly a bird book. But it’s from Carl Safina, who has written some incredible books (such as The View from Lazy Point and Eye of the Albatross, one of the best books I’ve ever read).

• Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding (Revised and Updated)
  by Pete Dunne
  August 1, 2015; Stackpole Books

  When I first started birding, I devoured the original edition of this book. I still think it’s one of the best primers for new birders, even though it has become outdated in many particulars. This new edition should fix that.

• Birding for the Curious: The Easiest Way for Anyone to Explore the Incredible World of Birds
  by Nate Swick
  August 25, 2015; Page Street Publishing

  Nate is a great writer at The Drinking Bird and 10,000 Birds. I’m curious to see what he has for us (sorry, I couldn’t resist).

• Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean
  by Scott Weidensaul
  October 13, 2015; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  Owls + Scott Weidensaul = a book I want to see.

Posted by Grant McCreary on March 9th, 2015.