Favorite Alaska Birding Books

[JP96]

I have an 11 year old who is into birds. Can you recommend your favorite bird books for Alaska? There are several on Amazon.

 

We will be in Vancouver, Skagway, Ketchikan, and Juneau.

 

Thanks

[misslyss1220]

I use the Peterson guides. I think this one might include Alaska.

[3Fluffies]

Ooh, subscribing to this thread! And if there are any general nature/field guides to wildlife, plant life, as well as birds in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest that cruisers recommend, I'd love to get the names of those!

[Alaska0799]

I have an 11 year old who is into birds. Can you recommend your favorite bird books for Alaska? There are several on Amazon.

 

We will be in Vancouver, Skagway, Ketchikan, and Juneau.

 

Thanks

 

 

Love hearing of young people who are interested in birding! Suggestions:

 

Robert Armstrong's "Guide to the Birds of Alaska" is hard to beat.

 

Sibley's app is a handy reference for identifying birds--set the location to Alaska and it gets you there pretty quickly.

 

The Birds page on FirstAlaskaCruise.com contains great photos and information:

http://www.firstalaskacruise.com/birds.html

 

The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game website's page on birds is also helpful:

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birdviewing.main

 

"Alaska Cruise Wildlife Watch," published by Stray Feather Press out of Canada, is a wonderful pocket-size quick reference guide to help you identify birds and marine mammals you're likely to see from a cruise ship. It's the best thing like it I've ever seen and have used it for years. Bought it on a ship years ago but I think you can purchase directly from:

http://www.strayfeathers.ca/

 

Happy Alaska birding!

[kt6453]

My 7yo will love these! Thank you all for suggestions!

 

 

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[donaldsc]

I have Sibley's bird guide both in hard copy and on my phone - http://www.sibleyguides.com/about/the-sibley-eguide-to-birds-app/. It is very good. You can get a lite version of the ap for free. It has only 30 birds on it but you can see if you like the interface.

 

DON

Edited April 28, 2016 by donaldsc

[JP96]

Love hearing of young people who are interested in birding! Suggestions:

 

Robert Armstrong's "Guide to the Birds of Alaska" is hard to beat.

 

Sibley's app is a handy reference for identifying birds--set the location to Alaska and it gets you there pretty quickly.

 

The Birds page on FirstAlaskaCruise.com contains great photos and information:

http://www.firstalaskacruise.com/birds.html

 

The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game website's page on birds is also helpful:

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birdviewing.main

 

"Alaska Cruise Wildlife Watch," published by Stray Feather Press out of Canada, is a wonderful pocket-size quick reference guide to help you identify birds and marine mammals you're likely to see from a cruise ship. It's the best thing like it I've ever seen and have used it for years. Bought it on a ship years ago but I think you can purchase directly from:

http://www.strayfeathers.ca/

 

Happy Alaska birding!

 

Thank you, this is very helpful! We have Sibley's but now I purchased the iPhone App. Do you know which edition of Armstrong's book is the most recent and best? Looks like there are several on Amazon.

[Alaska0799]

Thank you, this is very helpful! We have Sibley's but now I purchased the iPhone App. Do you know which edition of Armstrong's book is the most recent and best? Looks like there are several on Amazon.

 

Glad you found the list helpful! The Alaska Fish & Game has a program whereby young people can obtain a certificate for recording the wildlife they observe--might want to check that out, too!

 

Sorry, but I don't know the current edition of Armstrong's book--ours is about 8 years old and still "works" for identifying Alaska birds. :D

 

Hope your little guy has a wonderful time.

[laughing husky]

Don't know if you will be in the Anchoraghe area but if you are, check out the local Audubon website, they have birding walks, and sometimes some special events going on that you might enjoy.

[JP96]

Glad you found the list helpful! The Alaska Fish & Game has a program whereby young people can obtain a certificate for recording the wildlife they observe--might want to check that out, too!

 

Sorry, but I don't know the current edition of Armstrong's book--ours is about 8 years old and still "works" for identifying Alaska birds. :D

 

Hope your little guy has a wonderful time.

 

Thank you, I found the program and it looks great! It should keep him occupied for a while!