OK, Ian, you asked for it, and these are definitely not field guides. They
are, however, great reference material for rainy days. How about a baker's dozen
to start?

1. "Ornithology," by Frank B. Gill.
2. "The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds," by John K.
Terres.
3. "Manual of Ornithology," by Noble S. Proctor and Patrick J. Lynch.
4. "Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest," by Dennis Paulson.
5. "The Birder's Handbook," by Paul Ehrlich, et al.
6. "Owls," by Julio de la Torre and Art Wolfe.
7. "Seabirds of Eastern North Pacific and Arctic Waters," edited by Delphine
Haley.
8. "Duck Stamps," by Scott Weidensaul.
9. "The Dictionary of American Bird Names," by Ernest A. Choate.
10. "Marine Birds and Mammals of Puget Sound," by Tony Angell and K. C.
Balcomb III
11. "Hope is the Thing With Feathers," by Christopher Cokinos.
12. "Lords of the Air," by Jake Page and Eugene S. Morton.
13. "Bird Behavior," by Robert Burton.

That should hold you for a while. I have more!

Joe Meche
Birding Programs Coordinator
North Cascades Audubon
Bellingham, WA