Jonathan Alderfer Books in Order

An extensive reference to birds found in North America, including seasonal visitors, with entries arranged by family. Identification information and updated taxonomic organization help readers compare species and explore the continent's varied birdlife beyond a compact field guide.

This guide helps birders identify Texas species through photographs, recognition clues, range maps, and notes on behavior and habitat. Regional advice points readers toward productive viewing sites in a state shaped by diverse habitats and major migration routes.

A regional guide to identifying birds across North and South Carolina, from mountain habitats to coastal areas. Photographs, range maps, and concise field notes explain distinguishing features, behavior, and places to look, with indexes designed for quick reference.

This pocket guide introduces birds found in Maryland and Washington, D.C., combining photographs, range maps, and local knowledge. Species entries and regional birding advice help readers recognize the birds they encounter and choose promising places to look for them.

Covering birds of Arizona and New Mexico, this guide combines photographs, identification notes, maps, and advice from local experts. It directs readers toward regional hotspots and distinctive desert, mountain, and hummingbird species while explaining basic birding techniques.

A portable guide to Colorado's birds, covering mountain and plains habitats with photographs, field notes, and range information. Identification clues and advice about local viewing sites help readers distinguish species and plan where to look for them.

This Pennsylvania bird guide combines photographs, identification clues, and notes on behavior, habitat, and viewing locations. Regional advice, range information, and quick-reference indexes help beginning and experienced birders recognize the state's urban, rural, and migratory species.

A field guide to Washington and Oregon birds, including species of coastal, forest, mountain, and plains habitats. Photographs, illustrations, identification notes, and maps accompany local guidance on finding birds and distinguishing similar-looking species in the field.

A practical introduction to becoming a more capable birder, covering observation, listening, identification, and interpretation of bird behavior. The guide explains the tools and techniques beginners and intermediate birdwatchers can use to make sense of what they encounter.

This illustrated reference presents North American bird species with enlarged artwork and range maps. Designed for use at a desk as well as appreciation of bird illustration, it combines identification information with detailed visual coverage of hundreds of species.

A guide to recognizing common North American backyard birds through illustrations, range maps, and notes on behavior and song. Practical advice explains how to attract and feed birds and create surroundings where they can thrive.

Young birders learn to identify North American birds through photographs, profiles, range maps, and facts about behavior and habitat. Activities and practical projects introduce birdwatching basics while encouraging closer observation of the birds around them.