Books and web sites for additional information about Arkansas' birds, birding and bird identification.

Books

Field Guides

• The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2000, D.A. Sibley, Knopf.
• The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, 2003, D.A. Sibley, Knopf.
• Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 2006, National Geographic Society.
• A Birders Guide to Arkansas, ABA Birdfinding Guide, 1995, M. White, American Birding Association, Inc. (out of print)
• A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America, 2002, R.T. Peterson, Houghton Mifflin Co.
• Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America, 2005, K. Kaufman, Houghton Mifflin Co.
• Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern Region, Audio CD, 1997, D. &L. Stokes, Hachette Audio.
• Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification, 2001, C. Robbins, B. Brunn, and H. Zim, Golden Guides from St. Martins Press.
• Free guides from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

References

• The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior, 2001, D.A. Sibley, C. Elphick, and J.B. Dunning Jr., Knopf Publishing.
• Arkansas Birds: Their Distribution and Abundance, 1986, D.A. James and J.C. Neal, University of Arkansas Press.
• Sibleys Birding Basics, 2002, D.A. Sibley, Knopf Publishing.
• National Geographic Birding Essentials, 2007, National Geographic Society.
• The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds, 2006, S.W. Kress, Cornell University Press.
• A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, 2005, P.J. Baicich, and C.J.O. Harrison, Academic Press.
• The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds, 1988, P.R. Ehrlich, D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye, Simon & Schuster.

Web sites

Organizations

• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
• Audubon Arkansas
• National Audubon Society
• Audubon Society of Central Arkansas
• Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society
• Other Audubon Chapters
• Arkansas Audubon Society
• Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• American Birding Association

Additional Resources

• Audubon's Online Guide to North American Birds
• Arkansas Important Bird Areas
• Arkansas Wildlife Management Areas
• Audubon Birding Page
• Audubon's Plants for Birds
• Cornell Citizen Science Programs
• eBird (submit and explore bird sightings, any where any time)
• ARBIRD-L, Birds of Arkansas Discussion List
• Arkansas Birding and Watchable Wildlife
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds

Submit rare Arkansas bird records here

Obtain a checklist of Arkansas birds here

Contributing Photographers (Do not use photos without permission from the photographer)

• Nick Anich
• David Arbour
• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
• Dick Baxter
• Allan Bickerstaff
• Gene and Tina Blackwell
• Christopher Bohinski
• Dottie Boyles
• Ryan Brady
• Bill Branham
• Jacque Brown
• Michael J. Budd/AR Coop Unit
• Johnnie Chamberlin
• Toby Chu
• Janet Criswell
• Howard Eskin
• E. Perk Floyd
• Steve Fischer
• Fredrick Garcia
• Erik Hendrickson
• Robert Herron
• Ron Howard
• Larry Jernigan
• Jason Luscier
• Kelly McAllister
• >E. Delos McCauley
• Ben Meadors
• Gail Miller
• Charles Mills
• Allan Mueller
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Joe Neal
• Keith Newton
• Dale Provost
• Kathy Radomski
• Refuge Image Library
• Catherine Rideout
• Karen Rowe
• Dan Scheiman
• Don Simons
• Clint Sowards
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Forest Service
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildilfe
• Jeff Wilson

This web site was made possible by support from the State Wildlife Grants program.