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The Genius of Birds The Genius of Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 358 times as birds)
avg rating 4.04 — 13,286 ratings — published 2016
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H is for Hawk H is for Hawk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 269 times as birds)
avg rating 3.74 — 79,859 ratings — published 2014
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Flexibound)
by (shelved 204 times as birds)
avg rating 4.02 — 13,963 ratings — published 2024
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The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as birds)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,063 ratings — published 2020
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The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,697 ratings — published 2014
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Mind of the Raven Mind of the Raven (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,165 ratings — published 1994
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The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,713 ratings — published 2003
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Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as birds)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,663 ratings — published 1997
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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as birds)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,436 ratings — published 2020
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What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,668 ratings — published 2023
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A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as birds)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,833 ratings — published 2021
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The Sibley Guide to Birds The Sibley Guide to Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as birds)
avg rating 4.70 — 2,572 ratings — published 2000
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as birds)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,232 ratings — published 2017
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Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as birds)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,157 ratings — published 2020
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What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as birds)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,648 ratings — published 2012
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Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as birds)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,459 ratings — published 2023
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 34,493 ratings — published 2018
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Mel Fell Mel Fell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as birds)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,378 ratings — published 2021
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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as birds)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,096 ratings — published 2021
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Birds Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as birds)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,409 ratings — published 2009
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as birds)
avg rating 4.10 — 12,562 ratings — published 2008
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as birds)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,546 ratings — published 1983
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Vesper Flights Vesper Flights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as birds)
avg rating 4.09 — 8,154 ratings — published 2020
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Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as birds)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,045 ratings — published 2012
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as birds)
avg rating 4.33 — 104,150 ratings — published 2003
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Sibley's Birding Basics (Sibley Guides) Sibley's Birding Basics (Sibley Guides)
by (shelved 86 times as birds)
avg rating 4.26 — 996 ratings — published 2002
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One Wild Bird At A Time: Portraits of Individual Lives One Wild Bird At A Time: Portraits of Individual Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as birds)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,143 ratings — published 2016
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Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as birds)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,635 ratings — published 2012
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Mozart's Starling Mozart's Starling (ebook)
by (shelved 81 times as birds)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,515 ratings — published 2017
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as birds)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,157 ratings — published 2001
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Hooray for Birds! Hooray for Birds! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as birds)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,016 ratings — published 2017
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Telephone Telephone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as birds)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,270 ratings — published 2014
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The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as birds)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,977 ratings — published 2018
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The Peregrine The Peregrine (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as birds)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,751 ratings — published 1967
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The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,354 ratings — published 2021
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Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as birds)
avg rating 4.12 — 951 ratings — published 1995
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Owl Babies Owl Babies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as birds)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,727 ratings — published 1992
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Froodle Froodle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as birds)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,391 ratings — published 2014
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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: A Bird Book for Adults Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: A Bird Book for Adults (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as birds)
avg rating 4.16 — 565 ratings — published 2001
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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,244 ratings — published 2019
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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as birds)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,871 ratings — published 1994
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The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as birds)
avg rating 3.77 — 792 ratings — published 2005
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Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as birds)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,487 ratings — published 2017
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Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as birds)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,722 ratings — published 2009
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Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as birds)
avg rating 4.02 — 849 ratings — published 2014
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The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as birds)
avg rating 4.45 — 669 ratings — published 2012
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Grumpy Bird (Tankard Bird Picture Books) Grumpy Bird (Tankard Bird Picture Books)
by (shelved 65 times as birds)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,336 ratings — published 2007
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The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as birds)
avg rating 4.15 — 13,744 ratings — published 2023
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
“What is more cheerful, now, in the fall of the year, than an open-wood-fire? Do you hear those little chirps and twitters coming out of that piece of apple-wood? Those are the ghosts of the robins and blue-birds that sang upon the bough when it was in blossom last Spring. In Summer whole flocks of them come fluttering about the fruit-trees under the window: so I have singing birds all the year round.”
Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Eric Berne
“The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.”
Eric Berne

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