Avian Shape-shifters

[Lisa]

Jennifer Roberson has a series of books about shape shifters, although they aren't all into birds. The Chronicles of the Cheysuli is a series of 8 books about this race of shape shifters. Not exactly what you are asking, but you might want to check it out.

[Kandice]

Not sure if this fits what you want, but have you read Ladyhawke?

[J.]

'Ladyhawk' was one of the best novels I ever read, and the movie was just a good. Gawd, what an old novel, surprised to see someone else even heard of it.

j guevara

[Bob]

I just finished Charles de Lint's "Someplace to be Flying". Shape-shifting birds is what that's all about. I didn't like it that much, but if you are into shapeshifting birds then I think you would probably dig it.

[Bob]

No I don't think you have to have read any of the others - I hadn't and I never really got the feeling I was missing anything. From what I've read elsewhere, there are some characters that do show up in previous novels but it isn't like a continuing story or anything. I think he just likes to set his books in the same fictional town.

[Carol]

j wrote: "'Ladyhawk' was one of the best novels I ever read, and the movie was just a good. Gawd, what an old novel, surprised to see someone else even heard of it.

j guevara"

I did not read the book ,but I thought the movie was fantastic.

[Joseph]

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but in the sci-fi young adults Animorphs series by Katherine Alice Applegate five children are given the power to turn into any animal they touch, many of which are birds. The series starts with The Invasion.

There's also a great mystery/fantasy/sci-fi series by Lee Driver that starts with The Good Die Twice where one of the main characters can change into a hawk and a wolf.