1. Atwood, Margaret, For the Birds. Buffalo: Firefly Books, 1991.
   (Storyline format with sidebars of good activities; middle grades)

2. Braus, Judy, ed., Naturescope: Birds, Birds, Birds. Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation, 1985.
   (Excellent activities and resources list; PreK-7)

3. Clarke, Herbert, An Introduction to Southern California Birds. Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing, 1989.
   (A good beginner's guide to local southern California birds; middle grades-adult)

4. Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Birdwise. Toronto: Kids Can Press, Ltd., 1988.
   (Great information about bird biology, adaptations, habits along with activities to make students "birdwise"; middle grades and up)

5. Holt, Harold, A Birder's Guide to Southern California. Colorado Springs: American Birding Association, 1990.
   (A guide to locations in the area for good birding, includes maps; high school to adult)

6. Peterson, Roger Tory, Peterson Field Guides: Western Birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990.
   (Standard field guide for birds of the Western U.S.; middle and up)

7. Peterson, Roger Tory, Peterson's First Field Guides: Birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990.
   (Excellent guide for beginners, contains fewer bird species than regular guides; middle and up)

8. Scott, Shirley, ed., Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1987.
   (Well-organized guide that contains maps of where birds are found and migration patterns on the same page as description; middle and up)

9. Vessel, Matthew F. and Herbert H. Wong, Natural History of Vacant Lots. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987.
   (A guide to vacant lot ecology, specializing in California and the west; high school and up)