Birds of Grand Teton National Park

by Bert Raynes

This book features sixty spices that have obviously been carefully chosen. The featured species will give the reader a good cross section of common species, the "high Profile" birds; the unique species for which one has a good or better chance of observing in the Jackson Hole area as anywhere else in the United States; and some of Uncle Bert's favorites. This cross section gives serious birders, novices, or the experienced hobbyist, a decisive head start on enjoying and learning more about the avifauna of this unique area.

Genres: Birds, Reference

152 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1989

Reviews

[Theo Young]

Cracks me up that this is on Goodreads. Cass got me this at the visitor center of Grand Teton National park and I’ve slowly read about a different bird each day for the last few years. My favorite has to be the Water Ouzel but don’t sleep on the Cedar Waxwing.

Thanks Bert

[Garrett Haynes · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short guide book on some of the most common species in the Jackson Hole region and where to find them. The author, an amateur birder, gives paragraph descriptions of the birds in a natural and personal style, less technical than more well known bird guides. One of the downsides to this guide book is that some of the species names are outdated, which can make it confusing when referring to some birds unless you know their previous common name and their updated common name. At the same time though it helps me learn how things have changed over time with regards to taxonomy of certain species being lumped or split, or other species that have had their common names names changed for various reasons. That way when reading older bird books I can understand which birds they are referring to. For $6 you can’t go wrong with buying this bird guide and learning a bit about the Jackson Hole bird life and helping support the writer at the same time.