Field Guides

Field Guides & More ::

• 50 Common Birds of the Southwest by Western National Parks Association

• 50 Common Insects of the Southwest by Western National Parks Association

• Arizona Rocks and Minerals by Bob Lynch and Dan Lynch

• Arizona Wildflowers: A Year-Round Guide by DBG and Arizona Highways

• Birds of Arizona Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

• Birds of Phoenix and Maricopa County by Janet Witzeman and Troy Corman

• Birds of Prey of the West by Brian Wheeler

• Cactus of Arizona Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

• Learning About and Living With Insects of the Southwest by Floyd Werner

• Mammals of Arizona Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

• National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah

• Rio Salado Plants (free download) by Elena Ortiz at MCC

• The Sonoran Desert: A Literary Field Guide by Eric Magrane and Christopher Cokinos

• Southwest Foraging by John Slattery

• Trees of Arizona Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

• Wildflowers of Arizona Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

• SEINet data portal

• Arizona Game & Fish Department: Classroom Resources

• Life Cycle of the Saguaro Cactus (handout)

• List of Birds in Arizona (wiki page)

• Suggestions from Focus Wild Arizona

• Arizona Native Plant Society

• University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Gardens & Research

A special thank you to Joni Ward from DBG for sharing her list of resources with us in May 2019!