Grand Rapids Audubon Club Lending Library
We have a wide variety of nature-related books available for our members to check out at no cost.
Ranging from fiction, to field guides of far-off places - the Grand Rapids Audubon Club’s Lending Library contains over 300 titles and is an excellent place to look before purchasing new books. So, if you are in search of ‘A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago’, or just looking for a new title to read before bed - check the Lending Library while attending each monthly membership meeting.
For specific questions regarding the GRAC Lending Library, contact Library Committee Chair, Kathleen Haase at library@graud.org
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If you check out a book, we ask that you return it at the following membership meeting.
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Yes! However, sometimes in travel, things get lost or damaged. If something happens to your book while in your possession, we ask that you replace the book so other members can have access to it’s information.
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Yes! If you have a book that you think our members would enjoy and it is not listed within our catalog - feel free to email Kathleen Haase at library@graud.org to see if it is a title that would work for our library.
Frequently Asked Questions
Available Titles
We are working on getting our entire catalog online - but until then, feel free to browse all of our books by downloading this spreadsheet.
Field Guides
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Birds of America | Pearson, T. Gilbert | 1991 |
| Advanced Birding | Kaufman, Kenn | 2019 |
| All the Birds of Eastern & Central North America | Pough, Richard H. | 1964 |
| All the water Birds (Atlantic& Golf Coast- A.B.C.C, guide) | Griggs, Jack | 1987 |
| Audubon American Birds (Illustrated Hand book | Reilly, Edgar M. | 1990 |
| Audubon Land Bird Guide | Pough, Richard H. | 1957 |
| Audubon Soc. Field Guide (The). Birds of Western region | Knopf, Alfred | 2002 |
| Audubon Soc. Field Guide (The). Birds of Western region | Knopf, Alfred | 2009 |
| Audubon Soc. Field guide, THE. Birds of Eastern region | Knopf, Alfred | 1996 |
| Audubon Water Bird Guide | Pough, Richard H. | 2013 |
| Audubon Western Bird Guide:Land Water and Game Birds | Pough, Richard H. | 2009 |
| Aviary Birds in Colorado | Woolham, Frank | 1957 |
| Backyard Birds of South Dakota | Stukel, E D, Kempema, S, Tussing, C | |
| Bird Finding Guide to Michigan (Michigan Audubon Society) | Black, C.T. & Smith, Roger | |
| Bird Finding Guide to Michigan (Michigan Audubon Society) | Black, C.T. & Smith, Roger | 1999 |
| Bird Watcher's Guide, (The) | Collins, Henry Hill Jr. | 1990 |
| Bird Watchers America | Pettingill, Olin Sewall | 1991 |
| Birder's Guide to Southeastern Arizona, (A) | Taylor, Richard Cachor | 1988 |
| Birder's Guide to the Coast of Maine, (A) | Pierson, Elizabeth & Jan | 1998 |
| Birders Guide to Florida, A (copy 1) | Lane, James | 1999 |
| Birders Guide to Florida, A (copy 2) | Lane, James | 1990 |
| Birders Handbook, (The) | Ehrlich, Dobkin & Wheye | 2009 |
| Birding essentials (National Geographic) | Alderfer, Jonathan & Dunn, Jon | 1996 |
| Birding Guide to Southwest Kentwood | Apsey, Frank | 1995 |
| Birds of Brazos Bend - State Park | Texas Parks & Wildlife | 2001 |
| Birds of Eastern & Central North America | Pough, Richard H. | |
| Birds of Eastern and Central North America. 5th Ed. | Tory Peterson, Roger | 2003 |
| Birds of Florida | Tekiela, Stan | 2007 |
| Birds of Leelanau County and Sleeping Bear Dunes National | Francke, Chip | 1984 |
| Birds of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon | Littlefield, Carroll D. | |
| Birds of Michigan (Field guide) | Tekiela Stan | |
| Birds of Michigan, (The) | McPeek, Gail A., Editor | 2000 |
| Birds of Michigan, Field Guide (Copy 1) | Tekiela, Stan | 2003 |
| Birds of Michigan, Field Guide (Copy 2) | Tekiela, Stan | 2001 |
| Birds of North America | Robbins, Bruun & Zim | 1998 |
| Birds of North America: a guide to field id. Rev. Golden Field Guides | Robins, C.; Bruun, B; & Zim, H. | 1987 |
| Birds of South Florida | Troops, Connie & Dilley, Willard E. | |
| Birds of Washtenaw County,Michigan, The | Kielb, Swales & Wolinski | 1977 |
| Birds of Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks | Follett Dick | 1995 |
| Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks | Zardus, Maurice | 1995 |
| Birds' Eggs | Walters, Michael | 2005 |
| Birdwatcher's Companion: An Ecyclopedic Handbook of NA Birds | Leahy, Christopher | 1978 |
| Birdwatcher's Guide to Hawaii (The) | Soehren, Rick | 1980 |
| Complete Birds of North America | National Geographic. Jonathan A | 1999 |
| Denali National Park Bird Finding Guide | Kertell, Kenneth; Seegert, Alan | |
| Dictionary of America Birds, (The) | DeMarco & Shirley C | 2015 |
| Ducks Geese and Swans of North America | Bellrose Frank C. | 2000 |
| Eastern Birds - Peterson field guide | Peterson Roger Tory | 1985 |
| Enjoying Birds in Michigan (Copy 2) | Michigan Audubon Society | 1993 |
| Familiar Birds and Mammals of Alaska's Summer | Stevenson, Jim | |
| Field guide of N.American birds western region | Audubon society. | 2006 |
| Field Guide to Birds of North America, National Wildlife Federation | Brinkley, Edward S. | 1969 |
| Field guide to Birds of the desert southwest | Davis Barbara L. | 1974 |
| Field Guide to the birds (East of the rockies) | Tory Peterson, Roger, NAS | 1993 |
| Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Nat. Geographic; 3rd Ed.) | 1999 | |
| Field guide to the Birds of North America, | Vanner Michael | 1966 |
| Field Guide to the Birds of Texas (copy 1) | Peterson, Roger Tory | 1973 |
| Field Guide to the birds, East of the Rockies, (A) | Roger Tory Peterson | 1998 |
| Field guide to Warblers. | Stokes, Donald & Lillian | 1960 |
| Florida Wildlife Viewing Guide | Cerulean & Morrow | 1965 |
| Guide to Colorado Birds, (The) | Mary Taylor Gray | 1995 |
| Guide to the Birds of Alaska | Armstrong, Robert H. | 2000 |
| Guide to the National Wildlife Refuges | Laura And William Riley | 2005 |
| Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification | Dunne, Pete and Karlson, Kevin T | 1973 |
| Hawaii's Birds (copy 1) | Hawaii Audubon Society | 1984 |
| Hawaii's Birds (copy 2, | Hawaii Audubon Society | |
| Hawks from Every Angle: How to Identify Raptors in Flight | Liguori, Jerry | 1985 |
| Hawks in Flight | Dunn, Sibley & Sutton | 2013 |
| Hummingbirds of North America | Williamson L. Sheri | 2009 |
| Identifying & Feeding Birds | Bill Thompson III | 2012 |
| Little- Known & Seldom-Seen birds of North America | Sill Ben, Sill C, Sill John | 2004 |
| Little- Known & Seldon -Seen Birds of North America | Sill, Ben, Sill Cathyn | 1967 |
| Michigan Birds & natural ;History . MI. Audubon Society | Michigan Audubon Society | 2010 |
| Michigan Waterfowl Identification Guide | Miller, Handley & Bellrose | 1963 |
| Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America. 1st Ed. | Tory Peterson, Roger | |
| Shorebirds, An Identification Guide | Hayman, Peter | 1994 |
| Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior | Sibley, David Allen | 1970 |
| Sierra Nevada Birds | Lukas, David | 1975 |
| Song & Garden Birds of North America | Alexander Wetmore | 1990 |
| Song and Garden Birds of North America | National Geophraphic Society | 1967 |
| Sparrows & Finches of the Great Lakes Region & Eastern No America | Earley, Chris G. | 1999 |
| Sparrows of North Dakota | Grondahl, Chris | 2003 |
| Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Eastern Region | Stokes, Donald & Lillian | 1994 |
| Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Eastern Region | Stokes, Donald & Lillian | 2001 |
| Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Western Region | Stokes, Donald & Lillian | 1987 |
| The Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Birds Eastern Region | Bull, John & Farrand Jr., John | 2009 |
| The Warbler Guide | Stephenson, Tom & Whittle, Scott | 1985 |
| Wablers of the Americas (identification guide) | Curson, Jon & Quinn, David | 2007 |
| Warblers of Ohio | Div. of wildlife | 1997 |
| Warblers of the Americas | Curson, Quinn, Beadle | 1979 |
| Warblers of the Great Lakes Region & Eastern North America | Earley, Chris G. | 1999 |
| Warbles of Ontario (Point Pelee Natural Series) | Chris G. Earley | 1983 |
| Waterbirds | Cross, Theodore | 1989 |
| Where the Birds Are - A guide to 50 states & Canada | Jones, John Oliver | |
United States
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Birds of Britain and Europe | Peterson, Mountfort, Hollom | 1989 |
| Field guide to the birds of Britain & Ireland | John Gooders | 2006 |
| Birds of the Netherlands Antilles | Voos K.H. Dr. | 1991 |
| Birds of Britain and Europe, (The Collins guide) | Heinzel, Hermann, Fitter, Richard | 1973 |
| Book of the British Birds | Backhouse, Frances | |
| Book of the British Birds | Readers Digest Assoc. | 1982 |
| A World Checklist of Birds | Morroe Jr., Burt L. | 1965 |
| Bird Finding Guide to Canada, (A) | Finlay, J. C. | |
| Birding in Atlantic Canada - Newfoundland | Burrows, Roger | 1977 |
| Birding in Atlantic Canada - Nova Scotia | Burrows, Roger | 1979 |
| Birds of Argentina & Uruguay - A Field Guide | Narosky, T. & Yzurieta, D. | 1990 |
| Birds of Britain and Europe with North Africa & M East. | Heinzel, Hermann & Richard Fitter | 2003 |
| Birds of Britain & Europe | Peterson, Mountfort, Hollom | 1980 |
| Birds of East & Central Africa, (The) | Williams, J. G. | 2006 |
| Birds of East Africa, A field Guide | Williams, J. G. & N. Arlott | 1985 |
| Birds of New Zealand | Chambers, Stuart | 1994 |
| Birds of South Vietnam | Wildash, Philip | 1991 |
| Birds of the Churchill Region, Manitoba | Jehl, J.R. & Smith, Blanche | 1993 |
| Birds of the Department of Lima Peru | Koepcke, Maria | 2000 |
| Birds of the West Indies (2 copies) | Bond, James | 1978 |
| Birds of the World | Harrison, Colin & Greensmith, Alan | 1983 |
| Birds of Tikal | Smithe, Frank | |
| Selection of the Birds of Srilanka, (A) | Banks, John and Judy | |
| A Photographic Guide To Birds of Egypt and The Middle East | Porter, Richard & Cottridge, David | 1987 |
| Birds of Venezuela | Meyer Rodolphe | 1991 |
| Birds of the West Indies (field guide) | Bond James | 1982 |
| Birder's Guide to Trinidad and Tobago | Murphy, William L. | 1995 |
| Collins Field Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos | Harris, Michael | 1997 |
| Field guide to birds of Britain and Europe (A) 2 Copies | Peterson, Mountfort, Hollom | 1975 |
| Field Guide to Birds of Southeast Asia | King, Ben & Martin Woodcock | |
| Field Guide to Mexican Birds & Adjacent Central America | Peterson, Roger Tory & Chaliff, E. | 1964 |
| Field Guide to the Birds of Australia | Graham Pizzey | 2000 |
| Finding Birds Around the World | Alden, Peter & Gooders, John | 1980 |
| Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica (copy 1) | Stiles & Skutch | 2013 |
| Guide to the Birds of Venezuela (2 copies) | de Schauensee, Rodolpe Meyer & William Phelps Jr. | 2005 |
| South American Land Birds | Dunning, John S. | |
| A Guide to the Birds of Mexico & Northern Central America | Howel, Steve & Webb, Sophie | 1993 |
| A Field Guide To Mexican Birds & Adjacent Central America | Tory Peterson, Roger & Chalif, E. L. | 2004 |
| Field Guide to the Birds of Australia | Pizzey, Graham (Princeton Univ. Press) | 2003 |
| Field Guild to the Birds of Australia. 6th Ed. | Trusler, Peter (Simpson & Day) | 2007 |
| A Photographic Guide To Birds of India and Nepal | Grewal, Bikram | |
| A Souvenir Guide to African Birds | Scott, Jonathan P. | 1982 |
| Guide to the Identification and Ageing of Holartic Waders | Prater, A J; Marchant, JH; Vurinen, J | 1995 |
| A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent | Ali, Salim & Ripleey, S Dillpn | 2009 |
| A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago | Ffrench, Richard | 1992 |
| Birds of Europe 2nd Ed. | Svensson, Lars, Mullarney & Zetterstrom | |
| Europe's Birds: An identification Guide | Rume, Rob, Stile, Swash & Harrop | 1986 |
| Les Oiseaux du Djoudi | Republic du Senegal | 2009 |
| Naturalist's guide to the Gambia | Edberg, Etienne | 2001 |
| Aves de Costa Rica (two Copies) | Skutch, Alexander | 1983 |