ID please

New to birding, starting to get habit forming. can some one recommend a good book for IDing birds. Thanks

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Some online sites:

http://www.whatbird.co​m/

http://www.allaboutbir​ds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1​189

The Audubon Society Field Guide to Birds is what I use. Here in the US, there is an Eastern version and a Western version. Peterson's also has a field guide.

Looks like you have a nice shot of a Northern Mockingbird. Wiki says this is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi,Tennessee and Texas.

Philz wrote in post #12233303
The Audubon Society Field Guide to Birds is what I use. Here in the US, there is an Eastern version and a Western version. Peterson's also has a field guide.

Looks like you have a nice shot of a Northern Mockingbird. Wiki says this is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi,Tennessee and Texas.

Thanks to the both of you. that was on my quess list from looking on here but thanks for the +id

Yep, I just put out some grapes to try to attract the mockingbirds around my subdivision. You've got a beauty there Jay T.
I might throw out 1 more book for birding that I like and that would be Sibley's Field Guide (I use the Eastern version so obviously there's a Western version too). I grew up w/Petersen but like Sibley a little better.

Maybe one of the most Plentiful birds in Alabama the Northern Mockingbird!!

very nice capture -- for ID I prefer the Peterson field guides