California Coast Marine Mammal Guide 1888538-78-3	North Pacific Marine Mammal Guide 1888538-88-0
California Coast Whale & Dolphin Behaviors Guide 1888538-90-2	North Pacific Killer Whales & Behaviors Guide 1888538-52-X includes illustrated behaviors
California Coast Bottom Fish Guide for sport fishing 1888538-90-2	Click on any picture of a field guide to view a larger image in a 'pop up' window.
Thumbnails show top 2-4" of the front side of these beautiful detailed, durable, scientifically accurate Pacific Coast field guides from Rainforest Publications.

Rainforest Publications has five single sheet field guides and a fold out pocket wildlife guide to aid you in the enjoyment of your adventures along the Pacific Coast from California north to Alaska, such as California coast marine mammals California bottom fish guide for sport fishing California coast whale and dolphin behaviors (covering humpback whales, gray whales, Pacific white sided dolphins as a typical example of dolphin behaviors, and transient killer whales) North Pacific coast marine mammals and north Pacific killer whales and killer whale behaviors guide.

Whale Watching Field Guides

These beautifully illustrated field guides are perfectly suited for whale watching (and seal watching and dolphin watching) locations along the North America's North Pacific coast.

The California coast whale and dolphin behaviors field guide is a flat, single sheet guide, with illustrated behaviors for gray whales, humpbacks, transient killer whales (orcas) and other dolphins. Pacific white sided dolphins, the most acrobatic dolphin species, is used to also illustrate common behaviors for the Dall's porpoise, bottlenose dolphins, and for common dolphins.

The North Pacific killer whale behaviors field guide includes illustrations and descriptions of all fifteen common behaviors of the Southern Resident killer whales, Northern Resident killer whales, and the transient killer whales (Orcinius orca). Breaching, backdiving, pec-slapping, and lobtailing are only a few of these behaviors. The North Pacific killer whale behaviors guide also includes annotated, detailed illustrations of orca anatomy.

Both the California coast marine mammals field guide and the North Pacific marine mammals field guide contain illustrations and descriptions of all the cetaceans (whales & dolphins) you might see, including pelagic (deep offshore) dolphins. The second side of the guides also include seals, sea lions, and otters. The North Pacific marine mammals guide is designed for whale watching along the entire North Pacific coast from Oregon through Washington and British Columbia to the wildlife rich waters of Alaska.

If your plans include visits to any of the following destinations (or those nearby), you will find these guides useful:

• United States North Pacific coast
  • Dana Point, and other areas in the Gulf of Santa Catalina, including San Clemente Island and around Catalina Island
  • Point Fermin, Point Dume, and other areas around the San Pedro Channel and Santa Monica Bay (Southern California coast)
  • the Santa Barbara Islands, and Santa Barbara Channel, especially around the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, such as Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island, and San Miguel Island
  • the coastal areas from Point Conception to Morrow Bay and beyond to Cooper Point, Big Sur and the Monterey Bay (south central California coast)
  • trips leaving from Moss Landing, Seaside, and other areas in Monterey Bay
  • San Francisco based whale watching, especially out to the Farallon Islands
  • Northern California whale watching from points such as Point Reyes, Bodega Bay, Gualala, Point Arena, Fort Bragg, Westport, and Rockport, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, and Point St. George, Crescent City
  • Oregon whalewatching from all the coastal towns such as Brookings, Gold Beach, the North Bend recreational area, Reedsport, Seal Rock, Newport, Depoe Bay, Lincoln Beach, Pacific City, Cape Lookout, Oceanside and Cape Meares, Tillamook Head, and of course Astoria and the mouth of the Columbia River and Cape Disappointment
  • Washington's Long Beach and Gray's Harbor
  • the rugged Washington Pacific Coast along the west side of Olympic National Park, up to Neah Bay and in to Seiku
  • Puget Sound (also known as the Salish Sea) which includes the spring feeding grounds of the gray whales between Whidbey Island and Camano Island and around Saratoga Passage, and playgrounds for Dall's porpoise, harbor porpoise, orcas, and numerous seals and sea lions and river otters around Deception Pass and down Hood Canal
  • the San Juan Islands, especially Lime Kiln park and American Camp, with trips leaving from Friday Harbor, Rosario, and Roche Harbor
  • Haro Strait, Rosario Strait, and Boundary Pass
• Canadian Pacific Coast (British Columbia) and the Inside Passage
  • the salmon rich waters off the mouth of the Frasier River near Vancouver
  • around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, including whalewatching trips from Tofino
  • Georgia Strait, the Campbell River area and Blackfish Sound near the Broughton Islands
  • up through the Queen Charlotte Islands
  • whale watching trips leaving from Prince Rupert
• Alaska's coastal areas, including the Alaskan Panhandle
  • Clarence Strait, Sumner Strait
  • Frederick Sound and Prince William Sound
  • whale watching trips leaving from Ketchikan, Juneau, Seward
  • Southeast Alaska including Craig, Elfin Cove, Glacier Bay, Gustavus, Haines, Hoonah, Hydaburg, Juneau, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell
  • South central Alaska including Golf of Alaska, Resurrection Bay, Kachemak Bay and Kodiak Island, Homer, Seward, Kanai, Kodiak, Valdez, and Turnagain Arm
  • Kenai Fjords National Park
  • Denali Park
  • Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands, Pribilof Islands, and the Yukon Kusokwim Delta

Sport Fishing Field Guide

The California coast bottom fish field guide is a flat, single sheet guide, which is a perfect reference for sport fisherman looking for rockfish, sheephead, lingcod, greenling, and others. This guide is richly illustrated, with over 40 full color depictions of the bottom fish you can expect to find off the California coast. Each illustration is accompanied by the common name for the fish, the scientific name, it's typical weight and size, and typical location (such as nearshore (shallow or deeper) and on the shelf).

Single Sheet Field Guides

All the single sheet field guides are 7" by 11" (17.85 cm by 28 cm), double-sided, laminated to withstand the elements, and printed on high quality stock with durable UV-resistent inks.

click to view inside Northwest field guide 1888538-99-6 $7.95

Fold Out Pocket Wildlife Guide

Includes land mammals, marine mammals, marine birds, fish, shoreline birds, and coastal range birds - approx. 24" by 8.75" (61 cm by 22 cm) in size, which folds to approx. 3.5" by 8.75" (9 cm by 22 cm).

The Northwest foldout field guide was designed for those exploring the fabled Northwest Inside Passage; from kayakers to cruisers and sailors - all will appreciate this guide to the wildlife found from Seattle to Glacier Bay.

The Northwest fold out pocket guide includes twelve pages of illustrations of whales, dolphins, porpoise, seals, otter, salmon, halibut, song birds, forest birds, birds of prey, shorebirds, ducks and other waterfowl, and pelagic birds, moose, elk, bear, squirrels, beavers, marmots, weasels, goats, sheep, cougar, bobcat, lynx, coyote, fox, and wolves. This handy guide covers all the creatures you may be lucky enough to observe in their natural habitat if you take a trip to Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska.