Reddit reviews Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
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Author: Roger Tory PetersonISBN: 0547152701
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology put together a review in 2013 of their recommended binoculars for a few different price ranges. Audubon has their own reviews, too.
If by "northwest", you mean "North America, west of the Rockies" then Sibleys West is a fine bird guide. But some prefer the National Geographic guide, Peterson's, or others.
Can't help you with logbooks, I'm afraid. I just write lists of birds sighted in a regular notebook. You can also log them online, where other people can see them and the data are available to scientists to study.