by Roger Tory Peterson
This combination of the Peterson guides to Eastern and Western North America has been extensively updated and enhanced. These changes, and the wonderful art, create a guide that is worth checking out.
Archive for 2008
Here are some bird book reviews from around the web. Oology and Ralph’s Talking Eggs: Bird Conservation Comes Out of Its Shell – Living the Scientific Life Return to Warden’s Grove: Science, Desire, and the Lives of Sparrows – Living the Scientific Life, Prairie Ice The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America [...]
As you can see, the new Peterson guide (in the middle) is significantly larger than the last edition of the eastern regional guide. It even approaches the “large Sibley” in size. Naturally, since this new book covers all the species in North America, you would expect it to be thicker. But the trim size has [...]
August of 2008 marks the centennial of the birth of Roger Tory Peterson, one of the 20th century’s most influential people. To commemorate the event, Houghton Mifflin is publishing a new version of Peterson’s field guide to birds, a book whose importance to birding and conservation cannot be overstated. This volume combines the previously separate [...]
It started over a month ago. A friend at work prototypes and designs some internal websites, so I thought I’d get his opinion on this site’s design. Well, let’s just say the reaction wasn’t favorable. Thus began a long discussion on the design and many hours spent trying to make it work. And finally, the [...]
July 3, 2008
The Wind Masters: The Lives of North American Birds of Prey
Reviews, Books, Family Guidesby Pete Dunne
Birding’s master storyteller reveals the lives of the North American raptors.
Here are some bird book and product reviews from magazines and journals published recently. Living Bird – Spring 2008 A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House, by Danny Heitman “A fine portrait of the artist” Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die: Birding Experts Share The World’s Greatest Destinations, by Chris [...]
The Birdchaser blog has posted a fantastic analysis of the Evolution of the Bird Photo Field Guide. It puts my recent effort to shame!
by Ted Floyd
This photographic field guide is a worthy addition to your identification arsenal. And the DVD of bird songs that is also included is a very nice bonus.
