Roger Tory Peterson’s recent birthday did not go unnoticed around the web. Here are links to many recent reviews of books by and about Peterson. I had meant to publish this list this past week while on vacation, but never found the time. It was just as well, as I discovered many more today after [...]
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Today, August 28, is the 100th anniversary of Roger Tory Peterson’s birth. He was a writer, painter, photographer, conservationist, speaker, and probably many other things. But he will always be known primarily for his field guide to birds. Innovative and groundbreaking, it was worthy of the honor bestowed upon it. Peterson’s legacy is forever intertwined [...]
Just as I was with blogs, I’m a bit slow on the whole podcast thing. But that has now changed. I’ve just discovered Birdwatch Radio. Well, I use the word “discover” pretty loosely. I had been aware of it for a while due to the host, Steve Moore, posting about it on our state’s listserv. [...]
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.
For the most part, the new Peterson guide uses the same plates that Roger Tory Peterson had prepared for his Eastern and Western regional guides. However, some significant changes have been made. Some new species have been added, most due to taxonomic splits, but others because of new records. Conversely, some species have been [...]
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 [...]
by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Roger Tory Peterson’s birth, get to know the man through this great biography.
Here are some bird book and product reviews from magazines and journals published in April, 2008.
Bird Watcher’s Digest - Vol. 30 No. 5, May/June 2008
The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, by Richard Garrigues
Recommended as “an excellent modern supplement to Stiles and Skutch“.
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Here is a selection of bird books that will be published shortly.
The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America (Peterson Field Guides)
Bill Thompson III
April 30, 2008 (Amazon has it in stock now)
The early remarks on this are universally enthusiastic. If you know a kid in eastern NA who is, or may become, interested [...]
