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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America was my first field guide, part of an ‘introduction to birding’ workshop taught by the incomparable Starr Saphir. Family groups are briefly introduced with descriptions of their shared characteristics. A Little Bit of Field Guide History.

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Birding By Impression: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Experienced birders can identify birds using GISS; all birders can identify birds if they adopt the BBI approach. Bird families that resemble each other are combined into one chapter, for example “Owls, Nightjars, and Nighthawks,” and are then treated separately within the chapter. So say Kevin T.

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