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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

I’m assuming this to keep the price down; the good news is the book now feels slightly lighter. Like recent guides in the series, the cover is hard paper, not the hardier, water resistant flexibound of earlier editions.

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Petrel Paradise

10,000 Birds

In contrast the large Black Petrels (also known as Parkinson’s Petrels outside of New Zealand) are ornery birds that demand attention as they float about the boat. In spite of their large size they are actually the smallest of New Zealand’s Procellaria petrels. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.