On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, rtylor wrote:

> First, can someone please recommend a good field guide to identification? I
> have the "Golden" guide to birds of N. America; there must be something
> better, that's affordable. I'd appreciate your suggestions.

Peterson's _Field Guide to Western Birds_. Yes, people who have gotten
to the experienced or expert stage will recommend the NGS guide, but for
beginners nothing beats Peterson. I'm afraid we're prone to forget that
most of us wouldn't be enjoying this wonderful pastime of birdwatching if
Peterson hadn't made basic field identification simple.

Burt Guttman guttmanb at elwha.evergreen.edu
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