Hi Mary (and Tweeters)

Yes, this book is new - came out about two weeks or so ago. There is also
one for the eastern region and one called "where the birds are - the 100
best bird watching spots in north america" - all published by DK.

Laurinda Anglin
Mountlake Terrace WA
RindaA at att.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "MaryK" <bassclef at aa.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:50 PM
Subject: New?? Book


> Hi Everybody,
>
> I picked up the Smithsonian Handbook "Birds of North America, Western
> Region," at the Seattle Audubon Nature Shop Saturday. Don't recall having
> seen it before, anybody know if this a new publication?? I really like
> it--it combines the features of a field guide w/a lot of the info in "The
> Birders Handbook." One aspect I really think is neat is that the size of
> the bird is depicted relative to the size of the book. For me that's much
> easier to grasp than mere measurements. It isn't the type of book you'd
> take on a field trip IMHO--too thick and heavy, but it's a nice complement
> to field guides and Sibley.
>
> Mary Klein
> Seattle
> bassclef at aa.net
>
>