----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Ruth Sullivan" <GODWIT at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 5:25 PM
Subject: Birds of the Puget Sound Region


> Hello Tweeters & Birders,
>
>
> I like to make few comment's about the bird book this published call "
BIRDS
> of the PUGET SOUND REGION ."
> My though was going to my mind when I start birding as a beginner to use
the
> "National Geographic BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA." I wish I had access than to
a
> Fieldguide as this little small pocked Book size .I struggled for the
> longest time to feel comfortable to ID birds correctly.This new Fieldguide
> makes it much easier to ID birds because this are you seeing mostly all in
> the Puget Sound Region.
> How many times I coming home to tell my son Patrick what I saw.Either it
was
> a Rare species what not occur ,not a fresh water Duck wrong habitat or a
> bird what appear only in Easter Washington.
> When I going in the field now I am so surprised to see so many new birders
> what this starting out to use the big Sibley Guide.Not that it is not way
to
> big to taken in to the field it also is so complex for new birders to
start
> out.Not getting me wrong ,this Sibley Guide is a good Fieldguide even so
the
> color is wrong on so many birds.I got the Sibley in my car ,but use the
> Geographic the most using the Sibley to compare .
> I am very impressed with Bob Morse new Fieldguide " BIRDS of the Puget
Sound
> Region Starting out with the brilliant photo of a male adult Rufous
Humming
> bird,this is the best photo I seeing of this species perching on a twig
and
> not on a feeder, good choice to attract birders to this book.And even if
> you not use the book it is a good gift for some one to start out. I been
> already giving two copies of this book to Back Yard birders and there all
> enjoying this book.The photos alone so superb that it is even for all
> birders having a copy in there library.I had no idea that we having so
many
> birders what taken this good photos.
> But now I like to talk a little what this bird book have to offer besides
> the photos.The front shows the color -coded of each page so you can find
the
> birds easy.Also in front of the book are 35 species of birds what are more
> less the common species are you finding in the Puget Sound.This small book
> have 390 pages which holds 200 species with 12 Mountain Specialties.Bob
> made sure that the photos are good size so you can really seeing this
photos
> with the best details
> But also on the opposite page a good description of each bird ; pointing
> out similar Species so you can compare; Seasonal Abundance,Where you can
> find this bird; Diet behavior ; Voice ,this would be the more difficult ;
> Did you know ? Townsend's 'Warbler often hybridize with Hermit
> Warbler,resulting in intermediate forms.Hybrid zones in the eastern
> Olympics and southwestern Cascade have resulted in the Hermit's range
> retreading southward.In my opinion this is really worth the price of $
> 14.95 alone for the superb photos.
> You can visit Bob Morse website at www.birdsofpugetsound com
>
>
> Ruth Sullivan
> Tacoma
>