Ian and Tweeters,

I would say to the editor, don't bother-- there are too many good field
guides out there already, what with the National Geo guide, Sibley's guides,
Peterson's guides, Crossley's guide, etc. Any new field guide trying to
compete with these is likely to fall flat on its face. What we really could
use is a continent-wide, or eastern and western, BIRD-FINDING GUIDES to
replace the long-out-of-date Pettingill guides (published in 1977 and 1981).
There is nothing on the market right now that adequately covers an area
larger than a single state.

Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net



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Subject: [Tweeters] Field Guide needs

HI ALL:
I just received an email from an editor at a publishing house that is
looking for suggestions for publishing a bird field guide. So I'm asking
for suggestions!

sincerely
--

Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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