I agree with Jeremy! An Opperman equivalent for Oregon would get my vote.

Ann Marie Wood
Mountlake Terrace,WA

On Mar 1, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Jeremy Kimm <vanislebirder at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Is it even possible to "adequately" cover an area bigger than a state in a single book? I would argue not.
>
> In terms of birdfinding guides, an Opperman-calibre guide to Oregon would be a must have (and I haven't found one yet).
>
> Jeremy Kimm
> Victoria, BC
>
> From: Wayne Weber <contopus at telus.net>
> To: TWEETERS <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:36:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Field Guide needs
>
> 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 replace the long-out-of-date Pettingill guides (published in 1977 and 1981).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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ian Paulsen
> Sent: March-01-12 12:32 PM
> To: birdbooklist at yahoogroups.com
> Cc: neoorn-l at listserv.lsu.edu; tweeters at u.washington.edu;
> pelagics at yahoogroups.com; neobird at listserv.uh.edu;
> birdwg01 at listserv.arizona.edu
> 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
> Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here:
> http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/
>
>
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