This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BE4627.4D32DB40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Many thanks for your list of books. They really help out and will help others like myself. Ben Poscover ---------- > From: Andy Rabin <andyrab@wam.umd.edu> > To: mdosprey@ARI.Net > Subject: Re: reference book > Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 12:34 PM > > > > Joe, > > You will surely want to hear from others with more experience about > this, but I'll add in my two cents. I've found that for the more > difficult species- sparrows, shorebirds, etc., the best books are those > that are specific to that 'family' of birds. They give you plenty of > information regarding identification, probably more than you'll ever need > in a lot of cases. One drawback is that they're usually too heavy to be > field guides. They're more like reference books. Still, if you can > remember the field marks you saw, you can check them out when you get > home. Or, you can leave the books in the car. Studying them beforehand > helps me too. I don't know if there is a single field guide that could > serve as a satisfactory supplement to the NGeo Guide. > > Below are some of the books I've used and/or seen others use and/or have > had recommended to me. I'm sure everyone has their favorites and will be > glad to plug them for you. > > _Photographic Guide to Hawks of North America_ - Clark and Wheeler (great > photos, if nothing else) > _Peterson's Guide to Hawks_ - Clark and Wheeler > _Hawks in Flight_ - Pete Dunne (good for hawks that look like tiny specks > in the sky) > _Peterson's guide to Warblers_ - Jon Dunn > _Guide to Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the US and > Canada_ - James Rising > _Shorebirds_ - Hayman, Marchant, Prater > _Gulls_ - Peter Grant > > The titles and spellings might not be exactly right, but they're pretty > darn close. I'd like to know if anyone else has ID books they find > especially helpful and informative. > > Andy Rabin > Gaithersburg, MD > andyrab@wam.umd.edu > > > > On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Joseph j Halpin wrote: > > > I have the Naional Geographic Guide; what is a good book as a supplement > > to this guide? I seem to have particular problems with sparrows, raptors > > and gulls or maybe I should say any species where the differences are not > > standout obvious. I like the Peterson's guides because they have the > > pointers. Are there other guides which are particularily useful as > > supplements to the NG? > > > > Thanks, > > Joe Halpin > > Silver Spring, MD > > email: halpinj @juno.com > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > > ------=_NextPart_000_01BE4627.4D32DB40 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Many thanks for your list of books. =
They really help out and will help others like myself.
Ben =
Poscover
----------
> From: Andy Rabin <andyrab@wam.umd.edu>
> To: mdosprey@ARI.Net
> Subject: Re: reference book
> Date: =
Friday, January 22, 1999 12:34 PM
>
>
>
> =
Joe,
>
> You will =
surely want to hear from others with more experience about
> this, =
but I'll add in my two cents. I've found that for the more
> =
difficult species- sparrows, shorebirds, etc., the best books are =
those
> that are specific to that 'family' of birds. They =
give you plenty of
> information regarding identification, =
probably more than you'll ever need
> in a lot of cases. One =
drawback is that they're usually too heavy to be
> field guides. =
They're more like reference books. Still, if you can
> =
remember the field marks you saw, you can check them out when you =
get
> home. Or, you can leave the books in the car. =
Studying them beforehand
> helps me too. I don't know =
if there is a single field guide that could
> serve as a =
satisfactory supplement to the NGeo Guide.
>
> Below are =
some of the books I've used and/or seen others use and/or have
> =
had recommended to me. I'm sure everyone has their favorites and =
will be
> glad to plug them for you.
>
> =
_Photographic Guide to Hawks of North America_ - Clark and Wheeler =
(great
> photos, if nothing else)
> _Peterson's Guide to =
Hawks_ - Clark and Wheeler
> _Hawks in Flight_ - Pete Dunne (good =
for hawks that look like tiny specks
> in the sky)
> =
_Peterson's guide to Warblers_ - Jon Dunn
> _Guide to =
Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the US and
> =
Canada_ - James Rising
> _Shorebirds_ - Hayman, Marchant, =
Prater
> _Gulls_ - Peter Grant
>
> The titles and =
spellings might not be exactly right, but they're pretty
> darn =
close. I'd like to know if anyone else has ID books they =
find
> especially helpful and informative.
>
> Andy =
Rabin
> Gaithersburg, MD
> andyrab@wam.umd.edu
>
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Jan =
1999, Joseph j Halpin wrote:
>
> > I have the Naional =
Geographic Guide; what is a good book as a supplement
> > =
to this guide? I seem to have particular problems with sparrows, =
raptors
> > and gulls or maybe I should say any species where =
the differences are not
> > standout obvious. I like the =
Peterson's guides because they have the
> > pointers. Are =
there other guides which are particularily useful as
> > =
supplements to the NG?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > =
Joe Halpin
> > Silver Spring, MD
> > email: halpinj =
@juno.com
> >
> > =
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> > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html
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[654-5866]
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