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Shorebird Guide

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Winger and June West

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Winger and June West

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Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:32:26 -0400

Up until now, I've been relying on guides such as Sibley, National Geographic, Peterson, etc to aid in the identification of birds in the field.  I'm finding that when you're looking at juvenile and subsequent plumages before adult plumages, these books don't really provide the detail necessary.  In particular, I'm looking for a good shorebird guide.  Right now I'm considering one of the following.  

1.  Shorebirds of North America, Europe and Asia by Stephen Message and Don Taylor.

2.  Shorebird of North America by Dennis Paulson.

3.  Shorebirds: An identification guide to the waders of the world by Peter Hayman, John Marchant and Tony Prater.

4.  and of course The Shorebird Guide by Richard Crossley, Kevin Karlson and Michael O'Brien.

Any thoughts, recommendation, on or off line?

Thanks.

Winger West
Millersville, MD