A relatively new guide that could help is "The Young Birder's Guide 
to Birds of Eastern North America." It's by Bill Thompson III, the 
Editor of Bird Watcher's Digest and it's published by Houghton 
Mifflin in the Peterson Field Guide series.

It's written with a light touch and doesn't patronize or talk down at kids.

Give it a look if you haven't seen it before.

Mike Bowen
Bethesda

At 08:52 AM 4/10/2009 -0400, Stephen Horvath wrote:
>I have finally gotten a couple of the kids at my Pathfinder club 
>deeply interested in birds. Some of their parents were wondering 
>where they could find some good beginner birder resources. They said 
>they checked at the library and didn't find much. I suggested the 
>yellow book as well as where to find birds in Frederick county, as 
>well as any of the beginner birding guides. Any input would be very 
>helpful. I would love to have one of these kids join our ranks someday.
>Thanks in advance
>Stephen Horvath

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