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Re: New Sibley Guide

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Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:39:06 -0700

I went to the Amazon Website and there is a short video of David promoting the new field guide, with pictures and an explantion of how he has laid it out. Looks good.

Michael O'Sullivan

--- On Tue, 10/6/09, Rick Sussman <> wrote:

> From: Rick Sussman <>
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] New Sibley Guide
> To: 
> Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 11:32 AM
> Actually Janet, yes!? Where
> applicable, fall colors are illustrated (and spring colors,
> if particularly bright).
> 
> 
> Tell us, does the guide also illustrate 
> deciduous trees in their "alternate fall foliage"?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janet Millenson <>
> To: 
> Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 11:09 am
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] New Sibley Guide
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for the recommendation, Rick! Tell us, does the
> guide also illustrate 
> deciduous trees in their "alternate fall foliage"?
> 
> Janet Millenson
> Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> "Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rick Sussman" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:09 AM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] New Sibley Guide
> 
> 
> | Hi all,
> |
> | ?I'm not sure how many of you are aware, but David Sibley
> has a new guide 
> out, The Sibley Guide to Trees. The book is the size of the
> "original" 
> Sibley guide (ie, larger than a "back-pocket" book), and he
> treats? 668 
> native and commonly cultivated trees from temperate? N.A.,
> with maps, etc.
> |
> |
> |
> | I picked up a copy last night at Border's White Flint,
> and after just a 
> short initial perusing, I find it very good. Should be
> required reading (or 
> at least required browsing!) for all birder's. As a
> frequent field trip 
> leader I often use trees as landmarks; "it's perched in the
> small box elder 
> next to that big sycamore tree...", but I'm often surprised
> at how few 
> people have any tree ID skills.
> |
> |
> |
> | This book should help.
> |
> |
> |
> | Rick Sussman
> |
> | Woodbine,MD
> | 
>