PETERSON FIELD GUIDE: BIRDS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 4TH EDITION

PETERSON FIELD GUIDE: BIRDS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 4TH EDITION With all-new range maps, updated text, & 40 new paintings, the completely revised editions of two classic Peterson Field Guides are sure to be valuable additions to any birder's pocket or daypack. At a trim size of 5 x 8, they are portable but also beautifully illustrated. Photographs, while modern looking & colorful, capture just one moment in time. The paintings in these guides, however, show all of a bird's key field marks & use the Peterson Identification System to make bird identification easier for beginning & intermediate bird watchers. A team of professional birders has updated the text, the maps, & the art for these authoritative guides. Expert birders also created 35 entertaining & easy-to-use video podcasts, which are available to download. They make fun & educational viewing on a computer desktop or MP3 player. With all-new range maps, updated text, & 40 new paintings, the completely revised 6th edition is sure to be valuable additions to any birder's pocket or daypack. Portable & beautifully illustrated, these guides show all of a bird's key field marks & use the Peterson Identification System to make bird identification easier for beginning & intermediate bird watchers.Last updated in 1990, the Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds covers nearly 600 species on 176 color plates, with 588 comprehensive range maps, now included with the illustrations. Every bird watcher in western North America will want to own this long-awaited, up-to-date fourth edition."The Birders Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Petersons classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Roger Tory Peterson, one of the worlds greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement. ISBN: 0-547-15270-1 publish date: 03/12/2010