Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!tank!delphi!bob From: bob@delphi.uchicago.edu (Rob Lewis [5-2503]) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Bird Identification Books Message-ID: <6471@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 29 Nov 89 22:31:20 GMT References: <23973@vrdxhq.verdix.com> Sender: news@tank.uchicago.edu Reply-To: bob@delphi.UUCP (Rob Lewis) Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 7 My favorite field guide is the National Geographic guide, which can be purchased directly from the Society (I think they have an 800 number that you can get from phone company information [1-800-555-1212]). I don't think any of the other guides comes close, though Peterson is good for beginners because it covers a smaller region and therefore shows fewer species than those guides that cover the whole country. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com