There has been such a proliferation of bird ID guides, most with faults of some kind, since the days when we had a simple choice between Chan Robbin's Golden Guide and Peterson's! Then came my still favorite, the National Geographic guide currently in its fifth ed.
Today I received what has to be the breakthrough ID Guide. "The Crossley ID Guide to Eastern Birds" by noted wildlife photographer Richard Crossley presents each species in several aspect angles and all put together in composite photography overlayed on suitable backgrounds. It's terrific and a great breakthrough that should be of help to old and new birders alike. It's too large and heavy to be considered a field guide but easy enough to toss in a pack or vehicle for reference. It even indicates the accepted four letter tetranome used by banders so there will be no more need for folks to make up their own! ;-) It is listed at 35.00 but Amazon sells it for 21. I for one am glad I purchased it. I won't nitpick or review it further as I'm sure many others will if you are interested in that sort of thing. If you google it you'll find a number of sites where it can be previewed on-line. Best, John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
