I'm another pleased customer. "The Crossley ID Guide to Eastern Birds" is a refreshing new perspective on bird ID and a great way to review for the coming birding season. The book's graphics, placing the birds within their habitats, make the birds come to life and highlight their important ID characteristics and behaviors. I'd read about it last summer and have been anticipating it's release. It's a great adjunct to other references for my car. Because of Crossley's size, however, I'll still use Sibley's Guide (Eastern Region) in the field.
I'm anti-Amazon.com, and purchased my copy at Wild Birds Unlimited at the Lab of O with my membership discount for $31.50. It's also available at the American Bird Conservancy, as well as other sources. Princeton Press sells it for a discounted $28. Candace On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 4:37 PM, John and Sue Gregoire <k...@empacc.net>wrote: > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
