I agree the Peterson warbler book is very good and comprehensive, but it is a bit unwieldy as well.
For actual field use, the Stokes Warbler guide is pretty handy. It has photos of males, females, juveniles, with spring and fall variants. It includes undertail patterns and approximate migration dates on a range map. That said, I prefer illustrated guides over photo based guides and for that - to my eye - no one beats the general Sibley guide overall for matching what I most often see in the field, so I still rely on his warbler section quite often, even though it is not as thorough as the above mentioned guides. Jim On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Judy Chucker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Birders, > > Anybody have a guide book they would recommend for warblers? I respect Kim > Eckert's suggestion to forget the guide books, but at some point you need a > base to put names to the birds you see when no one else is around to > consult. > > In acts of desperation, I've found myself asking the warblers > themselves--well, more like pleading or demanding, depending on my mental > state. All to no avail. > > So, if you have found any that help you, I'd most appreciate hearing from > you. > > Thanks! > > Judy Chucker > Hennepin Cty > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus Seneca* ---- ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
