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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds |
Author: Pete Dunne
Published: 2006-05-11 |
List price: $29.95
Our price: $21.86
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Customer comments on this selection.
 A Refreshing Primer for Bird ID
When I bought this book, I thought it was an identification key. It is not nor does it need to be. Especially in the field where markings are difficult to see. I really enjoyed his emphasis on habitat and "vocalizations". Very thorough. It's not an exciting read but it sure is informative. Experienced birders could supplement their knowledge with this different approach. Novices would certainly benefit by having a fresh start with birding techniques. Using the "Cape May" approach might make a birder out of anybody.
Great companion guide...
This is a wonderful addition to The Peterson Field Guide - greater in-depth information regarding habitat and plumage.
A good companion is hard to find
This field guide companion looks stark at first, with no pictures, but that is part of the point. With many fine field guides available, this is meant to supplement them, and in no way replace them. The necessarily brief descriptions of a field guide are nicely fleshed out in this volume, which is best suited to browsing after returning from the field, or for thumbing through when you can't get out into the field. The best addition to my stay-at-home birding library since Ehrlich, Dobkin Wheye's "The Birder's Handbook."
Poorly Cut Book
Peter Dunnes unique comments, perspective observations make this book interesting to read yet very informative. His approach to identification gives you additional yet simplistic help.
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br /I did not look at the condition of the book until the return time had expired. I was disappointed that the last section of the Index was cut improperly. I could not find a contact email to complain. The book should be replaced. If you read this I hope you will arrange to replace the book.
It is Essential
This companion to my field guides has no pictures other than word pictures. It uses GISS (General Impression of Size and Shape) style of birding. Why is this important I can give a recent example. Here in New York City we had a Common Loon on the Reservoir. One birder reported a male and a female Common Loon, but was incorrect. It turned out to be the Common Loon and a Double Crested Cormorant. The difference was very obvious by using GISS but the mistaken birder was using feather birding and the bird was far away. This is a very useful guide. I would ask readers to read a sample page and decide for themselfs
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