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"The Birders classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featu... read full description

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Aug 18, 2010
Bird Brian rated it: 4 of 5 stars
The Peterson series is my favorite series for birdwatching guides. Roger Peterson's illustrations faithfully depict...

WAIT!! WHERE IS EVERYBODY GOING??
YOU DIDN'T LET ME FINISH!... See, these are VAMPIRE birds!

That's right! everybody just sit back down...

Yes! SEXY TEENAGE VAMPIRE BIRDS... who, ahhh.... CAN NEVER REVEAL THEIR FORBIDDEN LOVE for the sexy...

teenage...

...um, human birds?

Well, anyhow, More...
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Nov 11, 2010
Guy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I like the content of the book, but the actual publication of it is terrible! I am a living room bird watcher, and as such the book has never been outside, but the pages are falling out of it as if I had beaten it to an inch of its life. Poor, poor publication. For me, the living room birdwatcher, it is mildly inconvenient, but I can't imagine using it in the field.
Mar 28, 2010
Nancy rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is our favorite bird identification book because it is the easiest one to use. All the pix of the birds are in the center, so you can flip through them to find the bird you're looking for, then look up the description.
Dec 18, 2010
Nathan rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A great book for any birdwatcher
Dec 26, 2007
Dayna rated it: 4 of 5 stars
My first bird guide and my old stand by. It has accompanied me on more hikes than my husband and been baptized in the waters of the West Walker River. Sure, the colors are often quite off , the owl pages are bad and it's a bummer it doesn't show the birds in their most likely habitat. But, like the husband, just because it has its faults, it doesn't make me want to toss it. Its frayed edges and waterlogged state become all the more endearing as the years pass. You will have to pry this bird guid More...
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Jul 22, 2009
Jean rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Very helpful. I use it often.
Dec 09, 2011
Stacy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Covers over 1,000 birds from over 700 species in the western United States; This full color reference book is great for bird watchers of all ages.
Jan 14, 2008
Joe rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Ever wonder what that little flying dinosaur was? Gorgeous illustrations, straightforward layout so you can easily ID the feathered friend in question.
Feb 03, 2008
Lafcadio rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Oh, Peterson, oh...
Jan 26, 2012
Elena rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Jan 12, 2012
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Jan 07, 2012
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Jan 05, 2012
Carl C. rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Dec 23, 2011
Lucy's rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Dec 09, 2011
Jeremy marked it as to-read
Nov 28, 2011
Joseph rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Nov 07, 2011
Atticus rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Oct 30, 2011
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Oct 24, 2011
Preston rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Oct 18, 2011
melissabee rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Sep 29, 2011
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Sep 19, 2011
Jeannine rated it: 4 of 5 stars