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Peterson Field Guides to Birds

February 20, 2014 by hsotr

Peterson Field Guide to Birds

Peterson field guides have been around for many years and are still favorites with nature lovers of all kinds. The bird guides have an especially good reputation, and justly so.

What makes the Peterson bird guides so useful?

  • Color plates that point out key differences between similar birds.
  • Plates devoted to special identification challenges, such as birds in flight and differences between juvenile and adult plumage.
  • To-the-point descriptions with emphasis on key characteristics (field marks).
  • Detailed range maps in the back.
  • Convenient size.
Peterson Field Guide to Birds

There are several Peterson field guides to birds available—an eastern/central guide, a western guide, and a larger guide covering all of North America. Birdwatchers tend to be picky about the size of their field guides, however—a cumbersome book is not likely to be appreciated outdoors. Therefore, it is often helpful to buy either the eastern/central or the western guide, depending on where you live. The map below shows the area covered by the eastern/central guide.

Peterson Field Guide to Birds
Area covered by eastern/central guide

Additional features include a regional life list of birds, a comparison of bird silhouettes, birdwatching tips, and diagrams showing the parts of a bird.

The Peterson bird guides make identification easy:

  1. Quickly locate the correct color plate.
  2. Compare important field marks.
  3. Check the bird off on the life list in the back of the book.

Fun and simple!

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Filed Under: The Sunflower State Tagged With: Birdwatching, Books, Nature

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Motivated by her experience growing up on a small farm near Wichita, Kansas, Michelle Lindsey started Homestead on the Range to supply Kansas country living enthusiasts with the innovative resources that they need to succeed and has now been keeping families informed and inspired for over five years. Michelle is the author of three country living books. She is also a serious student of history, specializing in Kansas, agriculture, and the American West. When not pursuing hobbies ranging from music to cooking to birdwatching, she can usually be found researching, writing, or living out the country dream.

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