I did the same thing as Bert with a copy of Howell & Webb. Unfortunately,
that method does not hold up well in the field (at least for me!), so I
started carrying van Perlo's book in the field. Serves me sufficiently
well, although I agree with Bert about the weak descriptions.
On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Bert Frenz <bertf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Steve,
I have traveled in Mexico and Central America by RV, so I had the luxury of
carrying several Mexico bird books. Peterson's book is too dated.
Edwards
book has too many errors. I have van Perlo's book too, but it includes too
many species and too little description. The only one I used regularly is
Howell & Webb. Actually, I had two copies, one bound as delivered, and the
second one split into 3 parts, the center part being the plates only, then
rebound in a spiral format at a copy store. That is usually the one I
carried in the field as it was light and easy to pack.
Bert
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Bert Frenz
Oaks & Praries of Texas
NAB subregional editor, north-east Texas
Bert2@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.bafrenz.com
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From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Stevan Hawkins
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2015 1:28 AM
To: TexBirds
Cc: satxbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [texbirds] Out of print
TexBirders:
This past Thursday the person working customer service at my local Barnes &
Noble did a search for "Peterson's Field Guide to the Birds of Texas",
1960, and "Peterson's Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico", 1973. Both are
now out of print. In their time they were valuable resources and tools.
When out-of-staters ask me about which field guide(s) to get before they
bird the US-Mexico borderlands, I always tell them to bring a North
American
field guide of their choosing and "Peterson, Mexico". Other than Howell
and
Webb(which is kind of expensive, large, and heavy), is there a field guide
to the birds of Mexico that I can recommend to people wanting to bird the
US-Mexico borderlands?
Thanks!
Steve
Stevan Hawkins
San Antonio TX
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