Paged through the latest version of the
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America at a local bookstore and just had to have it. Okay, I need another bird guide like I need a a lousy neighbor, especially since I still have my 1947 Peterson edition, which was actually a repalcement for the very first Peterson, which I plain wore out as a youngster. This new version, with its larger format does such a great job of highlighting all those great old Roger Tory Peterson plates, I couldn't resist. I was a bit concerned about some of the digital updates, but the authors did a tasteful and excellent job of preserving the tradition of the original. Paging through this field guide was a real trip down memory lane for me. I love it. If you don't mind the added size and weight, this Peterson would be all a beginning
birder needs, other than a
birding binocular.