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Title: Great book for amatuers, occasional birders
Review: I have been birding for more than 30 years and this series is one of my favorites. It has nice illustrations and is smaller and being lighter is more convenient for taking in the field than Sibleys. It is organized in a traditional manner (similar to Peterson's and Golden Guides) and is therefore easier for some of us to find the birds than Sibleys. It has some nice illustrations of exotic endemics that I find useful in Los Angeles and in Florida and is fairly up to date on both the endemics and the ever changing nomenclature.If I was telling a newbie to buy one text this would be it. Sibley's woudl be next, and if one was looking at warblers back East, then the Golden book with the sound graphs would also be a must.
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