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our feeders here in the Virginia Piedmont.
Besides all that, it is not cluttered with species not found in our area, such as the Rufous Hummingbird or the Curve-billed Thrasher; these are western species covered in Peterson’s equally useful “A Field Guide to Western Birds.”
A comparatively recent field guide (slim and in a vertical format, designed to fit a pocket) is “All the Birds of North America,” sponsored by the American Bird Conservancy, which has its headquarters in The Plains. For the bird watcher who travels, this is an excellent book to take along.
This guide has excellent illustrations and range maps; also clear and
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