Peterson molt book (1 Viewer)

Tero

Retired

• May 18, 2010

• #1

Now out
http://www.amazon.com/Peterson-Reference-Guide-American-Guides/dp/0547152353/ref=pd_ys_home_shvl_69

 

Tero

Retired

• May 23, 2010

• #2

Ok, there is a lot of text. It is not like the gull book, it is much smaller. To illustrate Nuthatches, for example, there is one picture. Bigger birds they put in more detail. Get the cheapest price, if molt is your thing.

 

Last edited: May 23, 2010

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jedigrant

Well-known member

• Sep 10, 2010

• #3

I just finished my review of Molt in North American Birds. Loved it. As you would imagine, it will be a great resource to learn about molt. It's worth it just for that (perhaps even for birders outside the US and Canada, the region it focuses on). But I was surprised at how interesting and readable it was. Honestly, I was expecting it to be a little tedious and, dare I say it, boring. But there are so many fascinating details in each of the family accounts, I found myself wanting to keep reading more. Highly recommended to non-beginning birders, especially those in North America.

 

Swissboy

Sempach, Switzerland

Supporter

• Sep 10, 2010

• #4

jedigrant said:

........ As you would imagine, it will be a great resource to learn about molt. It's worth it just for that (perhaps even for birders outside the US and Canada, the region it focuses on). But I was surprised at how interesting and readable it was. ..........I found myself wanting to keep reading more. Highly recommended to non-beginning birders, especially those in North America.

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Thank you Grant, for your fine review, and also special thanks to Tero for bringing the Amazon page into the forum. That page has the most extensive "Look Inside" feature I have ever seen. And the combination of the review plus the "Look Inside" pages should convince everybody interested in birds to get this book. It must be by far the most fascinating treatment of the topic. Definitely not restricted to North American birders.

 

Tero

Retired

• Sep 24, 2010

• #5

Grant, the two molt nomenclatures still drove me nuts.

 

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jedigrant

Well-known member

• Sep 25, 2010

• #6

Tero said:

Grant, the two molt nomenclatures still drove me nuts.

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Two nomenclatures?

 

Tero

Retired

• Sep 27, 2010

• #7

Yes there is the normal first year first winter etc.
Then there is the more scientific one with "alternate" this and that and it gives no idea of the time sequence.

OK they are called
Hamphrey-Parkes

and Life Year, still used in most field guides.

 

Last edited: Sep 27, 2010

njlarsen

Gallery Moderator

Opus Editor

Supporter

• Sep 28, 2010

• #8

The problem with life-year for plumage description is that late first year and early second year birds looks identical while early second year and late second year birds probably looks nothing alike, at least if you are thinking of large birds such as gulls.

Niels