Tired
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I'm not sure of the best place to put this thread. Would appreciate it being moved if it would fit better somewhere else.
I'm looking for a bird guide, so I can start to figure out what everything I don't recognize is. I'd like something with a lot of species coverage, not just the most common birds, if possible. I'd like it to be organized in a way that helps me pick birds out, so either sorted by color or by general shape + size of bird. It would be ideal if it had male and female versions of birds with significant sexual dimorphism, or at least a reasonable description of alternate plumage.
Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably up-to-date guide with a lot of species in it? I'm looking at a few different options. I like the looks of this one, https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-fie...eterson/401412/#edition=2152519&idiq=15412626, but it's a couple decades old by now. I'm not sure how much of a drawback that is. Surely something has moved in or out of the state since this was published.
I'm looking for a bird guide, so I can start to figure out what everything I don't recognize is. I'd like something with a lot of species coverage, not just the most common birds, if possible. I'd like it to be organized in a way that helps me pick birds out, so either sorted by color or by general shape + size of bird. It would be ideal if it had male and female versions of birds with significant sexual dimorphism, or at least a reasonable description of alternate plumage.
Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably up-to-date guide with a lot of species in it? I'm looking at a few different options. I like the looks of this one, https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-fie...eterson/401412/#edition=2152519&idiq=15412626, but it's a couple decades old by now. I'm not sure how much of a drawback that is. Surely something has moved in or out of the state since this was published.