I also pulled out my copy, the 1983 edition. It was my mother's field guide of
record, so is thoroughly marked up - key field marks highlighted and dates and
locations of first sightings annotated - a treasured legacy.
On Mar 28, 2017, at 11:29 AM, David White <dizoo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks to all of you who were (much) more familiar than I with Chandler
Robbins and his many contributions to birding. That Golden Guide has long
been a favorite of mine and I just went to my archives (a shelf in the space
in my home which is sometimes called an "office") and pulled down my 1966
version, still in quite good condition. I always appreciated that this guide
had the range maps as well as the sonograms right there next to the
illustrations.
Because of the recent news about the Alexandria Prairie Falcon, I took a
glance at the falcons in this old book and noticed that the Peregrine had
been "upgraded" from "Duck" but that the Merlin and the Kestrel were still
"Pigeon" and "Sparrow."
Maybe now we'll have to have a "Cityscape Prairie" to add to the falcons.
And quickly, before they turn into parrots!
David I. White Jr. | 505 Park Plaza, Charlottesville VA | H: 434-296-4272 |
C: 434-466-3636 | dizoo@xxxxxxxxxxx
