MONTEREY BIRDS, 2d ed., now available
by Don Roberson
Monterey
Birds, 2d ed., is a completely revised and expanded version of my 1985
book, Monterey Birds. This edition is twice as thick (544 pages)
and covers 482 species (55 more than in 1985). Features include:
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482 species accounts complete through 15 Aug 2002
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Breeding range maps and bar graphs updated and completely redone
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30 pages of bird-finding information, structured as "birding routes"
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40 pages of introductory information on Monterey County and its birds
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three appendices, including an "Appendix A" chronology of the Monterey
County list since 1900
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bar graph section in back to help trip planning week-by-week
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60 color photos over 16 color plates; 85% of these different than the first
edition.
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60 black-and-white photos scattered in the text; 85% of them new
Published by Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society; released in November 2002.
ISBN 0-96157798-2-X.
In Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, the book is or will be available
at these bookstores:
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Wild Bird Center of Monterey, Del Monte Shopping Center, Monterey (next
to Whole Foods)
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Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove
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The Bird Feeder, Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz
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Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve bookstore
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Borders, Sand City
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Thunderbird Bookstore, Carmel
Elsewhere in California, the book is available:
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Los Angeles Audubon Society bookstore
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Santa Clara Audubon Society bookstore
No book is perfect, and this is no exception. An errata is on-line at the
button below:
TO HOME PAGE
TO MONTEREY COUNTY
PAGE
TO LIST OF BIRD
FAMILIES OF THE WORLD
Page created 22 Nov 2002