grp@unify.uucp (Greg Pasquariello) (11/30/89)
In article <3768@ccnysci.UUCP> christ@ccnysci.UUCP (Chris Thompson) writes: >In article <23973@vrdxhq.verdix.com>, edm@vrdxhq.verdix.com (Ed Matthews) writes: >> The Christmas season is upon us and my wife would like to get me a new >> birding book since I've not been all that pleased with my Audubon Guide >> to Eastern Birds. It just doesn't have enough birds or enough field marks >> for me to distinguish a lot of birds around here (Washington DC). I'd >> like to be able to identify a bird as more than "it's some kind of sparrow, >> probably a female." Can anyone give me a recommendation? -- I'm not a hard >> core birder, but I do like to know what I'm looking at. > >I usually carry 2 with me... > >Chris Thompson WHAT!!!! REAL birders don't carry field guides!!! ;-) (please please please notice the smiley) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Pasquariello (916) 920-9092 grp@unify.UUCP Unify Corporation ...!{csusac, pyramid}!unify!grp
rdavis@oracle.com (Richard Davis) (12/01/89)
> In article <3768@ccnysci.UUCP> christ@ccnysci.UUCP (Chris Thompson) writes: >>[quoted stuff deleted] > WHAT!!!! REAL birders don't carry field guides!!! ;-) > > (please please please notice the smiley) Actually, REAL birders forget their field guides in their cars after walking a half mile to a stakeout, and then are too lazy/sleepy/confident to walk back and get it. If they had it, of course, they would be too embarrassed to actually peruse it in front of all the other REAL birders that are there as well. :-) Richard