The November / December 2013 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest contains three of my original reviews – two of books and one of a binocular.
Reviews in Bird Watcher’s Digest
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Crossley’s New System
What if there was a different approach to learning how to identify species in the field? One that relied not on formal logic but rather some of the more recent discoveries from the field of cognitive science? One that built its foundation on an understanding of how we think and process information rather than on the simple amassing and proof testing of that information itself?
The Warbler Guide
Warbler enthusiasts throughout the United States and Canada should be delighted to learn about the publication of Tom Stephenson’s and Scott Whittle’s massive new book from Princeton University Press simply titled The Warbler Guide.
Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England
Such a wide-angle overview of nature is only possible for a limited geographic area if the book in which it is contained is to be sufficiently compact to fit into a jacket pocket or field bag; which is why the Kaufmans limited the scope of this field guide to the nature of just New England.