Jed -

Thanks for the information. I have bookmarked the Cornell site, and printed out
the Backyard Bird Count checklist for the Nikiski area so I have an idea of
which
birds are in my immediate area. I will see if I get any other responses before
making a purchase.

Dorey Harman
Nikiski, AK


> Dorey,
> Good question! I've done a little research and it seems that the '08 edition
is
> more up to date than any previous.
> I've been using a '95 edition and just spoke with one of our members and he
has a
> new copy and says that there are some birds listed now that are not in the
other
> editions. Actually it's not that they have been listed it seems rather that
the
> listing has been updated.
> I find my copy to work just fine and usually use Cornnels website when I get
to a
> point of total frustration in identification.
> http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds
> Have a great birding day and I hope someone else from the group will help you
even
> more.
> Jed
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: alaska-wildbird-society@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:45 AM
> Subject: [alaska-wildbird-society] getting a new bird book
>
>
> I'm looking at getting a bird book and wanted some feedback from others. My
> current book is the Robert Armstrong book (Guide to the Birds of Alaska)
> copyright
> 1984. I bought it a long, long time ago at a used book store in Anchorage.
>
> I just did some looking on line for more recent copies and found the 2008
edition
> for just over $20, plus the 1995 edition for about half that amount. How
much
> difference is there between the two books? Is it worth the price to go with
the
> newer edition, or is the older just as good?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dorey Harman
> Nikiski
>
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