I have this that I bought 5-10 years ago.  I don't remember where I
got it but I
second  that its very handy when you want quick basic facts about a
bird.
Dont have a membership but will look for it elsewhere.  Mine
certainly did not have
a CD.

Mary, Fairborn

On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Sheryl Young wrote:

> I was at the Costco's in Avon yesterday and saw a new (to me at
> least)  field
> guide, Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America.  The
> author is
> Ted Floyd (Ed of Birding Magazine). (ISBN price $24.95, Costco
> price  $14.99,
> they also had Sibley for $11 something).
>
> This is not the guide I will use in the field, but it has some
> excellent
> features.  Most species have at least two photos and each  account
> includes the
> ABA code number (indicating how common the species is)  and bullets
> on molting
> strategy, summation of sex/age differences, and  individual
> variation.  There
> is also a little paragraph with interesting  facts about the
> species.  Each
> grouping of birds is prefaced with a full  page group account.
>
> The 28 page introduction is very informative.  I was  especially
> impressed
> with its seven bird topography maps (feather  tracts) that show a
> labeled line
> diagram along side an  unlabeled photo.  This forces you to look
> back and forth
> between the  two and actually apply the labels to the bird, leading
> to a
> better  understanding than just staring at labeled pictures.  The
> ABA  checklist
> appears at the back of the book, again including the ABA code
> number  for each
> bird.
>
> The book also includes a cd with 587 birdsongs from 140 of the more
> common
> species in mp3 format.
>
> Yeah, just what we all need, another bird book...   But this
> really is a
> good one!
>
> Sheryl Young
>
>
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