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Peterson Feeder Birds of North America app
AN EXCITING NEW TOOL FOR BIRDERS! A free app for identifying the birds you are likely to see at your feeders. Like Peterson Birds of North America app, Peterson Feeder Birds includes information from the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America and 7 other Peterson Field Guide series books.
MorePeterson Birds of North America app
MUST-HAVE BIRDING APP The ultimate birding resource for at home and in the field combining 10 Peterson Field Guides in an easy-to-use searchable format for iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.
MorePeterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition
The guide includes detailed maps and information showing where to locate each species of fish—whether that species can be found in miles-long stretches of river or small pools that cover only dozens of square feet. The ichthyologic world of the twenty-first century is not the same as it was in the twentieth, and this brand-new edition of the definitive field guide to freshwater fishes reflects these many changes.
MoreHummingbirds and Butterflies
AVAILABLE NOW! This second collaboration between the Peterson Field Guide series and Bird Watcher’s Digest includes tips on how to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to backyards—and how to identify them once they’ve arrived.
MoreOn Our Website: Video Podcasts!
Richly illustrated with paintings, photographs, and sound recordings of featured birds, these video podcasts are an entertaining and educational supplement to the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America. You may view and download three hours of podcasts from our web site. Choose from the categories below:
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Who is Roger Tory Peterson?
For more than 65 years, Peterson Field Guides have set the standard by which other field guides are measured. Comprehensive and authoritative, they are essential additions to any naturalist's bookshelf or backpack. Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, spent his life studying, painting, and photographing birds. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guide Series is credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement. Peterson died in 1996.