Two field guides? You're only allowed one for most competitions (Nationals being the exception).
Most people recommend either the Sibley, Peterson, or Smithsonian. There's a list on the Ornithology Wiki that details the pros/cons of each one.
Edit: Apparently you are allowed to bring two field guides...my bad.
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Re: Ornithology B/C
I actually think you can have two. In the rules it says, with bolded words included, "Each student may bring one commercially published book (or field guide)". I guess you + your partner = two students, so if each student can bring one you can have two total.
2011~Dynamic (1st Regional, 1st State, 36th Nats) ~Birds (1st, 2nd, 39th) ~Remote (1st, 3rd, 42nd) ~Wind Power (1st, 4th, x)
2010~Dynamic (1st Regional, 1st State) ~Egg-O (x, 6th) ~Birds (4th, 5th) ~Remote (1st, 1st)
2009~Egg-O (11th State, 36th Nats) ~Herp (6th, 44th) ~Remote (x, 36th)
2010~Dynamic (1st Regional, 1st State) ~Egg-O (x, 6th) ~Birds (4th, 5th) ~Remote (1st, 1st)
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Re: Ornithology B/C
Yeah - they changed the wording from the rules last year. Now you can have two field guides and two pages of notes.
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Re: Ornithology B/C
Check out the guide section of the Wiki. It goes through the pros and cons of each. Or you can just go to a bookstore or library and look at different kinds, then pick your favorite from there.
2011~Dynamic (1st Regional, 1st State, 36th Nats) ~Birds (1st, 2nd, 39th) ~Remote (1st, 3rd, 42nd) ~Wind Power (1st, 4th, x)
2010~Dynamic (1st Regional, 1st State) ~Egg-O (x, 6th) ~Birds (4th, 5th) ~Remote (1st, 1st)
2009~Egg-O (11th State, 36th Nats) ~Herp (6th, 44th) ~Remote (x, 36th)
2010~Dynamic (1st Regional, 1st State) ~Egg-O (x, 6th) ~Birds (4th, 5th) ~Remote (1st, 1st)
2009~Egg-O (11th State, 36th Nats) ~Herp (6th, 44th) ~Remote (x, 36th)
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Re: Ornithology B/C
I'd just like to share that I found the lecture notes for an ornithology course here, and it looks like it could be useful.
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I don't think so. The guy who did it wasn't thinking, and he feels pretty bad about it now.crazy77 wrote:Does anyone know if the Athens invitational in Pennsylvania is going to use the New York state list again? I thought that was kinda weird.....
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Yea cuz what aggravated me most about that was that I actually am from New York but I assumed he would use the National List. Is there anyway to find out for sure? I don't want to use the wrong list again!
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I'm pretty sure. I talked to him about it last month. If you want to confirm, though, ask the Athens people to ask him.crazy77 wrote:Yea cuz what aggravated me most about that was that I actually am from New York but I assumed he would use the National List. Is there anyway to find out for sure? I don't want to use the wrong list again!
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