Paul,
At 01:48 PM 6/11/2010 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi Mitch,
>
>A less academic introduction that is well worth looking at is Mark
>Constantine's "The Sound Approach to birding". The book gives and
>overview of much the same territory as Catchpole and Slater but doesn't go
>into the same amount of detail. Where Sound Approach wins out as an
>introduction is that it is copiously illustrated with sonograms which are
>used to highlight the discussion in the text. There are two cd's which
>come with the book that include all the recordings used to create the
>sonograms. The authors recommend listening to the cd as you read through
>the book.
>
>http://www.soundapproach.co.uk
>
>I'd suggest reading Sound Approach to get your bearings and then move on
>to Catchpole and Slater to fill out the fine details.
Thank you for that recommendation.
As it turns out I found both books at Amazon.com and they are now both on
order...
Thank you very much for your help...
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Thanks,
Mitch & Shadow...
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