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In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson introduced a breakthrough book, a field guide to the birds that used arrows to point out distinguishing features of various bird species, each of which he had ...

In 1934 Roger Tory Peterson, with manuscript and watercolor paintings in hand, went looking for a publisher for the bird identification book he had created. He knocked on doors. No. No. No. No. Then ...

NEW YORK – Artist and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson’s illustrated Field Guide series helped popularize bird watching the world over and set the standard for the modern nature guide. Next month, bird ...

Picking a birding field guide is a little like picking a spouse. You have to find it attractive, of course, but that’s just not enough for the long haul. You need something smart, reliable. Something ...

SAN ANSELMO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Appweavers, Inc. a developer of mobile nature applications, today introduced Peterson Birds of North America, an iPhone and iPad field guide to birds. The new app ...

One July day in 1996, artist and author Roger Tory Peterson called his longtime friend, ornithologist Noble Proctor of Branford, to ask if he might stop by to discuss a painting in progress. Peterson ...

Like Emily Post's "Etiquette" and Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," Roger Tory Peterson's "A Field Guide to the Birds" (1934) was both revolutionary and egalitarian. It opened the ...

I’m a big fan of bird identification apps, so I was thrilled to learn that Peterson Field Guides in tandem with Appweavers had created a new birding app for iOS devices. Peterson Birds of North ...

SOUTH NEWFANE -- There are some people that make such an impact on their field, that their influence continues long after they are gone. They become almost franchises that keep paying dividends to ...