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International Migratory Bird Day is here! To help you bird all year long, from coast to coast Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is donating 5 Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America.

In celebration of the centennial of Roger Tory Peterson’s birth comes a historic collaboration among renowned birding experts and artists to preserve and enhance the Peterson legacy. This newer book combines the Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds and Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds into one volume, filled with accessible, concise information and including almost three hours of video podcasts to make bird watching even easier.

• 40 new paintings

• Digital updates to Peterson’s original paintings, reflecting the latest knowledge of bird identification

• All new maps for the most up-to-date range information available

• Text rewritten to cover the U.S. and Canada in one guide

• Larger trim size accommodates range maps on every spread

• Contributors include: Michael DiGiorgio, Jeff Gordon, Paul Lehman, Michael O’Brien, Larry Rosche, and Bill Thompson III

• Includes URL to register for access to video podcasts

Roger Tory Peterson was born in Jamestown, New York in 1908. He began birding when he was eleven and wrote, illustrated and published his first field guide when he was 26 years old. He received 22 honorary degrees in a variety of disciplines ranging from art to science. In 1980, President Carter presented him with the President’s Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian award, in honor of his cultural contributions.

In his lifetime, RTP’s contributions have been recognized with nearly every major award in the fields of ornithology, natural history, wildlife conservation, and public service, and he was even nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize — twice.  He advanced and popularized birding. Thank you RTP.

Good luck birding. Good luck winning a copy of his field guide. And happy International Migratory Bird Day

How to ‘Like&Win”

To enter this sweepstakes for one of five Houghton Mifflin Harcourt‘s Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America valued at $26, simply go to the author of the blog’s Facebook page Critter Companions by Kenny Coogan and ‘like’ the post! The five winners will by notified by 10:30 EST on May 13, 2017.

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