NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/rec/birds/2294

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From: [e-mail] (Tom Lathrop)
Subject: Field Notes
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 18:29:58 GMT
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I am relatively new to birding, and am interested in learning what other
birders use for making notes in the field. I tried using a small spiral-
bound notebook, but it hasn't stood up well to being tossed in my
birding bag with other paraphernalia. Also, what sort of notes do you
make? I've mostly recorded the date, weather, location, and species seen.
In the case of a bird I don't know, I'll usually write a description,
then look up the bird in the field guide and write down what I think it
is. That way, if the bird flies away before I can find it in the field
guide, at least I have a written description. But should I be writing more
than this?

Tom Lathrop
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