BOOK REVIEW: Feather-Watching: An Interactive CD Guide for Studying Birds in the Field

Abstract

A lot of birders know very little about molt, even though for a bird molt is as  fundamental a part of the life cycle as breeding. Two recent publications attempt to  help one better understand this tricky topic. The goal of Molt in North American  Birds is to be an easy-to-read reference explaining the patterns of molt by family.  Although the title says “North American,” the book covers molts of only species oc curring north of Mexico, though much of the information on families also applies to  many Mexican species. Feather-Watching attempts to explain feather terminology  and molt in an interactive CD format.