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  2. Peterson Identification System - Wikipedia

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    The Peterson Identification System is a practical method for the field identification of animals, plants and other natural phenomena. It was devised by ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson in 1934 for the first of his series of Field Guides [1] (See Peterson Field Guides.) Peterson devised his system "so that live birds could be identified readily ...

  3. Roger Tory Peterson - Wikipedia

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    In 1997, the Harvard Museum of Natural History established the Roger Tory Peterson Medal "to keep alive the memory of the pioneering naturalist and author of the legendary Peterson Field Guide to Birds.” [25] In 2000, the American Birding Association established the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Promoting the Cause of Birding. [26] [27]

  4. Peterson Field Guides - Wikipedia

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    The Peterson Field Guides (PFG) are a popular and influential series of American field guides intended to assist the layman in identification of birds, plants, insects and other natural phenomena. The series was created and edited by renowned ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996).

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  6. Big year - Wikipedia

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    The wide publication in 1934 of the first modern field guide by Roger Tory Peterson truly revolutionized birding. However, in that era, most birders did not travel widely. The earliest known continent-wide Big Year record was compiled by Guy Emerson, a traveling businessman, who timed his business trips to coincide with the best birding seasons for different areas in North Americ

  7. Timeline of ornithology - Wikipedia

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    1934 – Roger Tory Peterson publishes his Guide to the Birds, the first modern field guide. 1934–37 – Brian Roberts is the expedition ornithologist on John Rymill's British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE). 1935 – Konrad Lorenz publishes his study of imprinting in young ducklings and goslings.

  8. Virginia Marie Peterson - Wikipedia

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    A Field Guide to the Birds: Eastern and Central North America: Large Format Edition. United States: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-96371-5. Peterson, R. T. and Peterson, V. M. (1990). A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico.

  9. Richard Pough - Wikipedia

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    Richard Pough (April 19, 1904 – June 24, 2003) was a major figure in American conservation for more than half of the 20th century. The impact of his work was so broad that he "seemed to be almost everywhere."