4 good links
- Peterson Online
Great birding resource, especially for beginners
- The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History
Events schedules, exhibit descriptions and education programs
- Roger Tory Peterson
Background from his publishers at Houghton-Mifflin
- Roger Tory Peterson
Profile and tribute from the National Wildlife Federation
Roger Tory Peterson Biography
Roger Tory Peterson was an artist and avid birder who revolutionized the world of bird-watching when he published his Field Guide to Birds in 1934. His detailed paintings and a simplified method of identifying birds helped to make birding a popular hobby. The guide was so successful that Peterson's system was applied to all manner of flora and fauna.
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Before Peterson came along, the world's reigning painter of birds was John J. Audubon.
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