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Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996)

Author of Peterson Field Guide(R) to Eastern Birds: Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)

Includes the names: R.T. Peterson, Tory Peterson, Roger T Peterson, Rogr Tory Ptrson, Roger T Peterson, Roger Tory Peteron, Roger Tory Pterson, Peterson Tory Roger, Rober Tory Peterson, Roger Troy Peterson ... (see complete list), Roger Tory Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson, Roger Troy Peterson, Rogert Tory Peterson, Roger Tory Peterston, Roger Tory ill. Peterson, etc. Roger Tory Peterson
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Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. — biography from Birds of North America (Peterson Field Guides)… (more)
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Peterson Field Guide(R) to Eastern Birds: Fourth Edition (Peterson Field… 3,216 copies, 27 reviews
A Field Guide to Western Birds (Peterson Field Guides) 1,501 copies, 11 reviews
A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North… 1,141 copies, 5 reviews
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America 1,007 copies, 8 reviews
Peterson First Guide to Birds of North America 549 copies, 3 reviews
Birds of Britain and Europe 509 copies, 4 reviews
A Field Guide to the Ferns and Their Related Families of Northeastern and… 421 copies, 1 review
Life Nature Library: The Birds 344 copies, 2 reviews
Atmosphere (Peterson Field Guides) 304 copies
Wildflowers (Peterson First Guides) 298 copies, 2 reviews
Eastern Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) 273 copies, 2 reviews
Birds of North America (Peterson Field Guides) 266 copies, 1 review
Birds of Texas (Peterson Field Guides) 256 copies
Advanced Birding (Peterson Field Guides) 224 copies, 1 review
How to Know the Birds 224 copies, 2 reviews
Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes 218 copies, 1 review
Beetles : A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America 215 copies, 2 reviews
Wild America: The Record of a 30,000 Mile Journey Around the Continent by… 201 copies, 1 review
Mexican Birds (Peterson Field Guides) 194 copies, 1 review
Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America: East of the Great Plains… 191 copies
Wildflowers (Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books) 157 copies, 1 review
The world of birds 124 copies
All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures 102 copies, 1 review
A Field Guide to Geology (Peterson Field Guides) 91 copies
Favorite Audubon Birds of America 81 copies, 1 review
Feeder Birds: Eastern North America (Peterson Field Guides) 74 copies
A Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson… 68 copies, 1 review
Penguins 65 copies
The bird watcher's anthology (Editor) 62 copies, 1 review
Roger Tory Peterson: The Art and Photography of the World's Foremost… 56 copies, 1 review
Save the Birds (Pro Natur Book) 53 copies, 1 review
Life Nature Library Young Readers: The Birds 50 copies
FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS - 1947 Edition 44 copies
Birds over America 43 copies
Western Bird Songs (Peterson Field Guides) 34 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Backyard Birds 28 copies
Wildlife in color 28 copies
A Field Guide to the Birds 26 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Hawks 24 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Animal Tracks 22 copies, 1 review
Audubon Birds 22 copies
The field guide art of Roger Tory Peterson 22 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Butterflies 17 copies
Guide des oiseaux de France et d'Europe 13 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Roadside Wildflowers 11 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Mushrooms 11 copies
Audubon Birds of America: Fifty Selections With Commentaries 10 copies
The junior book of birds 10 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Eastern Trailside Birds 10 copies
The Birds Around Us by Roger Tory Peterson (Hardcover) 8 copies
James Fisher and Roger Troy Peterson's World of Birds, Revised… 8 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Atlantic Coastal Birds 8 copies
A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of… 8 copies
Európa madarai 7 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Western Trailside Birds 7 copies, 1 review
Peterson FlashGuide to Pacific Coastal Birds 6 copies, 1 review
Vogelgids voor alle in ons land en overig Europa voorkomende vogelsoorten 6 copies
Roger Tory Peterson’s A Field Guide To Bird Songs of Eastern and Central… 5 copies
Waterfowl: more than 50 species - all the waterfowl most commonly seen… 5 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Freshwater Fishes 5 copies
Exploring the Oceans (Brooke Bond Picture Cards) 4 copies
Peterson Field Guide To Western Birds 2ND Edition 4 copies
Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America 2nd (second) Edition by… 4 copies
Animals and Their Young (Brooke Bond Album No. 15) 3 copies
As Aves 3 copies
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Pennsylvania (Peterson Field Guides) 3 copies
BIRDS OF THE AMERICAN WEST, Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides,… 3 copies
A Field Guide to Mexican Birds and Adjacent Central America 3 copies
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Minnesota (Peterson Field Guides) 3 copies
Europas fugler 3 copies
Peterson FlashGuide to Birds of the Midwest 3 copies
Oiseaux du Quebec et de l'Est de l'Amerique du Nord 3 copies
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of California (Peterson Field Guides) 3 copies
Mammals 2 copies
Animaux Africains = African Animals 2 copies
Peterson First Guides, Wildflowers 2 copies
North American Wildlife in Danger = Notre Faune en Péril 2 copies
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers 2 copies
102 Favorite Audubon Birds of America 2 copies
Peterson field guide to birds of Ohio 2 copies
Peterson field guide to birds of New York 2 copies
Peterson field guide to birds of Massachusetts 2 copies
Trees and Shrubs (Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides, Collector's… 2 copies
Rare - Roger Tory Peterson FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF TEXAS 1963 1st… 2 copies
Peterson field guide to birds of Florida 2 copies
Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides: Medicinal Plants (Eastern and Central… 2 copies
Peterson field guide to birds of Arizona 2 copies
North American birds (Peterson multimedia guides) 2 copies
WESTERN BIRDS' NESTS, EASTON PRESS, ROGER TORY PETERSON FIELD GUIDE 50th… 2 copies
A Field Guide to the Birds - Eastern Birds - 4th ed. 2 copies
Les petits guides Peterson: Fleurs sauvages 2 copies
L'Arctique = The Arctic 2 copies
Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides Mexican Birds 2 copies
Peterson field guide to birds of New Jersey 2 copies
Western Reptiles and Amphibians 2 copies
Trees of North America = Les Arbres de l'Amérique du Nord 1 copy
Eurp̤a madarai 1 copy
The Bird Watcher's 1 copy
Field Guide To the Birds 2ND Edition Revised & Enlarged 1 copy
A Field Guide to the Birds. All Species Found East of the Rockies 1 copy
Peterson~ Roger Tory Peterson at the Smithsonian 1 copy
Maailman eläimet: Linnut 1 copy
Tropical Birds = Oiseaux Tropicaux 1 copy
Peterson First Guides: Birds 1 copy, 1 review
Warblers 1 copy
Pacific Coast Fishes 1 copy
Mushrooms 1 copy
Insects 1 copy
Venomous Animals 1 copy
Die Vögel 1 copy
Song-bird sanctuaries with tables of trees, shrubs and vines attractive to… 1 copy
Pacific States Wildflowers 1 copy
Southwestern Wildflowers 1 copy
Mammals Of Britain And Europe 1 copy
Birds Of Texas NO.13 1 copy
Rare Roger Tory Peterson A FIELD GUIDE TO WILDFLOWERS 1968 Houghton… 1 copy
The Bird Illustrated: 1550-1900; From the Collections of the New York… 1 copy
A field Guide to The Birds 4 ed 1 copy
OISEAUX 1 copy
Moths 1 copy
GARDENING WITH WILDLIFE - 719.36 PET 1 copy
The Birds 1 copy
ORCHIDS OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE 1 copy, 1 review
Die Vögel Europas 1 copy
Peterson Field Guides. Western Bird Songs. Audio Tape Set. Second Edition. 1 copy
Fuglar Islands og Evrópu 1 copy
Birds of North America Album No. 4 1 copy
Roger Tory Peterson's Edible Wild Plants 1 copy
Die Vögel Europas : ein Taschenbuch f. Ornithologen u. Naturfreunde er… 1 copy
SOUTHWESTERN FORESTS 1 copy
De Vogels 1 copy
Western Trees 1 copy
Life - Wunder der Natur: Die Vögel 1 copy
BIRDS' NESTS of 520 Species Found Breeding in the United States West of… 1 copy
a feild guide to western birds 1 copy
Wild Flowers of North America (Brooke Bond Picture Cards) 1 copy
Birds of North America (Brooke Bond Picture Cards) 1 copy
Songbirds of North America (Brooke Bond Picture Cards) 1 copy
Animals of North America (Brooke Bond Picture Cards) 1 copy
The Arctic (Brooke Bond Picture Cards) 1 copy
Backyard Birds 1 copy
Art and the Animal, Society of Animal Artists, 32nd Annual Exhibition 1 copy
Western Forests 1 copy
Fåglarna 1 copy
Discover Roger Tory Peterson Birds, Bird Feeder Series 1: A Classic… 1 copy
Europas fugle : illustreret fuglehåndbog 1 copy
Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern & North-Central North America 1 copy
The Field Guide Art of Roger Tory Peterson 2 Volumes Eastern Birds and… 1 copy
Linnut 1 copy
Notes From the Hawkweed 1 copy
Field Guide to the Birds of North America 1 copy
Audobon Birds of America (Large Poster Size) 1 copy
Birds of the Backyard: Make Your Backyard A Wild Bird Sanctuary;… 1 copy
Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books - Birds 1 copy
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, Fourth Edition… 1 copy
Field Guide to Seashores - Coloring Book, A 1 copy
A Field Guide to the Birds, 2nd Edn 1 copy
Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides Atlantic Seashore Invertebrates &… 1 copy
Fishes (Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books) by Landry, Sarah B. (1987)… 1 copy
The Art of Robert Bateman 1 copy
Ornithological Biographies vol. 6 Commentaries 1 copy
Fugle - En bevinget verden 1 copy
The birds [by] Roger Tory Peterson and the editors of Time-Life Books 1 copy, 1 review
Watching Birds with Roger Tory Peterson 1 copy
Die Vögel. Wunder der Natur. 1 copy
Tropical Birds (Brooke Bond Naturalist Club) 1 copy
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Audubon's Birds of America (Editor, some editions) 1,130 copies, 9 reviews
A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North… (Illustrator) 694 copies, 1 review
Astronomy (Peterson First Guides) 414 copies, 1 review
Water, Prey, and Game Birds of North America 140 copies
A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America (Illustrator) 132 copies, 1 review
Waterfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the… (Foreword, some editions) 115 copies
Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central (Editor) 100 copies, 2 reviews
The art of Audubon: The complete birds and mammals (Introduction, some editions) 99 copies
The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year (Foreword, some editions) 98 copies, 3 reviews
Mammals [Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books] (Series Editor) 89 copies
Thoreau on Birds (Foreword) 55 copies
A Celebration of Birds: The Life and Art of Louis Agassiz Fuertes (Introduction) 36 copies
Spring in Washington (Introduction, some editions) 34 copies
Birding in Ohio (Foreword) 32 copies
The Watcher at the Nest: A Classic Personal Study of Bird Territory and… (Illustrator, some editions) 10 copies, 1 review
Bird Studies at Old Cape May: An Ornithology of Coastal New Jersey: Volume… (Introduction, some editions) 7 copies
The Desert : The Community of living things (Foreword, some editions) 5 copies, 1 review
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Date of birth
1908-08-28
Date of death
1996-07-28
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Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Jamestown, New York, USA
Place of death
Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Education
Art Students League of New York
National Academy of Design
Occupations
writer
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teacher
naturalist
photographer
Relationships
Peterson, Lee Allen (son)
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Awards and honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1980)
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