Roger Peterson guided many to a world on the wing

From: The Boston Globe | Date: January 12, 1997| Author: Mark Wilson, Globe Staff | Copyright information
Globe photographer Mark Wilson has long had an interest in birds. His nature photographs have appeared frequently in national publications. His birding column, scheduled to appear every other week, will focus on subjects of interest to the casual as well as serious birder.

The battered copy of "A Field Guide to the Birds" sits retired on the bookshelf in my home office, spine broken, back cover separated, dust jacket but a memory. Its pages are inscribed with a teen-ager's penciled-in ann...

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