[EBB Sightings] "Rare Birds of California" book now available

Birders:

This long awaited authoritative book is now available.  It's much more 
than a compilation of every known report of every rare bird whose 
presence has been documented in California from 1900 through 2003 (with 
additional noteworthy records through 2006).  It is, as well, a 
tremendous aid to understanding the patterns of occurrence of these 
rare birds, both in location and in season -- information that will 
help anyone figure out where to go, and when, in hopes of finding a 
rare stray to the state.  This publication of Western Field 
Ornithologists is available now -- and so is membership in WFO, for 
only $30 per year.

I have no financial interest in this book, but simply an interest in 
promoting the information it presents on the known status and 
distribution of California's rare birds -- and membership in WFO.

Here is the announcement from WFO:
Rare Birds of California?is now available! Price?$54.00 for WFO members 
and $59.99 for nonmembers.? Scientific, artistic, and inspirational, 
this 600-page book synthesizes the work of the California Bird Records 
Committee from 1970 through 2006, putting every vagrant to California 
in its geographical and historical context.? It is generously 
illustrated with color and black and white photography, including the 
best photographs ever taken in California of rare birds.? Maps and 
charts depict spatial and temporal distributions, and the interpretive 
text adds value far beyond the lists of records.? Rare Birds of 
California? can be sitting in your library within a few short days!? A 
discount of 10% is available for every copy sold to a WFO member or for 
every order of ten books or more.? Shipping and handling are an 
additional?$6.00 per copy.? California sales tax is 8.25% per 
copy.???Including tax , shipping and handling the total amount per copy 
for members is?$64.46 or $70.95?for nonmembers.????Please see the WFO 
website, www.wfo-cbrc.org for order information or contact 
rarebirdsofcalifornia at yahoo.com with any questions.

Dave Quady
Berkeley, California
davequady at att.net