Peterson guide to bird identification -- in 12 steps

Introduction: What Is This Book?; Step 1: You Can't Get There from Here (Taxonomy); Step 2: Why Is Birding Like Selling Real Estate? (Location); Step 3: Are Your Feet Wet? (Habitat); Step 4: Well-Seasoned Assumptions (Season); Step 5: Can You See the Light? (Lighting); Step 6: The Great Equalizer (Distance); Step 7: What Are You Doing? (Behavior); Step 8: Listen

What Do You Hear? (Sound); Step 9: Shaping Your Experience (Structure); Step 10: Feathers Make a Bird (Plumage). Step 11: This Bird Looks Different (Variation)Step 12: Write It Down (Notes).