Field Guide examines the mediation of nature through the lens of extinct North American birds. Like so many before me, I use these birds for my own ends, exploiting their image and history to tell a story. This story is not just one of exploitation, but love and fascination, curation and marketing. Field Guide probes these themes, utilizing the form of a field guide, but departing to include field notes, eBay purchases, and more. Each piece is evidence of my search: a document from a birding trip where the birds don’t exist and real answers are the true rarities.