Birding By Ear - Peterson Field Guides - Dick Walton & Bob Lawson
While most birdsong applications, CDs, and tapes are essentially audio lists (compilations of birdsongs with little or no explanation), the Birding by Ear series combines effective educational narrative with high quality birdsong recordings. This provides birders with a proven system to learn and recall birdsong as an aid to field identification. So, if you want to learn birdsong (not just review one birdsong after another) the best choice is Birding by Ear.
Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central
If you live in the Eastern U.S. start your learning here. This 3 CD (or
3 cassette) set presents the common birdsongs and calls - the ones you
hear most often. Over 80 species of birds presented in 17 learning
groups will provide you with the "basic vocabulary" of Eastern
birdsong. Included are a self-guided audio quiz, a booklet containing
John Sill line drawings as well as habitat notes, song and call
descriptions and learning aids, and a unique audio index.
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Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R)
More Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central
This 3 CD (or 3 cassette) set provides the songs and calls of 96 additional species of
Eastern birds and includes such popular groups as warblers,
shorebirds, rails, and terns. The learning format is the same as the
popular original Birding by Ear and includes learning aids, mnemonics,
and "handles" for all the bird vocalizations. An audio quiz features
birdsongs likely to be heard in birding hotspots from the Texas Coast to
Baxter State Park in Maine.
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More Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides)
Birding by Ear: Western
If you live in the Western U.S. start your learning here. This 3 CD (or 3 cassette) set presents the common birdsongs and calls - the ones you hear most often. Over 90 species of birds presented in 19 learning groups will provide you with the "basic vocabulary" of Western birdsong. Included are a self-guided audio quiz and a booklet containing John Sill drawings as well as habitat notes, song and call descriptions and learning aids, and a unique audio index.
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Birding by Ear: Western North America (Peterson Audios)
Backyard Birdsong: Eastern and Central
If you do most of your birding from your kitchen window or while you are gardening in the
backyard then this is the Birding by Ear for you! A single CD or cassette covers the birdsongs of 28 common backyard birds in the Eastern U.S. Now you can get to know your "neighbors" by recognizing their songs. Favorites like American Robin, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch, and Northern Cardinal are all included. Even the calls of
Eastern Chipmunk and Gray Squirrel are presented.
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Peterson Field Guide(R) to Backyard Bird Song (Peterson Field Guide Series)
