The Backyard Birdsong Guide Western North America : A Guide To Listening

Back by popular demand with more than 300,000 copies sold, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud to re-release the widely acclaimed bird audio field guide series, Backyard Birdsongs, from award-winning ornithologist and author, Donald Kroodsma. Backyard Birdsongs is an interactive handbook of birds and their songs for beginning bird watchers. With a touch-button electronic module that houses common vocalizations of 75 species from across Western North America, this volume offers a truly sensory way to identify and get to know local birds. Crisply detailed and scientifically accurate illustrations accompany each entry, and up-to-date range maps provide clear geographical reference points. Complete with an introduction that will inspire readers to look out their kitchen windows and venture out in the field, this unique book provides an exciting entryway into the subtle art of learning birdsong to identify birds for people of all ages. This second edition includes a much-requested new Sound Track Index (to help make watching and listening to birds easier), and a free download of the Cornell Lab's own MERLIN® Bird ID App (on iTunes and Android stores). And, as with all Cornell Lab Publishing Group books, a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of Backyard Birdsongs supports projects at the Cornell Lab, such as children’s educational and community programs.

• | Author: Donald Kroodsma, Larry Mcqueen
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press/The Cornell Lab Publishing Group
• | Publication Date: Apr 12, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1943645000
• | ISBN-13: 9781943645008