The Backyard Birdsong Guide (west): Western North America
by Donald Kroodsma Author
(From Amazon): Building on the tremendous success of Bird Songs (250,000 copies sold), The Backyard Birdsong Guides are regional, interactive handbooks of birds and their songs for beginning bird-watchers. With a touch-button electronic module housing 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 from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology provide clear geographical reference points. Complete with an introduction to birdsong 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 birding.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780811863971
- Print Status
- In Print
- Lessons
- 67
- Pages
- 191
- Suggested Grades
- 6th - 12th
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Edition
- 42237th
- Copyright
- 2008
Lessons
- 1 Introduction Why Birds Sing Pgs. 8-11
- 2 Where Each Bird Gets His Song Pgs. 12-13
- 3 Songs and Calls Pg. 14
- 4 The Practice of Deep Listening Pgs. 15-20
- 5 Where to Begin Pgs. 21-22
- 6 The Non-Passerine Group Pgs. 24-25
- 7 Ducks & Geese
- 8 Quail
- 9 Grebes
- 10 Hawks & Eagles
- 11 Rails & ...
- 12 Cranes
- 13 Plovers
- 14 Sandpipers &...
- 15 Pigeons & Doves
- 16 Owls
- 17 Goatsuckers
- 18 Hummingbirds
- 19 Kingfishers
- 20 Woodpeckers
- 21 The Passerine Group Pgs. 58-59
- 22 Tyrant Flycatchers
- 23 Vireos
- 24 Jays
- 25 Crows
- 26 Common Raven
- 27 Larks
- 28 Swallows
- 29 Chickadees
- 30 Titmice
- 31 Nuthatch
- 32 First Two Wrens
- 33 Second Two Wrens
- 34 Kinglet
- 35 Robin
- 36 Bluebird
- 37 Thrushs
- 38 Wrentit
- 39 Mockingbird
- 40 Thrasher
- 41 Starling
- 42 Waxwing
- 43 Warblers 116-120
- 44 Yellowthroat
- 45 Warbler & Chat 124-126
- 46 Tanager
- 47 Towhees
- 48 Sparrow Pgs. 134-136
- 49 Lark Sparrow & Bunting
- 50 Sparrows Pgs. 142-144
- 51 Sparrows Pgs. 146-148
- 52 Golden-Crowned Sparrow
- 53 Dark-Eyed Junco
- 54 Grosbeak & Bunting
- 55 Blackbird pg. 158
- 56 Meadowlark
- 57 Blackbird pg. 162
- 58 Grackle
- 59 Cowbird
- 60 Oriole
- 61 House Finch
- 62 Gold Finches
- 63 House Sparrow
- 64 Pgs. 178-180
- 65 Review any parts of the book you choose.
- 66 Nature walk to identify birds.
- 67 Celebrate finishing
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