| The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Eastern and Central North America (Backyard Birdsong Guides) |  | Author: Donald Kroodsma
Brand: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 12,050
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 7 x 0.8
MPN: CB9780811863421
ISBN: 0811863425
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.1594097
EAN: 9780811863421
ASIN: 0811863425
Publication Date: April 23, 2008
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Product Description
Discover seventy-five unique species from Eastern and Central North America as you enjoy their sounds at the touch of a button-reproduced in high quality on the attached digital audio module-while reading vivid descriptions of their songs, calls, and related behaviors. Learn what Black-capped Chickadees are thinking as they give their unmistakable namesake call, or find out why many songbirds have dialects that vary from region to region. Complete with up-to-date range maps and more than 130 sounds provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library, as well as exquisite illustrations of each species, The Backyard Birdsong Guide will resonate with beginners and experts alike.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 65
 WOW! April 29, 2008
avid birder
49 out of 50 found this review helpful
Wow!! What a terrific book . . . the text, the sounds, the selection of species, the layout . . . everything works perfectly together. I opened my pre-release copy, intending to spend just a few minutes and return to it later. Two hours went by, and I was still reading and listening; I couldn't stop turning the pages.
Of course, I went right to my favorite birds, reading the text and pushing the buttons to listen, as I expect that most people will do. But then I settled in and went to other species, and then I read the introductory pages. The information there will bring you to a whole new level of enjoying these remarkable creatures.
I have struggled for years to identify birds through their song, aided by mostly meaningless mnemonics as these are presented in most guides. For the first time, Kroodsma's full description of each species' song gives readers enough detail and context to help them understand what they are listening to. These birds come to life in the text and then the icing is the lovely songs themselves. Push the loon button and you are immediately transported to remote northern lakes. Push the phoebe button and hear how he sings his two different songs. Hear how animated a pewee is at dawn compared to later in the day. Try the wrens, thrushes, warblers, sparrows. They're all there and more, in the text and at the push of a button!
This is a truly special book. I'd give it ten stars if I could. Now I have the perfect gift to give to my friends to show them why I've always been so thrilled to hear a singing bird.
Best Ever June 13, 2008
Lisa D. Schoenwetter (MA)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I bought this guide and the much larger "Bird Songs". I prefer this one by far. There are more song comparisons and much more in depth descriptions. It's also a manageable size. I love it.
BUY THIS BOOK! It is fascinating May 5, 2008
Shellie A. Leete
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I just got Backyard Birdsong Guide by Donald Kroodsma in the mail today and am right here again buying TWO more for gifts.
My cat sits nearby as she is going ballistic over these bird songs. I have FOREVER wondered which birds are our 5am 'sing before the dawn' artists, now I know!
I highly recommend this book. It shall be available for all our guests here at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast to enjoy.
We have large maples out front, a 3 level pond out back, Magnolias, Pecan trees and a park across the street. For this - we have birds, lots and lots of birds singing their little hearts out day and into the night!
This is the perfect gift! PERFECTO!
Bird Lover May 31, 2008
Louie's Mom (Michigan)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite coffee table books. We live out in the country and this book has helped identify many of the local birds that pass our way.
Fine birding experience June 19, 2008
Virginia A. Preston (Nicholasville, KY United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is suitable for all ages! The bird calls are clear and easily recognizable with what you hear in your "backyard". Good learning tool.
You can call birds with these recordings and they will answer you. Easy to use and worth every penny.
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