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    • Bird Songs

    Edited by Les Beletsky,Foreword by Jon L. Dunn

    8-3/8 x 10-3/4 in; 368 pp;
    250 color images
    Hardcover
    September 2006
    ISBN 9781932855418
    ISBN10 1932855416

    SKU# 9781932855418

    3 Review(s)
    $50.00
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    Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birdsincluding the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpeckerin a stunning new format. Renowned bi...

    Bird Songs



    Bird Songs

    Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birdsincluding the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpeckerin a stunning new format. Renowned bird biologist Les Beletsky provides a succinct description of each of the 250 birds profiled, with an emphasis on their distinctive songs. Lavish full-color illustrations accompany each account, while a sleek, built-in digital audio player holds 250 corresponding songs and calls. In his foreword, North American bird expert and distinguished natural historian Jon L. Dunn shares insights gained from a lifetime of passionate study. Complete with the most up-to-date and scientifically accurate information, Bird Songs is the first book to capture the enchantment of these beautiful birds in words, pictures, and song. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, located in Ithaca, New York, is a nonprofit institution focused on birds and whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research. The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab is the major source of sound recordings of birds for research, education, conservation, the media, and commercial products.

    Listen here
    Trumpeter Swan
    Laughing Gull
    Eastern Bluebird

     

    Les Beletsky is a professional bird biologist and natural history writer and editor. For more than 20 years, he has conducted ecological research on birds, concentrating on their vocalizations. He divides his time between Seattle and Whidbey Island, Washington.

    Jon L. Dunn is an expert on the distribution and identification of North American birds. He lives in Bishop, California.

    Awards and honors for Bird Songs:
    December 2006 Book Sense Pick

    Customer Reviews (Write a review)

    Eagle Eyes

    10/11/11| Paul Pry
    I had wanted this book for a number of years. Dec 2008 I was gifted a copy.
    I would describe myself as an inept bird watcher. Always curious what bird song I was hearing. This is an excellant book. The only improvements I would suggest would be the Index of birds should be in much larger print, my eyes are past thier prime and when I am trying to fumble with binoculars while kepping track of a bird in a tree while donning reading glasses to find a birds name to locate the page; well, it alll becomes a bit much. Second suggestion for improvement BOLD the birds common name.
    Example Robin; in the index birds are listed alphabetical so I'm looking under the R's but Robin is under A; as in American Robin. Fine keep it so but, IF the word Robin in American Robin was bolded under A's I suspect it would be easier to find. A very fine book. Highly
    recommended.

    Bird Song's

    10/11/11| George Vardakas
    Hi
    I love this book if you like Bird's you love this book also

    Gorgeous, Interactive Book for Birders

    10/11/11| Marcia Scurfield
    We just did an art project at my school about Kansas birds and all but one of the 26 species were in this book. My students loved hearing the bird call that "their" bird made. Plus there was information about the bird and his habitat and a beautiful illustration. Discover the birds who live in your neighborhood by the sounds they make.