Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song Review
I'm not a "bird expert" like the previous reviewer who seemed to find the book wanting. He doesn't like the illustrations; I do, and I find the text for each bird interesting. It is wonderful to be able to hear the bird songs and that's really what I wanted out of it--a picture of each bird and its song. I suspect that most people who enjoy birds will find this fascinating. There is no promise of video. This series of audio/video books do not necessarily have both. Even with just audio, this is a very large file which took awhile to download over wi-fi. Video would have made it over the top, and I'm very happy with what is there.
Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song Overview
Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birds—including the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpecker—in 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.
Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song Specifications
Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birds—including the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpecker—in 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.
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Customer Reviews
What a cool book! - Peg S -
I got this book for my sister-in-law but we've all enjoyed it. The text and pictures are great to look at while listening to the birds.
For the Classroom - Wendy -
I bought this book for my Kindergarten classroom and when there is free time - there is a huge rush for this book. Because of the way it addresses two learning modalities, the children have learned to ID so many birds and songs. One boy in my class discovered his talent this year and memorized nearly every bird call in the book and could precisely recite every name. This book is an important piece of my environmental education program and my efforts to foster birding in elementary school. I understand the concern about quickly accessing a call. As I birder,I would recommend adults use another format in the field.
Bird Songs - John R. Weinrich - Newcastle, Maine
After using the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Audio Field Guide( Backyard Birdsong Guide) the Bird Songs book, also using the Lab's audio, is far less successful and useful than I anticipated. The audio song is very short, sometimes with to much background noise and only gives a single variation and no call notes. Navigation through the book is also cumbersome. I expected the Bird Songs book to be more like Donald Kroodsma's Backyard Birdsong Guide and it wasn't.
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