Bird Songs : 250 North American Birds In Song

For a sleek and creative gift for bird song enthusiasts, Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song fills the bill. It includes concise descriptions of each bird, full-color illustrations and a built-in digital audio player. No more shuffling through multiple CD's. With the audio component bound into the book, you simply push a button to select the specimen you want and push play. The recordings are all drawn from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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.

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Trumpeter Swan
Laughing Gull
Eastern Bluebird

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

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.

Bird Songs is a significant new learning device for birdwatchers. By bringing digital audio technology to the printed book, you can relate the songs and calls of those birds you see from the comfort of your armchair. This unique and informative tool, combining text, illustrations, and sounds, should be on every coffee table. - Dr Paul Green, Director of Citizen Science, National Audubon Society

Publisher: Chronicle Books
Distributor: Hachette Book Group USA
Publication Date: 09-28-2006
Pages: 368
Measurements: 11in X 11in X 1.125in X 3.8lb