The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Eastern & Central North America

Once folks see how easy it is to get to know our feathered friends, they'll be hooked on bird watching. This beautifully illustrated book will help beginners identify bird species and introduce them to their songs with a built in birdsong audio player. You don't even have to go outside- just sidle up to a window and see what you can see. You'd be surprised how beautiful your everyday environment is. Start a bird watching group and watch it flourish. Or use this book on one-on-one visits to stimulate memory with those who may be unable to go outdoors- watch faces light up as they are able once again to here geese flying by overhead or ducks quacking away in a nearby pond.

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 Eastern and Central 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.