KNOW YOUR BIRD SOUNDS:COMMON WESTERN SPECIES
Author: Kevin Colver & Lang Elliott
Publisher: STACKPOLE BOOKS, Jan 2008
Learn the songs & calls of 60 bird species found throughout western North America. This book & audio CD combines text, color photos, & a soundtrack example of the sounds each bird makes. 60 color photos; 6x8 inches, 80 pgs.
* Unique book and audio CD package
* Yard, forest, mountain, desert, scrubland, wetland, and seashore species
Learn the songs and calls of sixty bird species found throughout western North America. Full-color photographs and descriptive text are complemented by an audio soundtrack offering examples of the sounds each bird makes in the field. From the haunting song of the Hermit Thrush and the whistle of the Painted Redstart to the chattering of the Acorn Woodpecker and the churring of the Cactus Wren, this package covers common western species in an easy-to-use format.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Lang Elliott is the author of Know Your Bird Sounds Volume (978-0-8117-2963-5), Know Your Bird Sounds Volume 2 (978-0-8117-2964-2), A Guide to Wildlife Sounds (978-0-8117-3190-4), The Calls of Frogs & Toads (978-0-8117-2968-4), & A Guide to Night Sounds (978-0-8117-3164-5). He operates NatureSound Studios in Ithaca, New York. He & Kevin Colver have years of experience recording the sounds of birds & other animals in the field. Colver lives in Utah.