| View Larger Image | Common Birds and Their Songs (Book and Audio CD) | Paperbackby Lang Elliott (Author), Marie Read (Photographer)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin | | Page Count: | 128 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 06, 1998 | | Sales Rank: | 158,084th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780395912386
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Product Description
This book-audio package provides a unique introduction to fifty of the most familiar birds of North America and the songs they sing. Each bird is described in vivid detail - its natural history, habitat, voice, range, and field marks - and illustrated in stunning color photographs. Range maps show where each species is found in different seasons. The audio CD features original high-quality field recordings of each bird's songs and calls, which are track-coded for easy access. Common Birds and Their Songs will be valuable to anyone interested in birds, from beginner to expert. It's the perfect gift for any birder - or anyone with a bird feeder. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 14 reviews)
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Excellent guide to birds and their calls by Jean (Illinois)  5 Stars
September 03, 2009
This is a fun and educational book for all ages. Learn about birds and recognize their calls. A great purchase.
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Back Yard Birds by N. Haynes (Memphis, TN USA) 5 Stars
July 06, 2009
We enjoy watching and learning about the birds in our back yard garden. The sounds are especially usefull.
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Beautiful Book by hchatter 5 Stars
May 18, 2009
I had this book over 5 years ago and lent it to someone who never returned it. I could not remember the name, only the cover picture. I searched in book stores now and again but never found it. Somehow I came across it online while looking for something else and just had to order it. It has beautiful photos of 50 common birds found in the backyard/city, countryside, wetland, and forest. It has a little write up about common traits then goes on to list the identification, habitat, voice information, and range of where they live for each bird. It also has a CD of recorded songs of each of the birds so you can learn which bird makes what sound! I have not found any other birding book to be as nice except other books by Lang Elliott!!! ^_^
Common Birds and Their Songs (Book and Audio CD)
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Aviary Symphony by C. G. King (Horse Country, VA USA) 5 Stars
March 11, 2009
This book and CD are superbly done as are all of Lang Elliot's bird offerings. The pictures are wonderful and the text is useful for identification. There are 50 species covered in four categories: Backyard/City, Countryside, Wetland and Forest.
The CD tracks for each bird are introduced only with the bird's name and the number that corresponds with the page number in the book. Each track is quite long--from 1-2 minutes--and includes various calls and songs of the bird as you would hear them strung together in the wild. This is a great bird CD to play in the background while you're doing other things as it's pleasant to listen to and you unconsciously become familiar with the songs. I like to have this playing on my computer while I work and if I am absorbed and don't catch the name I can switch over to my iTunes to see what bird is singing.
I have not only this CD/book, but also Know Your Bird Sounds, Volumes 1&2, and Music of the Birds. I enjoy each for different reasons. This one is my favorite for just listening to the birds to absorb their sound and gain familiarity, as there is little description. Others describe the different calls in more detail, or describe an exchange or the melody, which can add to your understanding of bird language. This one gives you the aha moment of `I've heard that on the CD' while weeding the garden or whatever, and leads you to look for the bird whose sound caught your attention.
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Speedy delivery by Roni James 5 Stars
January 26, 2009
I could not believe how quickly I received this purchase. Such a pleasure to deal with a seller such as this. Thank you.
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