Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
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 an... More >>
$31.50
4.5
Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
November 18th, 2009 - 14:36
The book is excellent. Easy to find the bird and its song. A pleasure to sit on the porch and mimic the birds.
Rating: 1 / 5
November 18th, 2009 - 15:42
bought this for my 9yr old who asked for a bird book to identify north american birds, what better way to do it than by sound as well as sight.
I also thought this would be interesting. It has gone everywhere with her including school and is a big hit.
Rating: 2 / 5
November 18th, 2009 - 17:18
The cover of the book is very easily marred. When I received the book, which was a gift, there were many scuff marks on the front and back cover that could not be removed. Also, the bird sounds were not as realistic as I had hoped. I expected them to be more lifelike, but some of them sounded almost digitally produced, not recorded from real birds.
Rating: 3 / 5
November 18th, 2009 - 18:14
Purchased Bird Songs for a gift. When opened, the LCD screen that indicates which song is being played did not illuminate. Consequently there was no way to identify which bird song went with which bird. Returned to Amazon for replacement. 3 1/2 weeks later still waiting for replacement to arrive.
This looks like a very cool concept.
Just need to get a working model to see for sure.
Rating: 2 / 5
November 18th, 2009 - 19:42
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This idea of a book was ruined by the fact that you have to know the bird call and the bird to hear it. OK for a kid to listen to,once, It has sat on the shelf for 6 months-unused
Rating: 2 / 5