Peterson Field Guide To Bird Sounds Of Eastern North America
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Author | : Nathan Pieplow |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 607 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0547905602 |
The first comprehensive guide to the sounds of eastern North American birds, featuring an innovative visual index that allows readers to quickly look up unfamiliar sounds in the field. Bird songs and calls are just as important as visual field marks in identifying birds. But until now, the only way to learn them was by memorization. With this groundbreaking book, it’s possible to visually distinguish bird sounds and identify birds using a field guide format. At the core of this guide is the spectrogram, a visual graph of sound. With a brief introduction to five key aspects—speed, repetition, pauses, pitch pattern, and tone quality—readers can learn to visualize sounds, without any musical training or auditory memorization. Picturing sounds makes it possible to search this book visually for a bird song heard in the field. The Sound Index groups similar songs together, narrowing the identification choices quickly to a brief list of birds that sound alike. Readers can then turn to the species account for more information and/or listen to the accompanying audio tracks available online, through Cornell's Lab of Ornithology. Identifying birds by sound is arguably the most challenging and important skill in birding. This book makes it vastly easier to master than ever before.
Author | : Nathan Pieplow |
Publisher | : Peterson Field Guides |
Total Pages | : 649 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0547905572 |
A comprehensive field guide that uses an innovative Sound Index to allow readers to quickly identify unfamiliar songs and calls of birds in western North America. Bird songs and calls are at least as important as visual field marks in identifying birds. Yet short of memorizing each bird's repertoire, it's difficult to sort through them all. Now, with the western edition of this groundbreaking book, it's possible to visually distinguish bird sounds and identify birds using a field-guide format. At the core of this guide is the spectrogram, a visual graph of sound. With a brief introduction to five key aspects--speed, repetition, pauses, pitch pattern, and tone quality--readers can translate what they hear into visual recognition, without any musical training or auditory memorization. The Sound Index groups similar songs together, narrowing the identification choices quickly to a brief list of birds that are likely to be confused because of the similarity of their songs. Readers can then turn to the species account for more information and/or listen to the accompanying audio tracks available online. Identifying birds by sound is arguably the most challenging and important skill in birding. This book makes it vastly easier to master than ever before.
Author | : Roger Tory Peterson |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1999-03 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780395975145 |
With more than 700 color paintings arranged by families for quick comparison of similar species, and with detailed information on range, habitat, size, and voice, this field guide describes and illustrates 1,038 species of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador.
Author | : Roger Tory Peterson |
Publisher | : Peterson Field Guides |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : SCIENCE |
ISBN | : 1328771431 |
A new edition of the classic, best-selling field guide from Peterson Field Guides For decades, the Peterson Field Guide to Birdsof Eastern and Central North America has been a popular and trusted guide for birders of all levels, thanks to its famous system of identification and unparalleled illustrations. Following the Spring 2020 update to Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, this guide will feature updated text and range maps, and art updated to reflect current knowledge in ornithology.
Author | : Donald Stokes |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780316818094 |
The easiest-to-use and most comprehensive field guide to North American birds-from the country's preeminent writers on birds and nature Drawing on more than twenty years' experience as bird and wildlife experts, Donald and Lillian Stokes have produced field guides that are factually, visually, and organizationally superior to any other books you can buy. You'll find: * All the identification information on a single page-color photographs, range map, and detailed description. No more fumbling to match photos with text! * For fast reference-a compact alphabetical index inside the front and back covers. * More than 900 high-resolution color identification photographs. * An illustrated Quick Guide to the most common backyard and feeder birds. * Convenient colored tabs keyed to each bird group. * Concise and comprehensive text, with information on habitat; plumage variation; feeding, nesting, and mating behavior; bird feeder proclivity; and-for the first time in any guide-population trends and conservation status.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
An indispensable guide for both the beginner and the expert in identification of birds, emphasizing clues to watch when they are seen at a distance.
Author | : Bill Thompson, III |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780547119342 |
This guide to 200 of the most common and interesting birds in eastern North America is written especially for kids ages eight to 12. This fun and lively book provides just the right amount of information for kids who have an interest in birds and want to learn more. Full-color photographs and b&w drawings throughout.
Author | : Casey McFarland |
Publisher | : Peterson Field Guides |
Total Pages | : 519 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0544963385 |
A comprehensive field guide to the nests and nesting behavior of North American birds Beyond being a simple reference book, the Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests is a practical, educational, and intimate doorway to our continent's bird life. The diversity of nests and nesting strategies of birds reflect the unique biology and evolution of these charismatic animals. Unlike any other book currently on the market, this guide comprehensively incorporates nest design, breeding behavior, and habitat preferences of North American birds to provide the reader with a highly functional field resource and an engaging perspective of this sensitive part of a bird's life cycle.
Author | : Sheri Williamson |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780618024964 |
Covering 31 North American species, with more than 250 color photos and 33 maps, this is the most comprehensive field guide to hummingbirds. Introductory chapters cover the natural history of hummingbirds, ways to attract and feed them, and major hot spots in the United States and Canada for observing these fascinating birds. The 31 color plates illustrate 28 species, 7 hybrid combinations, 3 forms of albinism, and 4 species of sphinx moths often mistaken for hummingbirds. Species accounts provide in-depth information on plumage, molt, songs and calls, wing sounds, similar species, behavior, habitat, distribution, taxonomy, and conservation concerns. Detailed range maps show breeding, non-breeding, and year-round distribution, migration routes, and records outside expected areas of occurrence.
Author | : Richard K. Walton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1994-09-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780395712566 |
Features twenty-eight common species of eastern and central North American bird songs, grouped primarily by the acoustic similarity of the birds. Includes the sounds of three mammals whose vocalizations may be confused with those of birds.