Books

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Learn more about the birds of the western region of the United States with audio guides from the Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library. Titles in this gift bag include, Bird Songs of the Pacific States, Bird Songs of the Rocky Mountain States and Provinces, and Bird Songs of Southeastern Arizona and Sonora Mexico. Also included is a book, with a built-in MP3 player with sounds from the Lab, entitled, The Backyard BirdSong Guide: Western North America by Don Kroodsma.

Bird Songs of the Pacific States - This 2-CD set is an excellent introduction to the bird songs of California, Oregon and Washington. Many of the species are found throughout the western United States. The primary songs of 132 species are provided, including seabirds, hawks, owls, grouse, hummingbirds, woodpeckers and 100 species of songbirds.

Bird Songs of the Rocky Mountain States and Provinces - This set covers more than 250 bird species of the Rocky Mountain states and provinces. This region is home to fascinating bird species such as Trumpeter Swan, Mountain Plover, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Greater Sage-Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Greater- and Lesser-Prairie Chicken, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Three-toed Woodpecker, Cordilleran Flycatcher, and many more. Contains longer examples and more calls than any other guide. An ideal tool for identification and expanding one’s repertoire of the birds of the Rocky Mountain territories.

Bird Songs of Southeastern Arizona and Sonora Mexico - This 2-CD set captures the voices of more than 200 birds of this diverse region. Learn the voices of Elegant Trogon, Rose-throated Becard, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Red-faced Warbler, Olive Warbler, Painted Redstart, Five-striped Sparrow, and a dazzling array of hummingbirds and owls. Includes extremely rare vagrants to the Southeastern Arizona region such as Eared Trogon, Nutting's Flycatcher, Rufous-backed Robin, Blue Mockingbird, Crescent-chested Warbler, Slate-throated Redstart, Fan-tailed Warbler, Rufous-capped Warbler, and Yellow Grosbeak, and extended song sequences for virtually all specialty birds. Anyone traveling to the increasingly popular Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa will find the recordings of White-striped Woodcreeper, Pine Flycatcher, Spotted Wren, and many others very helpful. The perfect audio guide for researchers, beginning birders new to the region, and expert birders alike!

The Backyard BirdSong Guide: Western North America - Get to know birds by ear with this engaging, one-of-a-kind book. Discover seventy-five unique species from Western North America as you enjoy their sounds at the touch of a button—reproduced in high quality on the attached digital audio module—while reading vivid descriptions of their songs, calls, and related behaviors. Learn how to pick out the wavering songs of a young Bewick's Wren, or find out why many songbirds have dialects that vary from region to region. Complete with up-to-date range maps and more than 130 sounds provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library, as well as exquisite illustrations of each species, The Backyard Birdsong Guide will resonate with beginners and experts alike.

Item Special Note

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will ground ship the books to one address in the United States.