Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist: Your Guide to Listening
by Donald Kroodsma
From Houghton Mifflin Harcourt:
Birdsong made easy to understand, lavishly illustrated with color photos, and accompanied by more than 700 online recordings
From a leading expert, Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist is a basic, how-to guide that teaches anyone—from beginner to advanced birder—how to listen. In understandable and appealing language, Kroodsma explains why and how birds sing, what various calls mean, and what to listen for from the birds around us. The descriptions are accompanied by color photos of the birds, as well as QR codes that link to an online collection of more than 700 recordings. With these resources, readers are prepared to recognize bird sounds and the birds that make them. Kroodsma encourages readers to find the joy of birdsong and curiosity—to observe, listen intently, be curious, ask questions, and realize that many unanswered questions about birdsong don’t have to rely on scientists for answers but can be answered by any curious naturalist.
No one writes about birdsong better than Donald Kroodsma. This book is the perfect introduction to it for birders or, as the title suggests, ‘curious naturalists’. The many sounds referenced in it are available on its website – birdsongforthecurious.com. Check it out to hear – and read a bit – what it’s all about.
Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist: Your Guide to Listening
by Donald Kroodsma
Hardcover; 208 pages
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; March 10, 2020
ISBN: 9781328919113
$27.00
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Posted by Grant McCreary on March 11th, 2020.
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