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BIRDING BY EAR uses an educational and entertaining method for learning bird songs. Instead of merely providing a catalog of bird song samples, BIRDING BY EAR actually teaches. This proven method has greatly enhanced the field experience for birders across North America. The authors have created learning groups of similar vocalizations and clearly point out distinguishing characteristics. Using techniques such as phonetics, mnemonics, and descriptive words, Walton and Lawson provide a context for learning the songs and calls of eighty-five species of birds found east of the Rockies. Combine the auditory instruction here with the visual features of the Peterson Identification System. Page numbers in BIRDING BY EAR's booklet refer to species descriptions in the PETERSON FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA, fifth edition.
Table of Contents
Disk 1
1 INTRODUCTION
2 MIMICS p. 11
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
3 WOODPECKERS p. 13
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Belted Kingfisher
4 SING-SONGERS p. 16
American Robin
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
5 HAWKS p. 19
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
6 CHIPPERS AND TRILLERS p. 21
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine Warbler
7 HIGH-PITCHERS p. 23
Cedar Waxwing
Brown-headed Cowbird
Eastern Kingbird
European Starling
Disk 2
1 WHISTLERS p. 25
Northern Cardinal
Tufted Titmouse
Baltimore Oriole
Eastern Meadowlark
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
2 OWLS AND A DOVE p. 29
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Mourning Dove
3 SIMPLE VOCALIZATIONS p. 31
Great Crested Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Woodcock
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ring-necked Pheasant
4 COMPLEX VOCALIZATIONS p. 35
Bobolink
House Wren
American Goldfinch
5 NAME-SAYERS p. 36
Whip-poor-will
Chuck-will’s-widow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Killdeer
Northern Bobwhite
6 WARBLING SONGSTERS p. 40
House Finch
Purple Finch
Warbling Vireo
Orchard Oriole
7 COMMONERS p. 42
Canada Goose
American Crow
Blue Jay
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Song Sparrow
Disk 3
1 WOOD WARBLERS AND A WARBLING WREN p. 46
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Kentucky Warbler
Carolina Wren
Hooded Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Green Warbler
American Redstart
2 THRUSHES p. 52
Wood Thrush
Veery
Hermit Thrush
3 UNUSUAL VOCALIZATIONS p. 54
Ruffed Grouse
American Woodcock
American Bittern
4 MISCELLANEOUS VOCALIZATIONS p. 56
Chimney Swift
White-eyed Vireo
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Towhee
HABITAT GROUPINGS
Eastern Forests
5 Forest Edges
Blue Jay
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
American Goldfinch
6 Forest Interiors
Ruffed Grouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Broad-winged Hawk
Ovenbird
Barred Owl
Hairy Woodpecker
Veery
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
House Wren
Scarlet Tanager
7 Throughout
American Crow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-tailed Hawk
American Robin
Eastern Screech-Owl
Common Grackle
8 Freshwater Wetlands
Swamp Sparrow
American Bittern
Red-winged Blackbird
Green Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
9 Southern Forests
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Summer Tanager
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Orchard Oriole
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
Pileated Woodpecker
Acadian Flycatcher
10 Northern Forests
Cedar Waxwing
White-throated Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Purple Finch
American Redstart
Hermit Thrush
Warbling Vireo
Dark-eyed Junco
11 Hedgerows And Thickets
Northern Bobwhite
Song Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow Warbler
White-eyed Vireo
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Wren
12 Old Fields And Open Fields
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Field Sparrow
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bobolink
Killdeer
American Woodcock
13 Oak-Pine Woodlands
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-shouldered Hawk
Chipping Sparrow
Pine Warbler
Mourning Dove
Chuck-will’s-widow
Northern Parula
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Flicker
Great Horned Owl
Whip-poor-will
Eastern Towhee
14 Urban Parks
Chimney Swift
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow
European Starling
1 INTRODUCTION
2 MIMICS p. 11
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
3 WOODPECKERS p. 13
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Belted Kingfisher
4 SING-SONGERS p. 16
American Robin
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
5 HAWKS p. 19
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
6 CHIPPERS AND TRILLERS p. 21
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine Warbler
7 HIGH-PITCHERS p. 23
Cedar Waxwing
Brown-headed Cowbird
Eastern Kingbird
European Starling
Disk 2
1 WHISTLERS p. 25
Northern Cardinal
Tufted Titmouse
Baltimore Oriole
Eastern Meadowlark
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
2 OWLS AND A DOVE p. 29
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Mourning Dove
3 SIMPLE VOCALIZATIONS p. 31
Great Crested Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Woodcock
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ring-necked Pheasant
4 COMPLEX VOCALIZATIONS p. 35
Bobolink
House Wren
American Goldfinch
5 NAME-SAYERS p. 36
Whip-poor-will
Chuck-will’s-widow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Killdeer
Northern Bobwhite
6 WARBLING SONGSTERS p. 40
House Finch
Purple Finch
Warbling Vireo
Orchard Oriole
7 COMMONERS p. 42
Canada Goose
American Crow
Blue Jay
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Song Sparrow
Disk 3
1 WOOD WARBLERS AND A WARBLING WREN p. 46
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Kentucky Warbler
Carolina Wren
Hooded Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Green Warbler
American Redstart
2 THRUSHES p. 52
Wood Thrush
Veery
Hermit Thrush
3 UNUSUAL VOCALIZATIONS p. 54
Ruffed Grouse
American Woodcock
American Bittern
4 MISCELLANEOUS VOCALIZATIONS p. 56
Chimney Swift
White-eyed Vireo
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Towhee
HABITAT GROUPINGS
Eastern Forests
5 Forest Edges
Blue Jay
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
American Goldfinch
6 Forest Interiors
Ruffed Grouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Broad-winged Hawk
Ovenbird
Barred Owl
Hairy Woodpecker
Veery
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
House Wren
Scarlet Tanager
7 Throughout
American Crow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-tailed Hawk
American Robin
Eastern Screech-Owl
Common Grackle
8 Freshwater Wetlands
Swamp Sparrow
American Bittern
Red-winged Blackbird
Green Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Canada Goose
9 Southern Forests
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Summer Tanager
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Orchard Oriole
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
Pileated Woodpecker
Acadian Flycatcher
10 Northern Forests
Cedar Waxwing
White-throated Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Purple Finch
American Redstart
Hermit Thrush
Warbling Vireo
Dark-eyed Junco
11 Hedgerows And Thickets
Northern Bobwhite
Song Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow Warbler
White-eyed Vireo
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Wren
12 Old Fields And Open Fields
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Field Sparrow
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bobolink
Killdeer
American Woodcock
13 Oak-Pine Woodlands
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-shouldered Hawk
Chipping Sparrow
Pine Warbler
Mourning Dove
Chuck-will’s-widow
Northern Parula
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Flicker
Great Horned Owl
Whip-poor-will
Eastern Towhee
14 Urban Parks
Chimney Swift
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow
European Starling
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