num_pages: 208
description: 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 anyonefrom beginner to advanced birderhow 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 curiosityto observe listen intently be curious ask questions and realize that many unanswered questions about birdsong dont have to rely on scientists for answers but can be answered by any curious naturalist.
language: English
title: Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist: Your Guide to Listening
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt