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Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song | 
 enlarge | Author: Les Beletsky
Creator: Jon L. Dunn
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
Buy New: $31.50
You Save: $13.50 (30%)
New (13) Used (8) from $25.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  175 reviews
Sales Rank: 4288
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 10.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 1932855416
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.1594
EAN: 9781932855418
Publication Date: September 21, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks
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Product Description
Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birdsincluding the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpeckerin a stunning new format. Renowned bird biologist Les Beletsky provides a succinct description of each of the 250 birds profiled, with an emphasis on their distinctive songs. Lavish full-color illustrations accompany each account, while a sleek, built-in digital audio player holds 250 corresponding songs and calls. In his foreword, North American bird expert and distinguished natural historian Jon L. Dunn shares insights gained from a lifetime of passionate study. Complete with the most up-to-date and scientifically accurate information, Bird Songs is the first book to capture the enchantment of these beautiful birds in words, pictures, and song. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, located in Ithaca, New York, is a nonprofit institution focused on birds and whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research. The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab is the major source of sound recordings of birds for research, education, conservation, the media, and commercial products.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 170 more reviews...
 Great Book for the Amateur Birdwatcher!! December 27, 2008
I purchased this book for myself and recommend it to anyone who is interested in birds. I have found the calls to be very interesting and the book is reasonably priced. Do not hesitate.
for bird lovers December 27, 2008
Christmas present for my biologist daughter. She loves it. The songs are clear and strong. The pictures are large and vivid. Easy to use. It's big!
Perfect gift! December 22, 2008
If you know someone who practices ornithology in any form, or to any degree, then this book is the perfect gift!
very pleased November 29, 2008
this book was even better than i expected. they should do the same thing with frog sounds.
 "The crow says... caw caw" November 23, 2008
The good: A lot of birds covered and very easy to use.
The bad: Sound quality is not great. Looks a bit cheap.
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