{"id":15613,"date":"2012-04-16T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=15613"},"modified":"2012-04-04T10:59:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-04T16:59:41","slug":"western-birding-by-ear-from-peterson-field-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/western-birding-by-ear-from-peterson-field-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Birding by Ear from Peterson Field Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"

guest post from Georgann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I gladly opened my doors and windows to enjoy this wonderful spring weather. I love sitting in my kitchen, listening to the birds singing away. I thought to myself this year, as I do every year, I ought to learn to identify some of these songs. Then a patrons came into the Eastern Branch Library where I was working, all excited to tell us he had just heard a meadowlark for the first time in years! And I thought, “I don’t know if I’d know a meadowlark if I heard one!” So I checked out Peterson Field Guides Western Birding by Ear.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The stated goal of the authors is to help people identify the bird songs they hear. Just what I wanted! The introduction recommends the listener to just learn one group0ing of birds at a time, so as not to get confused. While that is a great idea, I was having so much fun learning, I couldn’t wait to keep on listening. And wouldn’t you know? The next walk I took, I was quite confused!<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed listening to this 3 CD set. The reader does quite well and seems to completely enjoy his job. I like the vivid words they use to try to describe the songs: liquid, gurgling, thin or blurry. I was amazed at how many of the songs were familiar. I learned many new facts. For example, did you know that the same bird species will sound different in different areas of the country? Southern accents for birds! I learned that some birds don’t actually “sing’ but the “song” comes from the way they move their feathers. I learned that sometimes, the most beautiful birds (ie hummingbirds, peacocks and pheasants) have the least beautiful songs. Some of the best singers are the most drab. Eastern and Central Birding<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, here I come!<\/p>\n

Best of all, I recognized the meadowlark at the Eastern Branch!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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