Common Birds and Their Songs (Book and Audio CD)

by Lang Elliott

Book Overview

This book-audio package provides a unique introduction to fifty of the most familiar birds of North America and the songs they sing' This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395912385
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.4" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Common Birds and Their Songs (Book and Audio CD)

The book is in good shape and has nice pictures. The audio CD was not included. The description said book and CD.

no cd

i was really looking forward to the cd. Nope. I ordered it from amazon. i give this to our local library. Dealing with you for over a year. still pretty good.

Great for all bird watchers

I am a budding bird-watching enthusiast and this is the first book I have purchased. I love it! I do wish it covered more birds, but the descriptions of the birds it does include are very informative. The photographs are some of the best I've seen!!! The CD is also great for beginners because you never really realize how many of those calls are familiar to you until you hear them with a name. I know now there are Baltimore Orioles near my house (though I've never seen them) because I hear that very distinct call all the time! Now I've put out special food for them and I'll just have to wait and see!!! I recommend this book and CD to all - especially beginners like myself!!!

Photos, Info and song....

I am new to serious birdwatching, but already own half a dozen books on North American birds. I find this book and companion CD especially nice because of it's portability and ease of use. The photographs are clear, and the information concise. The songs of the birds are likewise, and if you have a cat, you will amuse them along with yourself as you listen...

Great beginners bird guide

Though I was surprised to receive such a small sized book, the picures are beautiful and the lessons very helpful. I am new to birding and have no doubt I can improve my bird identification with the help of this CD and guidebook. I do wish the veery and phoebe were included. Great book for anyone wishing to learn which bird goes with which song. So much fun! Would highly recommend. I'm thrilled.

Wonderful for old and young.

I'm a grandmother, just learning the names of the birds whose sounds I have enjoyed for years. Now my youngest grandchild, Emma, age 4 months, is learning the sounds and pictures. She sings right along with them. This book is truly amazing. CD tracks can be selected "by bird" or can be listened to in order. And the geographic area map lets us know if any particular bird is one we might see in our vicinity. Five Stars.

Beautiful, informative, euphonious

This is a great book! Elliott and Read combine stunning photographs of fifty songbirds with lively information about their lives. And that's not all. They ice the cake with an audio CD that will fill your house with song. The recordings give a range of vocalizations for each species, so the listener can sit back and gain his own sense of how the birds sound in the field. There's never been another book quite like this one, and I recommend it most enthusiastically to bird lovers and their friends.