Publisher Description
For the first time ever, Eastern and Western Bird Song audio guides from the famed team of Donald and Lillian Stokes will be available in one comprehensive box set with new premium packaging. An incredible 923 species from all of North America are included in this marvelous audio companion to the bestselling Stokes Field Guides. Bonus materials, including PDFs with track listings, precise call and song descriptions, and helpful hints on distinguishing sounds of similar species, as well as a new original piece from the Stokes and more, will be included on these discs. Both Eastern (9781607887836) and Western (9781607887843) Guides will be reissued in new updated packaging as individual titles as well, each priced at $24.98/$29.98 Can.
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“This song guide can be a companion to a field guide,
preparation for a birding trip, or the key to identifying the early-riser heard
every morning outside the bedroom window. The format is simple but
comprehensive: famous birding couple Donald and Lillian Stokes name a bird, and
its characteristic calls follow. An accompanying pamphlet describes what each
call signifies and where the bird song was recorded. Praise should go to the
intrepid recorders, who no doubt faced many challenges capturing their prey on tape.
The result is a lovely collection, best savored in small portions.”
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AudioFile on Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs: Western Region
About the Authors
Donald and Lillian Stokes are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS television series BirdWatch with Don and Lillian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds and Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western); the Stokes Nature Guides, a series of uniquely informative handbooks for observing plant and animal behavior in the wild; and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. They live in New Hampshire and Georgia.
Lang Elliot is the founder of NatureSound studio, which produces recordings and products featuring the sounds of birds, mammals, frogs, and insects. Elliot earned his MS in animal behavior and ecology from the University of Maryland and is the author of numerous books, including Common Birds and Their Songs, Music of the Birds: A Celebration of Bird Song, The Songs of Wild Birds, and The Songs of Insects. He recently founded Music of Nature, Inc., a company dedicated to celebrating all of nature.
Lillian and Donald Stokes are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS television series BirdWatch with Don and Lillian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds and Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western); the Stokes Nature Guides, a series of uniquely informative handbooks for observing plant and animal behavior in the wild; and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. They live in New Hampshire and Georgia.