Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song [Hardcover]

InBird Songs, ornithologist Les Beletsky profiles 250 birds alongside colorful illustrations, and includes a digital audio player that provides the corresponding song for each of the 250 birds.

Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,Bird Songspresents the most notable North American birds—including the rediscovered ivory-billed woodpecker—in a stunning format.
 
Renowned ornithologist Les Beletsky provides a succinct description of each of the250 birds profiled, with an emphasis on their distinctive songs. Lavishfull-color illustrationsaccompany 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 Songsis the first book to capture the enchantment of these beautiful birds in words, pictures, and song.

Les Beletskyis a professional bird biologist and natural history expert. Prior to taking up nature writing, he conducted twenty years of behavioral research on birds, concentrating on bird vocalizations and breeding behavior. He has written or co-written more than thirty-five papers and two books on birds, one of which won an award from The Wildlife Society as outstanding wildlife ecology book of the year. An avid visitor of bird-watching and wildlife locations across the globe, he has made multiple trips to the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Detecting a need for comprehensive, single-volume guides for travelers interested in wildlife, he created and edited theEcotravellers’ Wildlife Guideseries (currently published as theTravellers’ Wildlife Guidesby Interlinkl2