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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: New and Old Birdsong CDs
> Hi
>
> This message concerns a fantastic new 3 CD set - the Beginners Guide to
> Bird Songs of North America which I have been greatly enjoying and a
> "must have" reference to bird songs reference Set.
>
> I am really enjoying the New CD set "Beginners Guide to Bird Songs of
> North America" by John Neville and Mel Coulson. As someone who records
> bird songs I appreciate how difficult it is to obtain such beautiful
> recordings. There are long clips with pneumonics and other hints
> presented to help you remember the songs and calls. I would highly
> recommend this CD to anybody trying to learn their bird songs.
>
> If you love birds you will want this set of beautiful recordings just to=
> enjoy the lovely songs. Knowing the songs and calls of birds can greatly=
> increase your outdoor experience. One of the most powerful tools you can=
> have is the ability to identify birds by ear if you are serious about
> finding and identifying birds. Your ears can hear a bird which is hidden=
> from sight by foliage, reeds, rocks etc. Your ears can hear in all
> directions while your eyes only focus in one direction. Your ears can
> hear at night or in poor light allowing you to identify some of the
> birds singing and calling at night. You will never regret the time and
> effort you put into learning to identify birds by ear. This CD set is a
> powerful tool to help you learn bird songs and calls and to hone your
> skills.
>
> In this set, each song or call is presented and usually a pneumonic or
> some other way to help you remember the song well as a long clip of the
> bird singing. Each bird song has a separate track on the CD for easy
> access. There are review sections and quizzes which can be very valuable=
> tools to help you learn to bird by ear.
>
> One big problem facing anybody who creates a CD set for learning bird
> songs is how to arrange the birds on the CD - some have used field guide=
> order, some prefer organizing the songs by habitat, and to some group
> similar sounding birds together. On this CD Neville and Coulson have
> reached a very happy compromise. In the first part of the CD set the
> birds are presented by habitat with a quiz at the end of each section
> for you to review and test yourself. These sections include: Lakes,
> Ponds and Rivers; Marsh and riparian; Backyards, Parks, Towns and
> suburbs; Deciduous woods; Open Mixed-woods and Thickets; Farms,
> Grasslands, Savannah and Prairie. At the end of each section is a quiz
> on what you have just learned. One hundred and eight of the more common
> birds are covered in these sections organized by habitat.
> .
> After all of the birds are covered by habitat there are review sections
> where the birds are grouped as Warblers, Sparrows with some regional
> dialects included, Flycatchers, Thrushes, Wrens, Sounds of Birds in the
> reeds, and a group called the "True Songsters".
>
> This 3 CD set can be purched online from www.nevillerecording.com for
> 33 Dollars.
> I know I have plugged this "Must Have" before but if you do not have
> BOTH the Eastern (3CD set) and the Western (5 CD set ) of Birdsongs of
> Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs you are really missing out. If you are
> in Alberta you need both the eastern and the western set because our
> mainly boreal forest birds are on the Eastern Set and the Prairie birds
> on the Western set (except the Spraigues Pipit which is only on the
> eastern set. This wonderful bird song collection (8 CDs total is
> available on Amazon for about $50 (about $25 per set) Order both and the=
> shipping is free. Search in Books at Amazon and not CDs. The ISBN of the=
> Western Guide is 1570425884 and the Eastern guide 1570424837. Put it on
> your list to Santa if you do not already have them. This set is far
> superior to anyother set on the market. (believe me I have them all) The=
> Stokes birding books are certainly not my first choice as a reference
> but Kevin Colver and Langue Elliott have done a fantastic Job on these
> CDs. They do not only have recordings of the main songs but often
> alternate songs and calls and frequently illustrate the regional
> variation in the vocalizations where they occur. These recordings are
> far superior to those in the Peterson Set. Many more birds are recorded.=
> There are more regional dialects (read that as our dialect instead of an=
> eastern one) and many more calls. These CDs are a real bargin.
>
>
> Barbara Beck
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