While most birdsong CDs and tapes are essentially audio lists (compilations of birdsongs with little or no explanation), the Birding by Ear series combines effective educational narrative with high quality birdsong recordings. This provides birders with a proven system to learn and recall birdsong as an aide to field identification. So, if you want to learn birdsong (not just review one birdsong after another) the best choice is Birding by Ear.

Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central

If you live in the Eastern U.S. start your learning here. This 3 CD (or 3 cassette) set presents the common birdsongs and calls - the ones you hear most often. Over 80 species of birds, presented in 17 learning groups, will provide you with the "basic vocabulary" of Eastern birdsong. Included are a self-guided audio quiz and a booklet containing John Sill line drawings as well as habitat notes, song and call descriptions and learning aides, and a unique audio index.

Birding by Ear can enable you to become a better birder. It may well become as essential to you as your Field Guide and binoculars.
- Roger Tory Peterson

More Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central

This 3 CD (or 3 cassette) set provides the songs and calls of 96 additional species of Eastern birds and includes such popular groups as warblers, shorebirds, rails, and terns. The learning format is the same as the popular original Birding by Ear and includes learning aides, mnemonics, and "handles" for all the bird vocalizations. An audio quiz features birdsongs likely to be heard in birding hotspots from the Texas Coast to Baxter State Park in Maine.

These simple, clear, well-organized tapes . . . are revolutionizing bird identification and the enjoyment of birding at every level.
- Flora and Fauna Books

Birding by Ear: Western

If you live in the Western U.S. start your learning here. This 3 CD (or 3 cassette) set presents the common birdsongs and calls - the ones you hear most often. Over 90 species of birds, presented in 19 learning groups, will provide you with the "basic vocabulary" of Western birdsong. Included are a self-guided audio quiz and a booklet containing John Sill drawings as well as habitat notes, song and call descriptions and learning aides, and a unique audio index.

Backyard Birdsong: Eastern and Central

If you do most of your birding from your kitchen window or while you are gardening in the backyard then this is the Birding by Ear for you! A single CD or cassette covers the birdsongs of 28 common backyard birds in the Eastern U.S. Now you can get to know your "neighbors" by recognizing their songs. Favorites like American Robin, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch, and Northern Cardinal are all included. Even the calls of Eastern Chipmunk and Gray Squirrel are presented.