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Really Wild Cards from Chatterbox Greetings
Featuring sounds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Art by Maurice Bebb
An exquisite range of large format collectable greeting cards with sound featuring the art of Maurice Bebb and plays accurate birdsongs, supplied by the leading archive of bird recordings, the Macaulay Library, a part of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY. Each card is highly collectable. New collections will be released every six months. All cards are printed on stocks from sustainable forests and batteries are all mercury free.
Available from:
www.sapsuckerwoods.com
The Bird Watching Answer Book:
Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond
by Laura Erickson
For years, bird expert and Cornell Lab of Ornithology science editor Laura Erickson has heard hundreds of bird questions. Now, drawing on questions that come to the Cornell Lab, she's compiled answers to more than 200 common and not-so-common bird questions in a handy pocket-sized book that reads like a conversation with your friendly neighborhood "bird lady."
The Bird Watching Answer Book, produced by Storey Publishing, is organized into three sections: watching and feeding birds, bird behavior, and bird biology. In addition to down-to-earth scientific answers, readers will find plenty of quirky stories and interesting facts.
Available from:
Retail: www.sapsuckerwoods.com
wholesale: www.storey.com
"BirdsEye"
Featuring images and sounds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a product of Birds in the Hand
Species account content by Kenn Kaufman
BirdsEye shows users where bird species have most recently been reported based on up-to-the-moment observations submitted to the eBird database at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The application then maps out how to get to the nearest sighting location using eBird's more than 30,000 hotspots.
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Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
Featuring sounds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
By Les Beletsky
Foreword by Jon L. Dunn
8-3/8 x 10-3/4 in; 368 pp; 250 color images
Hardcover, push and listen
Published in September 2006
ISBN 1932855416
ISBN13 9781932855418
Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birds--including the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpecker--in a stunning new format. Bird biologist Les Beletsky provides a succinct description of each of the 250 birds profiled, with an emphasis on their distinctive songs. Lavish full-color illustrations accompany each account, while a sleek, built-in digital audio player holds 250 corresponding songs and calls. Complete with the most up-to-date and scientifically accurate information, Bird Songs is the first book to capture the enchantment of these beautiful birds in words, pictures, and song.
Available from:
www.chroniclebooks.com
www.comground.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
Bird Songs From Around the World
Featuring Songs of 200 Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
By Les Beletsky
8-3/8 x 10-3/4 in; 368 pp; 200 color images
Hardcover, push and listen
Published in September 2007
ISBN 1932855610
ISBN 13 9781932855616
Discover 200 of the world's most spectacular birds in Bird Songs from Around the World, the follow-up to the national best-seller Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song. Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this stunning book features a sleek, built-in digital audio player that showcases each bird's song, as well as illustrated portraits and brief descriptions emphasizing the exceptional vocalizations. From the brilliantly plumed Lilac-breasted Roller in Africa to the flamboyant North American Roseate Spoonbill to Asia's Red Avadavat, Bird Songs from Around the World combines approachable information, beautiful art, and high-quality sound in a distinctive, elegant package.
Available from:
www.chroniclebooks.com
www.comground.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Eastern and Central North America
A Cornell Lab of Ornithology Audio Field Guide
By Donald Kroodsma
5 x 8 in; 192 pp; 75 color illustrations
Hardcover, push and listen
Published in April 2008
ISBN 0811863425
ISBN 13 9780811863421
Get to know birds by ear with this engaging, one-of-a-kind book featuring 75 unique species from Eastern and Central North America. Enjoy their sounds at the touch of a button--reproduced in high quality on the attached digital audio module--while reading vivid descriptions of their songs, calls, and related behaviors. Learn what Black-capped Chickadees are "thinking" as they give their unmistakable namesake call, or find out why many songbirds have dialects that vary from region to region. Complete with up-to-date range maps and more than 130 sounds provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library, as well as exquisite illustrations of each species, The Backyard Birdsong Guide will resonate with beginners and experts alike.
Donald Kroodsma is currently a visiting fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. He has studied birdsong for more than 40 years and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Available from:
www.chroniclebooks.com
www.comground.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Western North America
A Cornell Lab of Ornithology Audio Field Guide
By Donald Kroodsma
5 x 8 in; 192 pp; 75 color illustrations
Hardcover, push and listen
Published in April 2008
ISBN 0811863972
ISBN 13 9780811863971
Get to know birds by ear with this engaging, one-of-a-kind book featuring 75 unique species from Western North America. Enjoy their sounds at the touch of a button--reproduced in high quality on the attached digital audio module--while reading vivid descriptions of their songs, calls, and related behaviors. Learn how to pick out the wavering songs of a young Bewick's Wren, or find out why many songbirds have dialects that vary from region to region. Complete with up-to-date range maps and more than 130 sounds provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library, as well as exquisite illustrations of each species, The Backyard Birdsong Guide will resonate with beginners and experts alike.
Donald Kroodsma is currently a visiting fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. He has studied birdsong for more than 40 years and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Available from:
www.chroniclebooks.com
www.comground.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
Bird Songs 2010 Wall Calendar
By Les Beletsky
13 x 13 1/4 in; 24 pp, digital audio player (bound in), bird chart
Paperback
Published in July 2009
ISBN 9780811868396
ISBN 10 0811868397
From the creators of the best-selling book Bird Songs, this wall calendar features illustrations of North American birds with an attached sound device so bird lovers actually hear each bird's call. Includes a fold-out regional bird chart.
Available from:
www.chroniclebooks.com
www.comground.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
Birdscapes
A Pop-Up Celebration of Birdsongs in Stereo Sound
By Miyoko Chu with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Illustrations by Julia Hargreaves
10-3/4 x 12-3/4 in; 18 pp; 7 full-color pop-ups, stereo sound audio modules, AAA batteries included
Hardcover
Published in August 2008
ISBN 9780811864282
ISBN10 0811864286
Get ready for the most groundbreaking entry to date in the best-selling Birdsongs series (more than 400,000 copies sold!). Birdscapes delivers an immersive birding experience never before see--or hear--in any book. For the eyes: seven elaborately engineered, full-color pop-ups portraying dozens of bird species in diverse North American habitats, from the Alaskan Tundra to a Southeast swamp. For the ears: extended recordings of the birds' calls and songs in stereo from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For the serious birder: scientifically accurate illustrations of the birds and moving text about their fragile ecosystems. This beautifully crafted volume is a visual and audio delight!
Miyoko Chu is director of communications at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the author of Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds.
Available from:
www.chroniclebooks.com
www.comground.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
National Geographic Handheld Birds
Mobile Interactive Field Guide
National Geographic Handheld Birds is the first North American mobile interactive field guide for PDA that can be used by birders of all levels. Completely user-friendly, you will instantly transform your birding outings into vibrant, expertly-guided adventures with amazing features only National Geographic can deliver.
Features accounts for 867 North American birds, including sounds from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use National Geographic Handheld Birds' eBird checklist to store bird sighting data, download it to your desktop computer and upload it to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to participate in this citizen science research project!
National Geographic Handheld Birds can be purchased as an all-in-one device that includes a Tungsten E2 Palm Pilot, or as separate SD card software that can be used with many Palm OS compatible PDAs.
3 1/4"W x 4 1/2"H x 1/2"D.
Handheld Birds PDA - CR Number: 1072848
Bird Software - CR Number: 1072849
Available from:
www.handheldbirds.com
Also available as downloadable software for smart phones at: http://www.mobilefieldguides.com/handheld/.
Audubon Birds by Wild Republic
This collection of plush beanbag birds includes authentic sounds from the Macaulay Library at Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Each colorful species is created with realistic details, with new birds introduced each year. These are great collectables for children and adults.
Available from:
www.wildrepublic.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
Breezy Singers
These lovely birds are fitted with a motion sensor for lively animated head, beak and tail movement.
For added realism, each bird contains a microchip with authentic bird sounds obtained from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library collection.
Outdoor versions are weather-proof and solar-powered.
Four styles: American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin
H: 6 X W: 7.25 X D: 6.25 in.
3 "LR44" batteries, Included
Available from:
www.tomy-usa.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
Breezy Singers Parakeets
These lovely cage-birds chirp in their "natural" voice when you approach. Each contains a microchip of authentic parakeet sounds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Macaulay Library collection. Fitted with a motion sensor, the Breezy Singer Parakeet sits quietly until someone approaches. It greets visitors by tilting its head inquisitively, bobbing its tail, and chirping delightfully. Two colors: blue and yellow.
6 Yrs+
Package contains a "Try Me" Window
On/off switch
H: 2.25 X W: 9 X D: 6.25 in.
3 "LR44" batteries, Included
Available from:
www.tomy-usa.com
Croaking Crooner
Liven up your garden with the Croaking Crooner. This motion-activated sensor frog croaks realistically while its throat inflates and deflates. Authentic croaking sounds come from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library collection. These frogs are great for indoor or outdoor use, plus they are water-resistant. Two colors: brown, green
6 Yrs+
Package contains a "Try Me" Window
H: 6 X W: 7.25 X D: 6.25 in.
3 "AAA" batteries, Included
Available from:
www.tomy-usa.com
www.goldcrestdistributing.com
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Bird kit
