A Field Guide to Songbirds of North America

Learn how and why birds sing, and discover their wide range of tones and melodies.

This visual directory features 100 of the most popular North American songbirds. Beautiful illustrations show each bird's distinctive colors and plumage, and detailed information reveals their origin, behavior, feeding, and migration habits.

Find out when and where to best hear them, and discover how to turn your backyard into a songbird haven, with practical advice on selective planting, feeding routines, and making nesting boxes. With the birds grouped in families, it is easy to make out the broad outline of any common song features for each group, such as:
• The sweet, clear notes of the thrushes
• The buzzy, wheezy notes of sparrows
• The thin, high-pithed songs of many of the warblers
• And so many more!

The great range of notes and rhythms on display in birdsongs can be confusing, but once mastered, the language adds a whole new dimension to bird study.