The Sound Approach to Birding

Learn the facts of bird sound while listening to over 200 beautiful exclusive stereo recordings from all over the world. Combining anecdote, scientific theory and practical field experience the sound approach to birding is a step-by-step guide through tone, pitch, rythmn, reading sonograms, acoustics and using sounds to sex and age birds. It explains how bird sounds are often the first indication of previously unrecognised taxonomic splits, and explains how to identify them. With The Sound Approach you can maximise the use of sound in enhancing your field skills, and improve your standards of identification, whatever the level of your experience. Best Bird Book of 2006: - Birdwatch - BTO - British Birds