Bird Sounds: How and Why Birds Sing, Call, Chatter, and Screech

Bird Sounds: How and Why Birds Sing, Call, Chatter, and Screech

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Book Description
A thorough and engaging examination of the variety of sounds birds make, from the familiar singing of songbirds and the hammering of woodpeckers to the harsh cacklings of crows. The how's and why's of bird vocalization, regional variation and speciation, and communication among species are discussed. Describes both native and exotic bird behavior and includes the latest research-all illustrated with full-color paintings by the author.

About the Author
Barry Kent MacKay is a writer and artist whose work has appeared in A Field Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos and Birdwatcher's Digest as well as other books and magazines. He is currently the International Program Director of the Animal Protection Institute, based in Sacramento, California.

Bird Sounds: How and Why Birds Sing, Call, Chatter, and Screech,Barry Kent MacKay,Stackpole Books,0811727874,Acoustics & Sound,Birds,Birds & Birdwatching - General,Birdsongs,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Vocalization,Water Supply,Management of land & natural resources,NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS,Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics)

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