{"product_id":"peterson-field-guide-to-bird-sounds-of-western-north-america-hardcover","title":"Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathan Pieplow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive field guide that uses an innovative Sound Index to allow readers to quickly identify unfamiliar songs and calls of birds in western North America.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBird songs and calls are at least as important as visual field marks in identifying birds. Yet short of memorizing each bird's repertoire, it's difficult to sort through them all. Now, with the western edition of this groundbreaking book, it's possible to visually distinguish bird sounds and identify birds using a field-guide format. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the core of this guide is the spectrogram, a visual graph of sound. With a brief introduction to five key aspects--speed, repetition, pauses, pitch pattern, and tone quality--readers can translate what they hear into visual recognition, without any musical training or auditory memorization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Sound Index groups similar songs together, narrowing the identification choices quickly to a brief list of birds that are likely to be confused because of the similarity of their songs. Readers can then turn to the species account for more information and\/or listen to the accompanying audio tracks available online. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Identifying birds by sound is arguably the most challenging and important skill in birding. This book makes it vastly easier to master than ever before.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNATHAN PIEPLOW has been fascinated by birds since his childhood in South Dakota, and has intensively studied bird sounds since 2003. He is the former editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eColorado Birds\u003c\/i\u003e and an author of the\u003ci\u003e Colorado Birding Trail\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, and teaches writing and rhetoric at the University of Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 648\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48628180254969,"sku":"9780547905570","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6fNucpQFR19780547905570.webp?v=1783055537","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/peterson-field-guide-to-bird-sounds-of-western-north-america-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}