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Books : Science : Nature & Ecology : Field Guides : Regional : United States : Midwest

• Bird Song Ear Training Guide: Who Cooks for Poor Sam Peabody? Learn to Recognize the Songs of Birds from the Midwest and Northeast States

  John Feith

  
  This Audio CD is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to recognize bird songs. It features the sounds of 189 different bird species found in the Midwest and Northeast States.

  Each bird song recording is followed by a short description of the sound along with a common mnemonic used to remember it. Many well-known song mnemonics such as "Who cooks for you?" for the Barred Owl and "Poor Sam Peabody" for the White-throated Sparrow are included. Following the song and mnemonic, the source of the sound is revealed. By naming the bird at the end of each track, the listener is allowed to wonder and guess at the nature of the sound. Active listening, similar to what one experiences in the field while searching for an unknown bird song, is a key to engaging the memory process.

  One way to use this CD is to enable the "Random Play" or "Shuffle" option on a home CD player, portable stereo, or personal computer. Although it may be frustrating at first, repetition of this "quiz" game will quickly improve recognition skills. Gaining familiarity with these songs will greatly increase any bird watcher's enjoyment and awareness of birds in their natural habitat.

  Features:

  - 189 bird species found in the Midwest and Northeast states
  - Digital bird song recordings made in Wisconsin
  - Brief narration after each song includes descriptive, memorable and often funny mnemonics
  - Can be used as a field guide to learn and identify songs or as a recognition quiz game
  - Easy to use alphabetical track listing of all birds and their mnemonics
  - It is a great gift for any birdwatcher, beginner or advanced.
  - Total running time: 60 minutes

  
   

• Canoeing Michigan Rivers

  Jerry Dennis

  
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• Ultimate Michigan adventures: 98 one-of-a-kind destinations & diversions

  Gary W Barfknecht

  
  
   

• Wild Plants In Flower--Wetlands And Quiet Waters Of The Midwest (Wild Plants in Flower)

  Robert O. Petty, Anne M. Petty

  
  "The story that unfolds in this little volume—in ethereal photographs, perceptive essays, and revealing wildflower species descriptions—is a most moving experience in nature appreciation. Savor every image and word." —from the Foreword by Marion T. Jackson, author of 101 Trees of Indiana and The Natural Heritage of Indiana

  This lovely and thoughtful volume pays tribute to the native plants characteristically found in the Midwest’s quiet waters, as distinct from its flowing streams. While most of the species populate broad ranges, all are part of the familiar display that may greet a summer visitor to lakes and wet grounds in the Great Lakes region.

  Wild Plants in Flower—Wetlands and Quiet Waters of the Midwest features color photographs of 45 species; delightful and engaging species notes for each plant, its habitat, appearance, and range; and perceptive mini-essays that describe the evolution of wetlands and botanical plants and the dangers they face. This field guide will help nature lovers identify and treasure the delicate flora of upland swamp forests, floodplains, wet prairies, marshes, fens, and bogs, and perhaps help preserve their dwindling numbers.

  
   

• Natural Michigan: A nature-lover's guide to 165 Michigan wildlife sanctuaries, nature preserves, wilderness areas, state parks, and other natural attractions

  Tom Powers