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Birding By Ear

Black-capped Chickadee. Photo: Tim Lenz /Flickr CC (BY 2.0)

 

There's a lot to look forward to in spring, including the welcomed hullabaloo of birdsong. The sheer volume of songs and calls can often feel overwhelming for birders, but these sounds offer an opportunity and a challenge. With our birding-by-ear series you can learn how to better ID birds through their vocalizations. 

A Few of Our Favorite Sounds

   

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Meet Your New Birding-By-Ear Assistant

Amazon's Alexa can now access more than 2,000 birds sounds from the Audubon library—as long as you say the magic words.

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