{"product_id":"peterson-field-guide-to-bird-nathan-pieplow-9780547905570","title":"Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Pieplow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547905572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547905570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 91","brand":"Nathan Pieplow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658902515967,"sku":"9780547905570","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peterson-field-guide-to-bird-nathan-pieplow-9780547905570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}