Bird Biographies

audiobook

Bird Biographies

by Alice Eliza Ball

EN·~7 hours·125 chapters

Chapters

125 total
1

BIRD BIOGRAPHIES A GUIDE-BOOK FOR BEGINNERS

0:38
2

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

2:17
3

FOREWORD

5:40
4

SPRING TWILIGHT

5:23
5

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:10
6

DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR COMMON WINTER BIRDS PART TWO

0:04
7

BIRD BIOGRAPHIES - WINTER BIRDS Permanent Residents and Winter Visitors

3:19
8

BIRDS SEEN DURING THE WINTER NEAR NEW YORK CITY

2:15
9

DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES - THE BLUE JAY Crow Family—Corvidæ

11:50
10

THE AMERICAN CROW Crow Family—Corvidæ

7:07

Description

A friendly, illustrated field guide introduces listeners to 150 of the most familiar land birds that winter and breed across the Eastern United States. Each entry blends concise descriptions of size, plumage, song, and habit with crisp range maps, making identification in backyard thickets or open fields straightforward. Vibrant, full‑color plates accompany the text, giving a vivid visual companion for the ear‑only experience.

Beyond the basics, the author weaves short cultural and literary anecdotes, recalling how poets, explorers, and ancient peoples have celebrated the same feathered neighbors. The tone stays conversational, inviting beginners to picture a robin’s bright chest or a warbler’s flickering flight while learning key field marks. Listeners will come away with a solid foundation for spotting, naming, and appreciating the everyday birds that share our neighborhoods.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (403K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-07-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

AE

Alice Eliza Ball

1867–1948

Best known for writing lively, approachable books about birds, this American nature writer helped open ornithology to young readers and beginners. Her work blends careful observation with an easy, welcoming style that still feels inviting today.

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