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Pub Day!
I don’t mean “pub” as in “place to buy a drink.” I mean “pub” as in “publication!” The western volume of the Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds hits store shelves and ships fro...
Western volume coming soon
Today, my own advance copies of the Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America were finally delivered to my door. Official publication date is April 2. All the sound files from ...
My favorite spectrogram phone apps
One question I get over and over again is, which apps work best if you want to make spectrograms on your phone? I've got a couple of recommendations.
Eastern vs. Western Purple Martins
In 1984, researcher Charles Brown reported differences between eastern and western Purple Martins in several types of vocalizations. Since the original study was conducted at only two sites, I'm ...
Unfamiliarity: A Field Mark
When it comes to identifying bird sounds, unfamiliarity can actually be a very useful mark.
Book launch imminent!
The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America will be available in stores on Tuesday, March 7! Last Thursday I talked about the book with Mark Lynch of WICN – you can hear th...
Black and Pigeon Guillemots
"No differences known," says the Sibley guide about the voices of Black and Pigeon Guillemots. This isn't quite true. But the differences certainly are not widely known.
Ever heard of Pine Flycatcher?
The purpose of this blog post is to draw attention to one of the least known Empidonax species, one that has yet to appear in the ABA area, but is high on the list of many a birder as a potential...
The Swifts of Mexiquillo
We were excited to arrive at Parque Natural Mexiquillo before the break of dawn in June, to look for waterfall-loving swifts.
Mexico’s Mystery Owl
It's not every day that you photograph and audio record a bird that has never been photographed or audio recorded before.