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Summary: Relive Hitchcock.
Review: A fellow birder brought Stoke's discs on a bird walk early one refreshing May morn' along with a small CD player. I admit I felt uneasy. This was a chance to get away from technology, not be weighed down by it. But yee' have little faith.Within a few foot falls we heard what our guide identified as a common yellow throat warbler off in the bush. It seemed this bird was teasing us, saying, "i'm out here but you'll never see me, ha, ha, ha". My friend frantically fumbled with the discs and clicked the >> button 39 times as he counted out loud. Guess he didn't see the little number on the display. To our surprise, as the sound sample played, and we all nodded in agreement "uh-huh, yep, that's it", the warbler hastily arrived on the scene, mad as friggin' hell. He popped all around us from tree to tree as we excitedly looked through our binocs in what birdwatchers often lie about at conventions. Apparently, the bird wholeheartedly endorses the CD. In fact, lucky for us we weren't in Bodega Bay with a couple of fish crows and a script from Alfred Hitchcock. The best part was we all got a great close up view of this striking warbler! Samples also worked with an oven bird, house wren, and blue-winged warbler. But don't take my word for it, 4 out 5 birds recommend Stoke's to all the birdwatch challenged.
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Summary: Relive Hitchcock.
Review: A fellow birder brought Stoke's discs on a bird walk early one refreshing May morn' along with a small CD player. I admit I felt uneasy. This was a chance to get away from technology, not be weighed down by it. But yee' have little faith. Within a few foot falls we heard what our guide identified as a common yellow throat warbler off in the bush. It seemed this bird was teasing us, saying, "i'm out here but you'll never see me, ha, ha, ha". My friend frantically fumbled with the discs and clicked the >> button 39 times as he counted out loud. Guess he didn't see the little number on the display. To our surprise, as the sound sample played, and we all nodded in agreement "uh-huh, yep, that's it", the warbler hastily arrived on the scene, mad as friggin' hell. He popped all around us from tree to tree as we excitedly looked through our binocs in what birdwatchers often lie about at conventions. Apparently, the bird wholeheartedly endorses the CD. In fact, lucky for us we weren't in Bodega Bay with a couple of fish crows and a script from Alfred Hitchcock. The best part was we all got a great close up view of this striking warbler! Samples also worked with an oven bird, house wren, and blue-winged warbler. But don't take my word for it, 4 out 5 birds recommend Stoke's to all the birdwatch challenged.
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Summary: A Dream Come True
Review: Every birder will agree that hearing and recognizing bird song significantly enhances the birding experience. Trouble is how does one remember hundreds bird songs and calls. Here is the answer. I take the Stokes's three CD set in field along with portable CD player and a pair of headphones and can quickly find the species I want to hear. Most every species is indexed separately so you can quickly find what you want to hear. Beats the heck out of a tape.
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Summary: A Dream Come True
Review: Every birder will agree that hearing and recognizing bird song significantly enhances the birding experience. Trouble is how does one remember hundreds bird songs and calls. Here is the answer. I take the Stokes's three CD set in field along with portable CD player and a pair of headphones and can quickly find the species I want to hear. Most every species is indexed separately so you can quickly find what you want to hear. Beats the heck out of a tape.
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Summary: GREAT!
Review: Exactly what I expected and even more. The book is easy to follow with the CDs. I got myself the nicest gift!
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Summary: not for beginning birders
Review: I bought this collection to replace a set of Aubudon tapes that I'd lost a few years ago, and have found that I much preferred my old tapes to this collection. While the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs is very comprehensive and has great depth and variety, I am unable to use it to identify a couple of fairly common bird songs I hear in my back yard. With only the bird name and no other description provided on the cds, all of the songs and calls start to run together. What I particularly liked about my previous tapes was the additional song and habitat descriptions provided around the calls. The Stokes companion booklet provides some of this information, but my purpose in purchasing an audio guide was to listen, not to read. For an experienced birder or someone who knows what they are listening for in the field, this will probably be a helpful guide. For someone just starting out, a collection of fewer songs and more description would be a better bet.
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Summary: Good for the intermediate birder
Review: I first received this as a gift when I was a beginning birder (basically from the backyard) and to be honest - at that point it was too much for me. I just got confused because actually listening to birds and all their different types of songs/calls and then trying to figure out which bird on the cd it might have been was tough (I'd forget what the bird sounded like and it'd leave before I found it on the cd). But that was me as a beginner. Now that I have a few bird songs under my belt and I can tell the difference between a woodpecker and a nuthatch without a second thought (yea, I was a real beginner) this cd is of better use. Now I can use it to hone in on birds that I think the song might be rather than having to go through so many because it was all so new. So, bottom line, I think its an excellent set of cds that you can really learn from but its better for someone who has thew basics down rather than someone who is the blank slate just starting to learn.
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Summary: Good for the intermediate birder
Review: I first received this as a gift when I was a beginning birder (basically from the backyard) and to be honest - at that point it was too much for me. I just got confused because actually listening to birds and all their different types of songs/calls and then trying to figure out which bird on the cd it might have been was tough (I'd forget what the bird sounded like and it'd leave before I found it on the cd). But that was me as a beginner. Now that I have a few bird songs under my belt and I can tell the difference between a woodpecker and a nuthatch without a second thought (yea, I was a real beginner) this cd is of better use. Now I can use it to hone in on birds that I think the song might be rather than having to go through so many because it was all so new. So, bottom line, I think its an excellent set of cds that you can really learn from but its better for someone who has thew basics down rather than someone who is the blank slate just starting to learn.
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Summary: Marvelous for all who want to learn birdsongs & calls
Review: I've been looking for this audio cassette for quite a while and when I purchased the Stokes Field Guide: Audio Cassette Version, I was not disappointed. It is wonderful!! to say the least. If you are interested in hearing the various calls and songs of Eastern Birds then get this..... Also get the reference book Stokes Field Guide to Eastern Birds for pictures and detailed descriptions, you will not be disappointed and your birdwatching experiences and adventures will be greatly enhanced.
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Summary: Hear Audio Samples at my website!
Review: If you'd like to hear RealAudio samples of ten species soundprints from the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs, visit my website at http://www.naturesound.com and follow the links for the Stokes Guide. These samples are provided in the RealAudio http pseudo-streaming format for 28.8 modems or faster. If you do not have a Real Audio player installed, you can get one at http://www.realaudio.com. My website also offers a link to full documentation of dates and locations of the nearly 2000 recordings used to create the guide
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