Donald Kroodsma is professor emeritus of ornithology at
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a world-renowned
authority on birdsongs. He is the author of The Singing Life of
Birds (winner of the 2006 John Burroughs Medal Award and the
American Birding Association's Robert Ridgway Distinguished Service
Award for excellence in publications pertaining to field
ornithology), The Backyard Birdsong Guides, and Birdsong by the
Seasons.
Donald's work on bird song is legendary. In 2003 the American
Ornithologists' Union called him the "reigning authority on the
biology of avian vocal behavior." Kroodsma received his Ph.D. at
Oregon State University and has traveled all over North and South
America researching bird song. He is a Visiting Fellow of the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, American Ornithologists' Union, and the
Animal Behavior Society and has published hundreds of academic and
popular articles. He lives in Hatfield, MA.
Larry McQueen painted the popular Project FeederWatch
eastern and western Common Feeder Birds posters. Bird images from
those posters and from other sources, including three original
watercolor paintings done for BirdSource's Warbler Watch site, are
used throughout both the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's web site and
the BirdSource web site. Larry's work is widely known and
respected, having appeared widely in calendars, catalogs, and
magazines, including the Lab's own Living Bird. He has illustrated
for many books, such as The Audubon Master Guide to Birding, and
you'll find his images in a number of field guides.
Originally from Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, Larry earned degrees
from Idaho State University and the University of Oregon. After a
career in fish and game management and then as a graphic designer,
he started painting full-time in 1977. He now lives in Eugene,
OR.
Jon Janosik was born in Connecticut in 1941. Living with my
grandparents on their Trumbull farm in my formative years, he
became enchanted with wild birds, nature and Biology. He became
acquainted with Roger Tory Peterson and gained many early skills in
the field while attending Peterson's local bird walks.
Jon's work has been featured in such books as Field Guide to North
American Birds (National Geographic Society), Birds of the Ligonier
Valley (Carnegie Museum) ,The Audubon Society Master Guide to
Birding, An Audubon Handbook, Western/Eastern Birds, and Book of
North American Birds (Readers Digest Books). Jon's works have been
exhibited in numerous museums, and galleries including: Kobe
Museum, Sanda Japan; The Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural
History, Washington DC; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum-Wausau WI;
Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh PA; Moji Art Galley, Kitakyushu Japan;
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (Birds in Art), Kirritappu
Wetland Center, Hokkaido, Japan and the British Museum, London
England.
"Don Kroodsma's passion for birdsong is infectious, and this guide
will have any birder (including me) listening to birds with new
insight and appreciation after reading it." -- David Allen Sibley,
author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds "Watching birds
is only half the fun--knowing how to listen to them is the other
half. This handy audio book teaches you how to listen to birds and
to understand who they are and what they are saying to each other.
It will double your enjoyment--both outdoors and indoors." -- Greg
Butcher, National Audubon Society "There is no better guide to the
fascinating world of birdsong than Don Kroodsma, who in this handy
book shows that even in the average backyard there is drama,
mystery, and excitement, all bound up in the song of a bird." --
Scott Weidensaul, author of Living on the Wind and Of a Feather
"Don Kroodsma's latest book is a gem. Each page brims with
enthusiasm and erudition, the product of countless hours spent in
'deep listening'--applying the attentiveness and aesthetic
appreciation of a musician to the songs and calls of birds. Even
advanced students of birdsong will find much that is new in these
pages--and refreshingly well composed!" -- Ned Brinkley, Editor,
North American Birds "Don Kroodsma once again gives us a reason to
listen to birds as individuals. What a gift to all birders to be
able to listen to these birds with new ears." -- Bill Thompson,
III, Editor, Bird Watcher's Digest "With his trademark clarity and
charm, Donald Kroodsma takes us beyond identification and into the
realm of understanding. What are the different functions of the
multiple songs given by many birds? How do songs differ among
individuals? And what causes those differences? These are
cutting-edge scientific questions, and it is to Kroodsma's credit
that he provides compelling and easily understood answers." -- Ted
Floyd, Editor, Birding
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