The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
Let an internationally celebrated birding expert and National Geographic introduce you to the joys of birding across the North American continent.
Syllabus
- By This Expert
- 01: Birding Basics: Bird Origins and Taxonomy
- 02: Basic Bird Anatomy
- 03: Size, Shape, and Color as Birding Tools
- 04: Bird Distribution, Status, and Endemism
- 05: Habitat and Season as Birding Tools
- 06: Introduction to Birding Optics
- 07: Tactics for Better Birding
- 08: Using Bird Behavior to Identify Birds
- 09: Understanding Variations in Plumage
- 10: Birding by Ear
- 11: Essentials of Bird Migration
- 12: Birding at Night
- 13: Pelagic Birding
- 14: Waterbirds, Shorebirds, and Game Birds
- 15: Diurnal Raptors
- 16: From Doves to Kingfishers
- 17: Passerines: From Flycatchers to Thrushes
- 18: Passerines: From Thrashers to Warblers
- 19: Passerines: From Tanagers to Finches
- 20: Photography for Birders
- 21: Birding Sites in Eastern North America
- 22: Birding Sites in Western North America
- 23: Birds and People
- 24: Birding Ethics and Conservation
Taught by
James Currie, Birding Enthusiast
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