NPR SOUND TREKS: BIRDS (2010) {FerraBit}

NPR SOUND TREKS: BIRDS (2010)

SPELLBINDING TALES OF FLIGHT, FEATHER, AND SONG...



Publisher . : NPR National Public Radio (2001-2010), HighBridge Audio 2010

ISBN . . . .: 9781615730605

Format . . .: MP3. 18 tracks, 98 MB

Bitrate . . : ~225 kbps (iTunes 9, VBR (highest), Stereo, 44.1 kHz)

Source . . .: 1 CDs (1 hr)

Genre . . . : Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors

Unabridged .: Unabridged



Are birds monogamous? Why do kookaburras laugh? Is the ivory-billed woodpecker

really extinct? These fascinating stories feature the delightful and exotic

sounds of birds, plus astute and informative commentary from bird lovers, bird

experts, and sometimes birds themselves.



Original radio broadcasts (2000-2010).

Nicely tagged and labeled, cover scans included.



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Sept 2010



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From NPR.org:

Experience a refreshing adrenaline rush on this NPR guided tour of the ultimate

in outdoor fun: Whether whitewater rafting on the Hudson River, mountain climbing

in the Himalayas, kayaking in Alaska, airboarding in Oregon’s Cascade mountains,

or bungee jumping in Australia, each story is an amazing sound adventure—and a

great escape.



The NPR Sound Treks series features outstanding audio documentaries, stories,

and commentary from the NPR archives bring the outdoors to life. Each volume

features sounds from nature, insights from experts and others who love the

outdoor experience (naturalists, zoologists, biologists, adventurers, even a

cowgirl), and vivid storytelling that captures the excitement of the wilderness.

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Learn how naturalist F. Schuyler Matthews translated bird song into musical

notes. Discover how the city of Chicago has drawn purple martins back to Lake

Michigan, their historic habitat. Find out everything you want to know about

the lyrebird’s glorious tail. If you’re a bird lover, this is for you.



The NPR Sound Treks series features outstanding audio documentaries, stories,

and commentary from the NPR archives bring the outdoors to life. Each volume

features sounds from nature, insights from experts and others who love the

outdoor experience (naturalists, zoologists, biologists, adventurers, even a

cowgirl), and vivid storytelling that captures the excitement of the wilderness.



Tracks:

- Introduction Jon Hamilton

- Connecting with Wrens

- Storm Petrels Fill the Air

- The Music of Wild Birds

- New York Birders Make Winter Rounds

- Bird Watching

- Proud Lyrebird Steps Up to the Microphone

- Song of the Antbird Reveals Avian Adultery

- The Magic Hedge: Haven for a Lost Bird in Chicago

- The Laughing Kookaburra

- Colorful Hua Mei Birds Put Pigeons to Shame

- Figuring Out Cuckoos

- A Bird with a Catlike Name – and Sound

- Purple Martins Make a Comeback in Chicago

- How Birds Can Capture a Kid’s Imagination

- A Colony of Screechers and Wailers

- The Joy of Breeding Pigeons

- My Hummingbird Summer