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Learn the birds of Idaho

72 birds in 11 short units, from your backyard to Snake River Plain, sagebrush, mountain forests and river canyons. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.

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The course

Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.

Idaho Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startRed-winged Blackbird, Black-billed Magpie, American Robin, Song Sparrow, Great Blue Heron, Mallard and Bald Eagle
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startHouse Finch, Northern Flicker, Dark-eyed Junco, American Coot, Wild Turkey, Wood Duck and Red-tailed Hawk
  3. Unit 3: Building upCedar Waxwing, California Quail, Black-capped Chickadee, Canada Goose, Mourning Dove, American Kestrel and Northern Harrier
  4. Unit 4: Building upTrumpeter Swan, House Sparrow, Osprey, Ring-billed Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Merganser, Killdeer and Swainson’s Hawk
  5. Unit 5: Building upCommon Goldeneye, White-crowned Sparrow, Great Horned Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, American White Pelican, Sandhill Crane and Ring-necked Duck

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 6: SteadyEurasian Collared-Dove, European Starling, American Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker, Snow Goose and Black-chinned Hummingbird
  2. Unit 7: SteadyAmerican Crow, Gadwall, Western Tanager, Western Meadowlark, Mountain Bluebird and Yellow-rumped Warbler
  3. Unit 8: SteadyBrewer’s Blackbird, American Wigeon, Lesser Goldfinch, Belted Kingfisher, Common Raven and Red-breasted Nuthatch
  4. Unit 9: HardestNorthern Shoveler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Western Kingbird, Great Egret, Western Grebe, Lazuli Bunting and California Gull
  5. Unit 10: HardestBufflehead, Chipping Sparrow, Lesser Scaup, Barn Swallow and Pine Siskin
  6. Unit 11: HardestHooded Merganser, Bullock’s Oriole, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Yellow Warbler, Turkey Vulture and Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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