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Learn the birds of Maine

72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to the rocky coast, spruce-fir forests, lakes and islands. 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.

Maine Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startWild Turkey, American Goldfinch, Black-capped Chickadee, Common Loon, Eastern Phoebe and Common Eider
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startSong Sparrow, American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant and Great Blue Heron
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startEastern Bluebird, Cedar Waxwing, Canada Goose, American Crow, Gray Catbird and American Herring Gull
  4. Unit 4: Building upBlue Jay, Black Guillemot, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Great Black-backed Gull and Dark-eyed Junco
  5. Unit 5: Building upRuby-throated Hummingbird, Common Tern, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Common Yellowthroat and House Sparrow
  6. Unit 6: Building upAtlantic Puffin, Ring-billed Gull, Bald Eagle, Chipping Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird and Osprey

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 7: SteadyWhite-throated Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Pileated Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Black Duck, Great Egret and Black-throated Green Warbler
  2. Unit 8: SteadyCommon Merganser, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Mockingbird, Barred Owl, Snowy Egret, Black-and-white Warbler, House Finch and Common Grackle
  3. Unit 9: SteadyPurple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, Laughing Gull, Turkey Vulture and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  4. Unit 10: HardestLong-tailed Duck, Northern Yellow Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk and Spotted Sandpiper
  5. Unit 11: HardestCommon Goldeneye, Northern Parula, Semipalmated Plover and Belted Kingfisher
  6. Unit 12: HardestBufflehead, Red-eyed Vireo, Ruffed Grouse, Piping Plover, Northern Flicker and American Redstart
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