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Learn the birds of Nebraska

72 birds in 13 short units, from your backyard to the Platte River, Sandhills, prairie and farmland. 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.

Nebraska Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startWild Turkey, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, American Goldfinch and Mallard
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startBlue Jay, Canada Goose, House Sparrow, Great Blue Heron and Killdeer
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startSandhill Crane, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Common Grackle and Red-tailed Hawk
  4. Unit 4: Building upEastern Kingbird, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Downy Woodpecker
  5. Unit 5: Building upEuropean Starling, Baltimore Oriole, White-breasted Nuthatch, Cooper’s Hawk and Red-bellied Woodpecker
  6. Unit 6: Building upNorthern House Wren, Brown-headed Cowbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Red-headed Woodpecker and Dark-eyed Junco
  7. Unit 7: SteadyBarn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Yellow Warbler, Northern Flicker and Dickcissel

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 8: SteadyGray Catbird, Eastern Bluebird, Orchard Oriole, American Coot, Ring-billed Gull and Chipping Sparrow
  2. Unit 9: SteadyBrown Thrasher, Western Kingbird, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Wood Duck, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Lark Sparrow
  3. Unit 10: SteadyCedar Waxwing, Northern Shoveler, Western Meadowlark, American Crow, Ring-necked Pheasant and Lincoln’s Sparrow
  4. Unit 11: HardestBlue-winged Teal, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Indigo Bunting, Belted Kingfisher and Song Sparrow
  5. Unit 12: HardestSnow Goose, Swainson’s Thrush, Common Yellowthroat, Harris’s Sparrow, Great Horned Owl and American Kestrel
  6. Unit 13: HardestEastern Phoebe, Eastern Meadowlark, Spotted Towhee, Yellow-headed Blackbird and White-crowned Sparrow
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