Learn the birds of Nevada
72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to Great Basin sagebrush, desert ranges, Lake Tahoe and wetlands. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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- Phone, tablet or computer
A few you’ll meet first
Great-tailed GracklePhoto: unknown · CC0 · iNaturalist 
American RobinPhoto: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Pied-billed GrebePhoto: Andrew Hrycyna · CC BY · iNaturalist 
MallardPhoto: This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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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.
Nevada Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startGreat-tailed Grackle, Northern Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, White-crowned Sparrow, House Finch and American Coot
- Unit 2: Gentle startAmerican Robin, Gambel’s Quail, Greater Roadrunner, Phainopepla, Great Blue Heron, Common Raven and Ruddy Duck
- Unit 3: Gentle startPied-billed Grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron, Canada Goose, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Say’s Phoebe, House Sparrow and Great Horned Owl
- Unit 4: Building upMallard, Verdin, Red-tailed Hawk and Anna’s Hummingbird
- Unit 5: Building upAmerican Kestrel, Northern Flicker, Lesser Goldfinch, White-faced Ibis, Dark-eyed Junco and Cinnamon Teal
- Unit 6: Building upCooper’s Hawk, Black Phoebe, Killdeer, Great Egret, Double-crested Cormorant and Northern Shoveler
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyMountain Chickadee, American White Pelican, Red-winged Blackbird, Eared Grebe, Steller’s Jay and Common Merganser
- Unit 8: SteadyCommon Gallinule, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Western Kingbird, Costa’s Hummingbird, Rock Wren and Redhead
- Unit 9: SteadyBrewer’s Blackbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, California Quail, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Ring-necked Duck and Spotted Towhee
- Unit 10: HardestWoodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Loggerhead Shrike, Western Bluebird, Western Tanager, Song Sparrow and Gadwall
- Unit 11: HardestCalifornia Scrub-Jay, Snowy Egret, Northern Harrier, American Avocet, American Wigeon and Black-throated Sparrow
- Unit 12: HardestBlack-billed Magpie, Black-necked Stilt, Turkey Vulture, Western Meadowlark, Bufflehead and Chipping Sparrow