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Learn the birds of New Jersey

72 birds in 13 short units, from your backyard to Cape May, the Pine Barrens, tidal marshes and city parks. 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.

New Jersey Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow and Double-crested Cormorant
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startAmerican Robin, Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Northern Mockingbird and Turkey Vulture
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startGreat Egret, Canada Goose, European Starling, Gray Catbird and White-throated Sparrow
  4. Unit 4: Building upSong Sparrow, Common Grackle, Osprey, American Goldfinch and Bald Eagle
  5. Unit 5: Building upRed-tailed Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Wild Turkey, House Finch, Mute Swan and American Herring Gull
  6. Unit 6: Building upCooper’s Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Common Yellowthroat and Laughing Gull
  7. Unit 7: SteadyDark-eyed Junco, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ring-billed Gull and Northern Flicker

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 8: SteadyTufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown-headed Cowbird, Chipping Sparrow, Tree Swallow and Brant
  2. Unit 9: SteadyEastern Phoebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Snowy Egret, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Ovenbird and Bufflehead
  3. Unit 10: SteadyBlack Vulture, Eastern Towhee, Great Black-backed Gull, American Black Duck, Barn Swallow, Eastern Kingbird and Sanderling
  4. Unit 11: HardestBlack-crowned Night Heron, American Oystercatcher, Forster’s Tern, Hooded Merganser and Ruddy Turnstone
  5. Unit 12: HardestWhite Ibis, Green Heron, Greater Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plover, Red-breasted Merganser and Black Skimmer
  6. Unit 13: HardestWood Duck, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Common Merganser, Killdeer and Dunlin
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