Learn the birds of New York
72 birds in 13 short units, from your backyard to Central Park, Long Island beaches, the Adirondacks and Finger Lakes. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Northern CardinalPhoto: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
American RobinPhoto: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Canada GoosePhoto: Tser · CC BY · iNaturalist 
White-throated SparrowPhoto: Judy Gallagher · CC BY · iNaturalist
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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 York Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, European Starling, House Sparrow, Blue Jay and Double-crested Cormorant
- Unit 2: Gentle startAmerican Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Blue Heron, Mallard and Northern Mockingbird
- Unit 3: Gentle startCanada Goose, Great Egret, Gray Catbird, Common Grackle, Song Sparrow and Downy Woodpecker
- Unit 4: Building upWhite-throated Sparrow, Bald Eagle, American Goldfinch and Wild Turkey
- Unit 5: Building upRed-tailed Hawk, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Mute Swan, Ring-billed Gull and Common Yellowthroat
- Unit 6: Building upOsprey, American Herring Gull, Tufted Titmouse and Northern Flicker
- Unit 7: SteadyCooper’s Hawk, Wood Duck, Dark-eyed Junco, Eastern Phoebe and House Finch
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 8: SteadyChipping Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Baltimore Oriole, Common Loon, Carolina Wren and Black-and-white Warbler
- Unit 9: SteadyWhite-breasted Nuthatch, Common Merganser, Green Heron, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Great Black-backed Gull and American Oystercatcher
- Unit 10: SteadyBrant, Hermit Thrush, Black-crowned Night Heron, Laughing Gull, Northern Yellow Warbler and Pileated Woodpecker
- Unit 11: HardestBufflehead, Killdeer, Tree Swallow and American Redstart
- Unit 12: HardestHooded Merganser, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Turkey Vulture and Palm Warbler
- Unit 13: HardestNorthern Shoveler, Hairy Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Barn Swallow and Ovenbird