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Learn the birds of Ohio

72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to Lake Erie marshes, hardwood forests, farmland and river valleys. 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.

Ohio Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Great Blue Heron and Song Sparrow
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startDowny Woodpecker, Mallard, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Killdeer and Eastern Bluebird
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startCanada Goose, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Green Heron, House Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch and Bald Eagle
  4. Unit 4: Building upWood Duck, House Finch, European Starling, Wild Turkey and Red-shouldered Hawk
  5. Unit 5: Building upTree Swallow, Baltimore Oriole, Red-tailed Hawk, Gray Catbird, Dark-eyed Junco and Northern Flicker
  6. Unit 6: Building upTurkey Vulture, Tufted Titmouse, Cooper’s Hawk, Common Grackle and White-throated Sparrow

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 7: SteadyBrown-headed Cowbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Sandhill Crane, Red-headed Woodpecker, Trumpeter Swan and Northern Yellow Warbler
  2. Unit 8: SteadyEastern Phoebe, Carolina Wren, Ring-billed Gull, Hooded Merganser, Cedar Waxwing and Yellow-rumped Warbler
  3. Unit 9: SteadyAmerican Herring Gull, Ring-necked Duck, Pileated Woodpecker, Chipping Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Redstart
  4. Unit 10: HardestBelted Kingfisher, Eastern Kingbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Eastern Towhee, American Crow and Magnolia Warbler
  5. Unit 11: HardestIndigo Bunting, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Northern House Wren, Bay-breasted Warbler and Prothonotary Warbler
  6. Unit 12: HardestNorthern Mockingbird, Barred Owl, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Osprey, Common Yellowthroat and Palm Warbler
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