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Learn the birds of Tennessee

72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to the Great Smoky Mountains, Cumberland Plateau 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.

Tennessee Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird, Carolina Wren, Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey and Eastern Bluebird
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startCarolina Chickadee, American Robin, American Goldfinch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Black Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk and Blue Jay
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startTufted Titmouse, Downy Woodpecker, Red-shouldered Hawk and Song Sparrow
  4. Unit 4: Building upHouse Finch, Bald Eagle, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, European Starling and White-throated Sparrow
  5. Unit 5: Building upHouse Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Towhee and Canada Goose
  6. Unit 6: Building upAmerican Crow, Indigo Bunting, Great Blue Heron, Brown-headed Cowbird, Chipping Sparrow and Mallard

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 7: SteadyField Sparrow, Common Grackle, Double-crested Cormorant, Cedar Waxwing, Wood Duck and Green Heron
  2. Unit 8: SteadyDark-eyed Junco, Killdeer, American Coot, Pileated Woodpecker, Great Egret, Ring-billed Gull and Turkey Vulture
  3. Unit 9: SteadyYellow-bellied Sapsucker, Barred Owl, Summer Tanager, Eastern Kingbird, Barn Swallow and American Kestrel
  4. Unit 10: HardestNorthern Flicker, Tree Swallow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Belted Kingfisher and Osprey
  5. Unit 11: HardestHermit Thrush, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Meadowlark, Gray Catbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Tennessee Warbler
  6. Unit 12: HardestCooper’s Hawk, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Prothonotary Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Savannah Sparrow and Red-headed Woodpecker
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