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Learn the birds of Washington

72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to Puget Sound, rain forests, the Cascades and the Columbia Basin. 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.

Washington Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startAnna’s Hummingbird, Dark-eyed Junco, American Crow, American Robin, Great Blue Heron and Mallard
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startNorthern Flicker, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Canada Goose, Steller’s Jay, Black-capped Chickadee and Barred Owl
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startDouble-crested Cormorant, Spotted Towhee, House Finch, Wood Duck, Bald Eagle and Belted Kingfisher
  4. Unit 4: Building upAmerican Wigeon, Red-tailed Hawk, European Starling, American Goldfinch and Hooded Merganser
  5. Unit 5: Building upBufflehead, Cooper’s Hawk, Cedar Waxwing, American Coot and Gadwall
  6. Unit 6: Building upWhite-crowned Sparrow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Osprey, Pigeon Guillemot, Killdeer, Common Merganser and Common Goldeneye

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 7: SteadyRed-breasted Nuthatch, Canada Jay, House Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Pelagic Cormorant and Ring-necked Duck
  2. Unit 8: SteadyBarn Swallow, Varied Thrush, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Bewick’s Wren, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Surf Scoter
  3. Unit 9: SteadyHorned Grebe, Bushtit, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Shoveler and Pine Siskin
  4. Unit 10: HardestCalifornia Scrub-Jay, Green-winged Teal, Sooty Grouse, Common Loon, Red-breasted Sapsucker and Glaucous-winged Gull
  5. Unit 11: HardestCommon Raven, Hairy Woodpecker, Violet-green Swallow, Ring-billed Gull, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Savannah Sparrow and Black-headed Grosbeak
  6. Unit 12: HardestNorthern Pintail, Harlequin Duck, Short-billed Gull, Brown Creeper and Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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