- Amy A.
- Sunday, March 28, 2021
Stretch the legs of your spirit and fill the lungs of your soul.
Give your brain a rest on this Mini-Retreat.
Take a moment to explore, to bask in, and to celebrate the beauties of the natural world we call our planet Earth.
Are you ever stopped in your tracks by the sound of an intriguing bird call? or an enchanting song from ... a creature of the sky? Are we alike in wondering what bird it is? And then we look, and look up into the leaves for the winged source to no avail...
Well, wonder no longer. Birdsong Hero is here to save the day.
This is not only a tool to help us get to know our feathered friends, it is also an addicting video game. Slow-style. Perfect for taking a relaxing mini-retreat to get to know the birds.
Developed by the Bird Academy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Song Hero is an online game combining sounds and spectrogram visuals for a multisensory learning experience. It's design is straight forward and user friendly. Appropriate for all ages of adults and school aged children.
Click the bar to launch the game and jump right in. Or watch the short tutorial from Bird Academy for a little bit more information.
Watch this short tutorial to find out more about the Bird Song Hero online game developed by The Bird Academy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
If this bird song identification mini-retreat has lifted your flight of curiosity into the air...
...have a look at the below list of resources. Something here might really become the wind beneath your (birding) wings.

Audubon Videoguide to 258 Birds of North America. DVDII

BirdNote

BirdWatching

The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America. Episode 10, Birding by Ear.

So Many Feathers

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America



The Bird Watching Answer Book

Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist

The Backyard Birdsong Guide

Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist

Wild Adventures

Birding is My Favorite Video Game

The Bumper Book of Nature

Small Graces
