Our Western Birds

Elizabeth Grinnell (1851 - 1935) and Joseph Grinnell (1877 - 1939)

This mother and son team, each distinguished in their field, collaborate to give charming portraits of common birds of the western United States from the western robin and cedar waxwing to the crow and roadrunner. The book is written in a plain and accessible style designed to stimulate an interest in nature among young people and give us a deeper appreciation of these birds and their charm. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Animals, Nature

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface. Larry Wilson
00:02:12
Play 01 The Linnet Rita Boutros
00:11:28
Play 02 The Mourning Dove Scotty Smith
00:07:20
Play 03 The Black Phoebe KateTk
00:11:03
Play 04 Woodpeckers J. M. Smallheer
00:09:56
Play 05 The Crow Alan Mapstone
00:04:55
Play 06 The Western Robin Larry Wilson
00:06:55
Play 07 Song-Sparrow KateTk
00:08:52
Play 08 The Belted Kingfisher Nat Spratt
00:07:23
Play 09 The California Jay Larry Wilson
00:07:05
Play 10 Audubon's Warbler Rita Boutros
00:11:42
Play 11 The Mocking-Bird drempels
00:09:15
Play 12 The American Coot Alan Mapstone
00:04:56
Play 13 Killdeer Plover Alan Mapstone
00:05:07
Play 14 The Western Gull KateTk
00:06:44
Play 15 Different Sparrows Chloe West
00:07:31
Play 16 The Bank-Swallow J. M. Smallheer
00:04:20
Play 17 The Cliff-Swallow J. M. Smallheer
00:04:53
Play 18 The Cedar Waxwing Jonathan Gary
00:05:56
Play 19 The Road-Runner mleigh
00:05:50
Play 20 Our Western Wrens Alan Dove
00:07:21
Play 21 The Shrike, or Butcher-Bird Nat Spratt
00:06:32
Play 22 The Brown Pelican Lily Kuntz
00:05:43
Play 23 The Arkansas Goldfinch KateTk
00:07:48
Play 24 The Towhees mleigh
00:12:12
Play 25 The Burrowing Owl Owlivia
00:05:30
Play 26 The Anna Humming-Bird Larry Wilson
00:09:44
Play 27 The Bush-Tit Christina Fu
00:07:43
Play 28 Our West Coast Thrushes Alan Dove
00:06:32
Play 29 Identification Chapter KateTk
00:21:13