Burgess Bird Book for Children
Thornton W. Burgess
46 chapters · 7 h 28 min · English
Read by Laurie Anne Walden, Lee Ann Howlett, Dorothy Lieder (1915-2008), John Lieder, Bryan Ness, Betsie Bush and others
Science
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The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a zoology book written in the form of a story featuring Peter Rabbit. Peter learns from his friend Jenny Wren all about the birds of North America, and we meet many of them in the Old Orchard, the Green Meadow, and the Green Forest. (summary by Laurie Anne Walden)
Chapters
1 Preface 3 min 2 JENNY WREN ARRIVES: Introducing the House Wren 9 min 3 THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY: The English or House Sparrow 10 min 4 JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows 9 min 5 CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows 11 min 6 PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED: The Bluebird and the Robin 11 min 7 AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher 10 min 8 THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher 10 min 9 OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES: The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places 9 min 10 LONGBILL AND TEETER: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper 9 min 11 REDWING AND YELLOW WING: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker 9 min 12 DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers 9 min 13 SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole 11 min 14 MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink 10 min 15 BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark 10 min 16 A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift 8 min 17 A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow 9 min 18 MORE ROBBERS: The Crow and the Blue Jay 11 min 19 SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk 11 min 20 A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird 12 min 21 A FISHERMAN ROBBED: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle 10 min 22 A FISHING PARTY: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher 11 min 23 SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk 13 min 24 SOME BIG MOUTHS: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow 10 min 25 THE WARBLERS ARRIVE: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler 10 min 26 THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat 9 min 27 PETER GETS A LAME NECK: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers 11 min 28 A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE: The Cardinal and the Catbird 9 min 29 PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager 13 min 30 THE CONSTANT SINGERS: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos 10 min 31 JENNY WREN'S COUSINS: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird 9 min 32 VOICE OF THE DUSK: he Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes 10 min 33 PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting 10 min 34 A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch 10 min 35 MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10 min 36 A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird 10 min 37 A STRANGER AND A DANDY: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing 9 min 38 FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES: The Chickadee 9 min 39 HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE: The Canada Goose and the Loon 10 min 40 PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper 9 min 41 SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco 8 min 42 MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark 10 min 43 PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY: The Screech Owl 9 min 44 QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills 8 min 45 MORE FOLKS IN RED: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll 8 min 46 PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl 13 min
