The Burgess Bird Book for Children

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