Our Western Birds: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Our Western Birds by Elizabeth Grinnell; Joseph Grinnell: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 30 original MP3 tracks, 3:53:41 running time and a link to listen.
Our Western Birds, credited to Elizabeth Grinnell; Joseph Grinnell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Our Western Birds by Elizabeth Grinnell; Joseph Grinnell. Read by LibriVox Volunteers 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
Recording facts
- Recording title: Our Western Birds
- Author credits: Elizabeth Grinnell; Joseph Grinnell
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 30
- Listed recording duration: 3:53:41
Catalogue topics
- birds
- ornithology
- Natural History
- crow
- woodpecker
- owl
- robin
- sparrow
Opening tracks: first 24 of 30
- 00 - Preface. — 2:12
- 01 - The Linnet — 11:28
- 02 - The Mourning Dove — 7:20
- 03 - The Black Phoebe — 11:03
- 04 - Woodpeckers — 9:56
- 05 - The Crow — 4:55
- 06 - The Western Robin — 6:55
- 07 - Song-Sparrow — 8:52
- 08 - The Belted Kingfisher — 7:23
- 09 - The California Jay — 7:05
- 10 - Audubon's Warbler — 11:42
- 11 - The Mocking-Bird — 9:15
- 12 - The American Coot — 4:56
- 13 - Killdeer Plover — 5:07
- 14 - The Western Gull — 6:44
- 15 - Different Sparrows — 7:31
- 16 - The Bank-Swallow — 4:20
- 17 - The Cliff-Swallow — 4:53
- 18 - The Cedar Waxwing — 5:56
- 19 - The Road-Runner — 5:50
- 20 - Our Western Wrens — 7:21
- 21 - The Shrike, or Butcher-Bird — 6:32
- 22 - The Brown Pelican — 5:43
- 23 - The Arkansas Goldfinch — 7:48
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