The Burgess Bird Book for Children

Narrators: Laurie Anne Walden, Lee Ann Howlett, Dorothy Lieder (1915-2008), John Lieder, Bryan Ness, Betsie Bush, Jan MacGillivray, Ethellion, Deb Bacon-Ziegler, Mick, Sibella Denton, Janice Green, Laura Caldwell, Cori Dean, Daniel Shorten, Sarah Jennings, Andrea Lee, Jamie Gardner

Number of Chapters: 46

Length: 7 hours and 28 minutes

Language: English

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)

Preface (Laurie Anne Walden)

JENNY WREN ARRIVES: Introducing the House Wren. (Lee Ann Howlett)

THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY: The English or House Sparrow. (Dorothy Lieder (1915-2008))

JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows. (John Lieder)

CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows. (John Lieder)

PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED: The Bluebird and the Robin. (John Lieder)

AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher. (Lee Ann Howlett)

THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher. (Bryan Ness)

OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES: The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places. (Bryan Ness)

LONGBILL AND TEETER: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper. (Bryan Ness)

REDWING AND YELLOW WING: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker. (Lee Ann Howlett)

DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers. (Betsie Bush)

SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole. (Jan MacGillivray)

MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink. (Lee Ann Howlett)

BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark. (Laurie Anne Walden)

A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift. (Ethellion)

A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow. (Lee Ann Howlett)

MORE ROBBERS: The Crow and the Blue Jay. (Deb Bacon-Ziegler)

SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk. (Laurie Anne Walden)

A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird. (Mick)

A FISHERMAN ROBBED: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle. (Sibella Denton)

A FISHING PARTY: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher. (Sibella Denton)

SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk. (Janice Green)

SOME BIG MOUTHS: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow. (Jan MacGillivray)

THE WARBLERS ARRIVE: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler. (Lee Ann Howlett)

THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat. (Laura Caldwell)

PETER GETS A LAME NECK: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers. (Laura Caldwell)

A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE: The Cardinal and the Catbird. (Cori Dean)

PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager. (Daniel Shorten)

THE CONSTANT SINGERS: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos. (Jan MacGillivray)

JENNY WREN'S COUSINS: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird. (Sibella Denton)

VOICE OF THE DUSK: he Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes. (Sibella Denton)

PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting. (Sibella Denton)

A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch. (Sibella Denton)

MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. (Sibella Denton)

A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. (Laura Caldwell)

A STRANGER AND A DANDY: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing. (Cori Dean)

FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES: The Chickadee. (Cori Dean)

HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE: The Canada Goose and the Loon. (Sarah Jennings)

PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper. (Cori Dean)

SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco. (Andrea Lee)

MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark. (Deb Bacon-Ziegler)

PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY: The Screech Owl. (Laurie Anne Walden)

QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills. (Jamie Gardner)

MORE FOLKS IN RED: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll. (Jamie Gardner)

PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl. (Laurie Anne Walden)

The audiobook The Burgess Bird Book for Children falls under the genres of Science. It is written by Thornton W. Burgess.

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