Favorite Texas Birds: Their Songs and Calls

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Summary: An unexpected toddler favorite
Review: I got this tape a few years ago and listened to it every now and then. When I would drive the little one around I would put in this tape to listen to. Now that he is old enough to ask for what he wanted to listen to he very often asks to listen to 'bird songs'. Now at home when he hears birds singing outside he says excitedly, 'Shh, quiet. Bird songs.' He is even able to pick out a mockingbird song from a bluejay, not bad for a 2 1/2 year old!

I do like the bird songs and they sound fine. but the voice over narration before each song sounds like the guy is in another room. This is not a condition of the tapes age as I noticed this as soon as I unwrapped the tape and plopped it in the tape player. This is the only flaw on this tape, not much but there you go. The cassette comes with 12 small photos of the birds in question on the tape. The birds are the: Northern Mockingbird, Dickcissel, Summer Tanager, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Parula, Morning Dove, Pine Warbler, Carolina Wren, Painted Bunting, Lesser Nighthawk, Red-eyed Vireo, Hermit Thrush. The tape then ends with a 'dawn chorus' of south Texas bird song.

As soon as I heard the Pine Warbler, I recognized that sound immediately and it brought a smile to face having heard that bird for so long and not knowing what it was called.