Stan Tekiela's excellent photos complement this well designed guide for the first time casual birder in Minnesota. I recommend both the field guide: Birds of Minnesota Field Guide (Bird Identification Guides)
and the audio book: Birds of Minnesota Audio CDs: Companion to the Bird of Minnesota Field Guide
. The audio book syncs up with the first edition of the book which you may be able to find used.The guide organizes the birds by primary colors. It also offers separate entries for male and female birds with distinctly different coloring. The two CD audio set comes with a small insert with photos. I've found learning the bird calls helps me to look for a specific bird often hiding in the trees, bushes, or ground.
These are a couple of videos I made with still photos and distinctive calls recorded on a cell phone. The last three videos are from an entertaining and informative lecture that Stan gave on birds in Minnesota.
Catbird - N. Carlson - 36 seconds
Red Bellied Woodpecker - 22 seconds
Uncommon bird facts #1 with Stan Tekiela - 24 minutes
Uncommon facts Birds #2 with Stan Tekiela - 21 minutes
Uncommon facts Birds #3 with Stan Tekiela - 26 minutes
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