Learning to identify birds by their songs is not an easy process for many people, and to associate a bird with its song, it's always best to have the chance to see the bird singing. That's not an easy prospect in the field, and it can take considerable time, but now you can utilize a great resource that provides videos of birds singing – broken into groups of a dozen Western species, a dozen Eastern birds, and 10 species found across the continent – 34 in all – courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and All About Birds. This is especially helpful now that birds are settling in on nesting territories and singing to attract mates and announce their territorial claim.
Birds you can watch and hear via color video found in western North America include Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and Western Wood-Pewee.
In the eastern half of the United States and Canada, check out the singing videos of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Indigo Bunting, Gray Catbird, Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, American Woodcock, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Louisiana Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, and Broad-winged Hawk – all especially interesting birds to search for and listen to in the field, or maybe you will even hear some in your yard or neighborhood.
And continent-wide you can view and listen to video clips of a Common Yellowthroat, Northern House Wren, Northern Yellow Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Killdeer, Chipping Sparrow, Belted Kingfisher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and everyone's favorite, the American Robin. This is an exceptional opportunity to enjoy the bird songs of territorial birds with representative species from every state and province in North America – and it's all Free at Learn Bird Songs! 34 Common Species to Get You Started | All About Birds