How can you train your brain to recognize and remember bird songs? The All About Bird Biology team at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has come up with a way to visualize bird vocalizations with Bird Song Hero. Look and listen closely to the featured bird songs in this five-question video quiz.
Want to test yourself further? Check out the full version of their game at academy.allaboutbirds.org. It’s excellent.
Related excellence: All About Feathers.
In the archives, more from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and some of our favorite bird song videos, including:
• How do birds learn to sing?
• The Birds of Paradise project
• The Three-Wattled Bell Bird
• A Short History of the Nightingale, animated
• Mechanical singing bird boxes
• Plantpot Parabolic, a DIY reflector for recording birdsong on a smartphone
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