Bird Guides

Rediscover American birds through the eyes of 19th-century naturalist John Burroughs in these North American bird guides.

Each bird guide combines Burroughs’s 1871 observations from Return of the Birds: A John Burroughs Wake-Robin Revival with current research on bird behavior, ecology, and conservation, and is paired with authentic bird songs from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library.

Browse by specific species, or explore the complete collection below.

Eastern Bluebird bird guide
American Robin bird guide
Winter Wren bird guide
Red-eyed Vireo Bird Guide
Wood Thrush bird guide
Song Sparrow