How to Learn Bird Calls

There are tons of bird species all over the planet. Watching birds can be a very fascinating and exciting experience, but you can enhance it even further by learning bird calls. In order to call your favorite bird, you'll have to learn its call.

• Purchase a cd or cassette tape that contains bird calls from an area book or media store. You can listen to the audio over and over while mimmicking the sounds you hear. Expert advice usually comes with the cds to help you master the sounds.


• Look online for websites about learning bird calls. There are many sites out there that will allow you to listen to or download bird calls to practice.


• Hang out outside for a while with a handheld recording device, a pen and a notebook. You can turn on the recorder and capture the bird sounds and take note of what bird calls you record in the notebook. There is also a lot of professional bird recording equipment available online.


• Talk to a bird calling expert or take a bird calling class to give you some pointers on how to produce different bird sounds.


• Study as much as you can about the way birds communicate by finding books at the library or looking up information online. This will help you understand how to better interact with the birds you're calling.


• Decide which birds you'd like to call, and practice its specific vocal sound. You may also consider learning the vocalizations of the birds that live in your area.