Learn bird songs by ear.
A gentle way to learn bird calls by ear. Walk a curated trail of habitats, learn one voice at a time, then identify them in the wild.
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500+
Species
30K+
Species Identified
50+
Lessons
3
Narrators
It starts in your backyard, with the birds you already half-know: the cardinal, the robin, the jay. Learn one habitat by ear, then follow the trail out to the midnight woods.
You don't get a flashcard. You get a place: the robin's meadow at dusk, the woodcock's twilight clearing, set at the hour the bird actually sings. A narrator walks you through. The world quiets down a little.
Every lesson sends you on a quest: head to the right habitat and record the birds you just studied. Hit record on a real one and Wings & Whistles confirms the catch, then adds it to your collection. You learned this one. Now you've found it in the wild.
Voices that stay with you. The cardinal you couldn't name three weeks ago? Now you hear it before you see it.
Flight Crew lets campers join private teams, listen for real birds, and compete in a live outdoor challenge. No camper names, no camper accounts, no public profiles.
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You step outside, hear a string of electronic beeps, burbles, and whistles, and your brain goes straight to a little astromech droid. You are not losing it: some birds really do sound like R2-D2. Here are the 4 most likely suspects and how to tell them apart by ear.
You step outside sure a smoke detector is chirping or a truck is backing up, then realize the beeping is coming from a tree. Meet 4 birds whose calls sound like steady electronic beeps, and learn how to tell each one apart by ear.
Convinced your phone is ringing, only to realize the sound is coming from a tree? You're not alone. Meet 4 birds whose calls sound like a ringing phone or a copied ringtone, and learn how to ID them.
If you've ever been sure an old swing set or rusty gate was creaking nearby, only to realize the sound was coming from a tree, you're not alone. Meet 4 birds whose calls squeak, creak, and grind like ungreased metal.
You wake at 2 AM to a scream from the dark yard and your heart jumps. Take a breath: the most blood-curdling night screams almost always belong to owls. Meet 4 night screechers and learn how to ID them.
Heard a siren wail out of a tree or across a lake? Some birds make a long, rising-and-falling wail just like an ambulance, and a few mimics can copy the real thing. Meet 4 birds that sound like a siren and learn how to ID them.
Download Wings & Whistles today and discover the hidden world of birds around you.
