Season
Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Birding Basics: Bird Origins and Taxonomy
- Season 1 Basic Bird Anatomy
- Season 1 Size, Shape, and Color as Birding Tools
- Season 1 Bird Distribution, Status, and Endemism
- Season 1 Habitat and Season as Birding Tools
- Season 1 Introduction to Birding Optics
- Season 1 Tactics for Better Birding
- Season 1 Using Bird Behavior to Identify Birds
- Season 1 Understanding Variations in Plumage
- Season 1 Birding by Ear
- Season 1 Essentials of Bird Migrations
- Season 1 Birding at Night
- Season 1 Pelagic Birds
- Season 1 Waterbirds, Shorebirds, and Game Birds
- Season 1 Diurnal Raptors
- Season 1 From Doves to Kingfishers
- Season 1 Passerines: From Flycatchers to Thrushes
- Season 1 Passerines: From Thrashers to Warblers
- Season 1 Passerines: From Tanagers to Birders
- Season 1 Photography for Birders
- Season 1 Birding Sites in Eastern North America
- Season 1 Birding Sites in Western North America
- Season 1 Birds and People
- Season 1 Birding Ethics and Conservation
The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America - Season 1 Episode 16 From Doves to Kingfishers
0.00 30 minutes Here, study several diverse groups of birds, ranging from the familiar to the exotic. Explore the surprising variety of pigeons and doves, and trace the sad demise of the passenger pigeon. Note the presence of “introduced” parrots in the U.S., and discover the range of cuckoos, anis, woodpeckers, trogons, swifts, hummingbirds, and kingfishers that flourish across North America.
