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Savings Bundle

Better Bird ID: Shorebirds & Sparrows

2 courses included in this bundle Be a Better Birder: Shorebird Identification | Be a Better Birder: Sparrow Identification
$149.99
Save 39% compared with buying these courses individually.
Sharpen your birding skills with a closer look at shorebirds and sparrows. This special holiday season bundle combines two popular bird-ID courses on especially tricky groups. Experience the thrill and confidence of knowing at a glance which sandpiper is bobbing nearby and which sparrow is visiting your feeder. These comprehensive courses feature expert video training from ornithologist Kevin McGowan on identifying each shorebird and sparrow species in the U.S. and Canada—including age and seasonal plumage differences. You'll also get unlimited practice for the field with our powerful Snap-ID quiz tool—used by tens of thousands to power up their birding skills.

What’s Included in This Bundle

  •  2 Courses
  •  26 Lessons
  •  108 Topics
Included
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Be a Better Birder: Shorebird Identification The comprehensive course on shorebirds from expert Kevin McGowan. Covers all 47 species regularly found in the continental U.S. and Canada. Practice for the field with Snap ID. $124.99 individual purchase price.
Included
White-crowned Sparrow
Be a Better Birder: Sparrow Identification The most comprehensive online course on sparrows. Covers all 49 species in the U.S. and Canada. Practice for the field with SnapID. $124.99 individual purchase price.

Bird Academy Courses

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  • Start anytime, no expiration date
  • Self-paced, revisit as often as you like
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Bird Academy courses are online, self-paced, and have no deadline to complete. You can return to them for reference or practice as often as you want. All course material, practice tools, and instructional videos are available through your web browser. Learn anytime, anywhere (requires an internet connection).

Satisfaction Guarantee

Our educators and birding experts take pride in the courses they create. If you're not satisfied with the material for ANY reason, contact us within 60 days of the start of the course or purchase for a full refund.

More Information About Course Bundles

Course bundles provide a significant discount compared with purchasing courses individually and as such we cannot discount the price of an individual course from a bundle. If you have further questions, please contact customer service.

You can start a course any time you’d like, and take as long as you need to complete it. You can purchase a course now, and start the lessons when you are ready. When you’ve completed the course you can continue to revisit the content as often as you’d like.

Each course has an estimated number of hours to complete but you are free to “go at your own pace.” There is no time limit to start or finish them. You can take as long, or as little, as you need to complete it. You can revisit the course content as often as you’d like, even after you complete the course.

Bird Academy offers its online students the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units. CEUs are available for any course on Bird Academy by purchasing them for an additional per-course fee. The CEUs you purchase through Bird Academy will be issued by Cornell University’s Continuing Education office in the form of a digital certificate. The number of CEUs that can be earned for each Bird Academy vary by course and are listed on the individual course pages. Please note that CEUs are not the same thing as academic credits from Cornell.

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$149.99
Save 39% compared with buying these courses individually.