I was impressed to find Stan Tekiela's book "Birds of Minnesota Field Guide" with a CD at the library the other day.

Tekiela, a resident of Victoria, is Southwest Newspapers' outdoors columnist and a great asset to your local newspaper. His column regularly runs in the sports section.

The author and publisher of the book gave permission for the attached audio tracks to be published online. Click on the bird you want to hear.

Tekiela's Web site is www.naturesmart.com, and Adventure Publications' Web site is www.adventurepublications.net.