Requirement
7. Identify five of your 20 species by song or call alone
Required
Explain what song is for and how songs differ from calls, and add each sound and the bird's behavior to its entry.
Notes and warnings
Note. The five species must be among the 20 in your requirement 5 notebook, so the notebook comes first. Learning songs from a recording helps, but the identification is of birds you heard.
Where this step comes from
- Bird Study Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 7 · Names "the 20 species in your field notebook".