The Art of Pishing: How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls (Book & Audio CD) | 
| Author: Pete Dunne
Publisher: Stackpole Books
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 126835
Media: Paperback
Pages: 92
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 0811732959
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.07234
EAN: 9780811732956
ASIN: 0811732959
Publication Date: June 5, 2006
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Book Description
Learn the arcane yet effective art of pishing from a master. In this unique book and CD package, renowned birder Pete Dunne presents an illustrated workshop on how to attract birds by making precise and well-practiced hisses, whistles, chips, and squeals (along with some kisses and thumps) that almost guarantee spectacular success in the field. The text explains the hows, whys, and whens of 13 different pishes, including the basic pish, stutter pish, whisper pish, knockdown pish, screech-owl warble, sequential chip, and squeal. The soundtrack features audio demonstrations so you can compare your efforts to an expert's. Together, this book and CD will send you well on your way to becoming a pisher extraordinaire. This first-ever how-to book on this time-proven technique features 13 pish explanations and audio demonstrations by Pete Dunne
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The Manual for attracting birds while field birding October 1, 2007
Brian Allen (Manistee, MI USA)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
First of all "pishing" is making sounds to attract birds or wildlife. The sound has been likened to a distress call or a call note that birds use when identifying a threat. This has the effect of getting many birds of the area to collect around the source of the sound to the benefit of the person trying to spot and identify them.
I've been birding for 36 years and have been "pishing" for birds almost as long thanks to my mentor and one of Michigan's best birders, Doug McWhirter. Doug taught me how to pish and how to do the screech owl imitation just as Pete Dunne describes it in this book. Since I've done this for so many years I wanted to see if there were any new tricks in the book.
This is a short book, more like a manual with its' CD (90 pages in a small (6"x*8") size. It is readable and entertaining as anyone familiar with Pete Dunne's writing would know. He throws in lots of humorous examples in with the instructions. The book covers the advent of pishing in birding, the several types of pishing, when to employ the pish and when it will not be productive as well as ethical guidlines to pishing.
I was interested to learn the "knock down pish" something new to me. Despite excellent instructions I found that I am still not able to do Dunnes squeal and need more practice. I also found verification that grassland birds are hard to pish but may respond more to squeals and chip notes. The CD is very brief but has good examples of the sounds, pitches, and duration that are difficult to explain in type.
All in all a good little manual to help advance your birding skills
It gets results! February 10, 2007
MS Birder (Columbus, Ms USA)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
I received this book and went out birding the next day and tried pishing and it worked! The CD is excellent and the book is entertaining as well as informative. It takes practice to learn to do it well but it does get the birds' attention.
Wonderful guide! August 3, 2007
PONYRCR (El Segundo, CA United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've read in several field guides that cetain birds are "pishable", and quite frankly I never quite knew what that meant.
I got this book and CD just before going on vacation to PA. I knew I'd have the chance to see lots of new birds and several of those were considered pishable.
On my first day out birding in the Pocono's I tried the basic pish. And Wham! a Tufted Titmouse showed up. I kept pishing and a Black Capped Chickadee arrived. The Chickadee was so interested he flew out and nearly landed on my head. My kids were with me and they were quite impressed (they had been skeptical when we headed out). It was very satisfing to have my kids say "Mom, see if you can pish him out."
Not only did the birds respond to pishing but squirrels seem quite intrigued by it also.
This is a great find. I highly recommend it.
All it needs to be. June 11, 2007
Matthew L. Schaut
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book and CD provides all the needed information in a user friendly manner. One will definitely be an informed and able pisher after one or two reads/listens. The ethics of pishing are also covered, something the birds will appreciate. Finally, it is great fun! It is always good to hear Pete Dunne's voice (I have taken birding walks with him in Cape May). The book definitely improved my birding skills.
The Art of Pishing May 26, 2008
T. Banks (Austin, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pete Dunne teaches us how to Pish in this Book - I have seen many people pishing, but Pete refines the Art. It is funny, helpful, and historical. It is a useful tool and good reading. In addition, you get a CD you can listen too. It is a funny, pertinent, intelligent discussion of Pishing. Driving during one birding expedition, I played it for my birding group. The Group was thoroughly entertained and we got a lot of good laughs in the process; Pete Dunne is a good entertainer.
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