Best-ever backyard birding tips : hundreds of easy ways to attract the birds you love to watch
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| Subject |
| Bird watching. |
- ISBN: 9781594868313
- ISBN: 159486831X
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xi, 356 pages : illustrations (some color), maps. - Publisher [Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale, [2008]
- Copyright ©2008
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes Internet addresses (pages 340-343) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.95 |
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Best-Ever Backyard Birding Tips : Hundreds of Easy Ways to Attract the Birds You Love to Watch
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Table of Contents
Best-Ever Backyard Birding Tips : Hundreds of Easy Ways to Attract the Birds You Love to Watch
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. viii | |
| How to Use This Book | p. ix | |
| Invite Birds into Your Life! | p. x | |
| Chapter 1 | Bird-Attracting Basics | p. 1 |
| Chapter 2 | Seeds and Feeders | p. 25 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | ||
| White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | ||
| Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | ||
| Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | ||
| American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | ||
| Purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus) | ||
| Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) | ||
| Evening grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | ||
| Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | ||
| Chapter 3 | Plants and Landscape Features for Birds | p. 87 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | ||
| Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) | ||
| Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | ||
| Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | ||
| Chapter 4 | Sharing Your Garden with Bug-Eating Birds | p. 121 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | ||
| Woodpeckers (Picoides spp. and Melanerpes spp.) | ||
| Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | ||
| Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | ||
| Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | ||
| Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) | ||
| Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | ||
| Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | ||
| Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | ||
| Flycatchers (Empidonax spp.) | ||
| Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | ||
| Chapter 5 | Making A Birdhouse a Home | p. 149 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| House wren (Troglodytes aedon) | ||
| Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) | ||
| Purple martin (Progne subis) | ||
| Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) | ||
| Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | ||
| Chapter 6 | Water Features for Birds | p. 177 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | ||
| Redwinged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | ||
| Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | ||
| Chapter 7 | Hosting Hummingbirds | p. 207 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | ||
| Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) | ||
| Chapter 8 | Hawks, Owls, and Other Big Birds | p. 243 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | ||
| Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | ||
| Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) | ||
| Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) | ||
| Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | ||
| Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | ||
| Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | ||
| Chapter 9 | Sharing Space with Birds | p. 269 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| American robin (Turdus migratorius) | ||
| Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | ||
| Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | ||
| Pigeon (Columba livia) | ||
| Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | ||
| Chapter 10 | Understanding Bird Behaviors | p. 293 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | ||
| Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) | ||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | ||
| American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | ||
| Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) | ||
| Chapter 11 | Less-Wanted Guests: "Pest" Birds and Other Wildlife at Your Feeders | p. 315 |
| Including featured birds | ||
| European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | ||
| House sparrow (Passer domesticus) | ||
| Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) | ||
| House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) | ||
| Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | ||
| Resources for Backyard Birders | p. 340 | |
| About the Writers | p. 344 | |
| Index | p. 345 | |
| USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map | p. 356 |
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