Backyard Birds of Pennsylvania: How to Identify and Attract the Top 25 Birds » (Illustrate)

Author Bio: Bill Fenimore is owner of the National Best Environmental Stewardship Award-winning Wild Bird Center franchise in Layton, Utah. He conducts seminars and workshops educating the public about birds and their critical habitat needs, and he leads birding field trips for clients from around the globe.

Backyard Birds of Pennsylvania is a handy expert guide to identifying, attracting, and providing habitat for the top 25 wild birds most likely to be seen in yards and neighborhoods throughout Pennsylvania. Here is everything you need to know about creating the ultimate backyard bird sanctuary.

Includes:
• Bird identification marks • Specific bird behavior • Nesting and migration patterns • Types of birdsongs • Tips on bird baths and favorite bird foods • Plants and trees to attract specific birds • Easy bird index

Bill Fenimore has been an avid birder for the past fifty years. He leads birding trips throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, and he writes about birds and the outdoors. He is the owner of a National Best Environmental Stewardship Award-winning Wild Bird Center.

Bill Fenimore has been an avid birder for the past fifty years. He leads birding trips throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, and he writes about birds and the outdoors. He is the owner of a National Best Environmental Stewardship Award-winning Wild Bird Center.

Foreword     7
Introduction     8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     19
House Wren     21
American Goldfinch     23
Black-capped Chickadee     25
Chipping Sparrow     27
White-breasted Nuthatch     29
House Finch     31
Dark-eyed Junco     33
House Sparrow     35
Downy Woodpecker     37
Tufted Titmouse     39
Eastern Phoebe     41
Brown-headed Cowbird     43
Baltimore Oriole     45
Eastern Towhee     47
European Starling     49
Gray Catbird     51
Northern Cardinal     53
Red-bellied Woodpecker     55
American Robin     57
Northern Mockingbird     59
Blue Jay     61
Mourning Dove     63
Common Grackle     65
Northern Flicker (Yellow-Shafted)     67
Reference Materials     68
Photo Credits     96