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Bird Feeder Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Understanding Your Feeder Birds »

Book cover image of Bird Feeder Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Understanding Your Feeder Birds by Donald Stokes

Authors: Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes, Lillian Stokes, Lillian, Gordon Morrison
ISBN-13: 9780316817332, ISBN-10: 0316817333
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Date Published: October 1987
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Donald Stokes

Book Synopsis

Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large format paperback book contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need — to select feeders and understand the basics of birdfeeding.

Table of Contents

Attracting Birds1
The Four Basic Feeders1
Sunflower Seed Feeder2
Ground Feeder with Cracked Corn and Mixed Seed4
Suet Feeder6
Water8
How to Attract Hummingbirds10
Dealing with Squirrels12
Troubleshooting14
Plantings That Attract Birds16
Bird Behavior18
Watching Bird Behavior18
Social Behavior20
Maintenance Behavior22
A Year in the Life of a Bird24
Four Behaviors Everyone Asks About26
The Birds28
Identifying Your Birds28
Cardinal30
Chickadees32
Cowbird34
American Crow36
Evening Grosbeak38
Finches40
Goldfinch44
Grackle46
House Sparrow48
Hummingbirds50
Jays54
Junco56
Mockingbird58
Mourning Dove60
Nuthatches62
Pigeon64
Pine Siskin66
Red-Winged Blackbird68
Sparrows70
Starling74
Titmouse76
Towhee78
Woodpeckers80
Resources84
Your Bird Feeder Journal86

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