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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birdfeeding »
Authors: Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes
ISBN-13: 9780316816595, ISBN-10: 0316816590
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Date Published: April 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
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
| Introduction | 6 | |
| How to Use This Guide | 9 | |
| Five Steps to Bird-Feeding Success | 12 | |
| Keys to Success | 12 | |
| More Advanced Feeder Setups | 16 | |
| Seeds and Other Foods | 17 | |
| Black Oil Sunflower Seed | 17 | |
| Striped Sunflower Seed | 18 | |
| Hulled Sunflower Seed | 18 | |
| Thistle (Nyjer) Seed | 19 | |
| Millet | 21 | |
| Safflower Seed | 22 | |
| Cracked Corn | 22 | |
| Milo | 23 | |
| Birdseed Mixes | 24 | |
| Suet | 26 | |
| Sugar Water | 27 | |
| Peanuts, Peanut Butter, and Other Nuts | 28 | |
| Fruit | 29 | |
| Mealworms | 30 | |
| Feeders | 31 | |
| Tube Feeders | 31 | |
| Hopper, or Ranch, Feeders | 34 | |
| Trays and Ground Feeders | 36 | |
| Suet Feeders | 37 | |
| Other Feeder Designs | 39 | |
| Feeders for Specialized Foods | 41 | |
| Setting Up Feeders | 44 | |
| Squirrel-Proofing | 49 | |
| Baffling the Squirrels | 50 | |
| Squirrel-Proof Feeders | 52 | |
| Changing Foods | 54 | |
| Feeding Squirrels | 55 | |
| Solving Feeder Problems | 58 | |
| Identification Pages | 69 | |
| Resources | 126 | |
| Quick Guide to Feeder Seeds | 128 |
Subjects
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Pets Birds Bird feeders
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