The backyard bird sanctuary A beginner's guide to creating a wild bird habitat at home
Book - 2021
"Ever wonder how to attract beautiful birds right to your backyard? Now you can create a bird-watching paradise with this accessible guidebook that teaches you everything you need to know about welcoming your new feathered friends and how to care for them while they're visiting. Backyard Bird Sanctuary helps you attract fifty of the most common and sought-after birds in the United States. With beautiful, full-color illustrations of both the male and female of each species, you'll have no trouble identifying your new companions. Inside you'll find everything you need to know about welcoming these birds into your yard including: preferred types of food and feeder; nesting and brooding habits; range and migratory patterns; ...effective techniques for attracting birds; ways to provide shelter; and so much more! With tips and advice for any sized yard--even a small patio or balcony--you can enjoy the beauty of wild birds wherever you live. Now you can surround your home with cheerful bird songs and beautiful plumage all year long!"--
- Subjects
- Genres
- Handbooks and manuals
- Published
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New York :
Adams Media
2021.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First Adams Media hardcover edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
"Attract, feed and shelter 50 of your favorite species"--Cover. - Physical Description
- 126 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781507217269
- Introduction
- Part 1. How to Attract Birds to Your Yard
- Types of Food
- Choosing the Best Foods
- Types of Feeders
- Choosing the Best Feeders
- Feeder Placement
- Protection from Predators
- Pest-Proofing Your Feeders
- Feeder Cleaning and Maintenance
- Water Sources
- Placement of Water
- Water Source Cleaning and Maintenance
- Shelter and Nesting
- Bird Nesting Box Maintenance
- Helpful Terms to Know
- Part 2. The Birds
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Robin
- American Tree Sparrow
- Baltimore Oriole
- Bewick's Wren
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Blue Jay
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Bushtit
- Carolina Wren
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- Gray Catbird
- Hairy Woodpecker
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- House Wren
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Pine Warbler
- Purple Finch
- Purple Martin
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
- Tufted Titmouse
- Varied Thrush
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Index