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Spring is for the BirdsApril 2015
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National Geographic birding essentials : all the tools, techniques, and tips you need to begin and become a better birder
by Jonathan K. Alderfer
A definitive handbook for novice and intermediate birding enthusiasts offers authoritative guidelines on what to look and listen for, how to find and identify different species, how to use a field guide, essential equipment, how to read range maps, birds' physical features and characteristics, bird classification, and suggested books and journals for building a birding library. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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Sibley's birding basics
by David Sibley
A noted bird painter and author of the Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior offers an easy-to-follow introduction to birding, explaining how to identify various species of birds from their habitats, behaviors, characteristic feathers, and sounds and providing tips on where to look for birds. Original. 150,000 first printing.
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Field guide to birds of Colorado
by Ted Floyd
From the tiny rufous hummingbird to the majestic bald eagle, Colorado is home to more than 496 types of birds, making it one of the finest birding destinations in the world. Preserved habitats created by local, state, and national authorities have helped foster and protect nesting sites for hundreds of species, 235 of which are featured in their natural habitats, from Great Plains to Rocky Mountains, in this ornithological guide. The birds are organized by type from waterfowl to finches and appear in beautiful color photographs accompanied by clear and concise introductions, identification tips, and habitat and birdsong descriptions. The book also includes a complete state bird checklist and a directory of birding destinations, making this field guide the perfect companion for anyone interested in learning more about the natural history of Colorado and the diversity of the state's birds and where to see them.
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Into the nest : intimate views of the courting, parenting, and family lives of familiar birds
by Laura Erickson
The intimate lives of familiar birds as never before seen! Spectacular, stunning, and beautiful close-up photography documents the family lives of more than 30 birds, from the first song of the courting male to the first flight of the fledglings. You'll find images of the male and female, nest construction, the eggs, the parents on the nest, nestlings, feeding time, fledglings taking their first leap, and more. The featured birds include songbirds, urban birds such as raptors and pigeons, water birds, and owls, all of them common to North America.
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Wild About Rocky Mountain Birds : A Youth's Guide to the Rocky Mountain States
by Adele Porter
Kids are naturally curious, and Wild About Rocky Mountain Birds can help satisfy that curiosity while fostering a love of nature. Large photographs allow for simple bird identification, while the easy-to-use format - arranged by habitat and size - is filled with fun facts for kids and wildlife fans of all ages. In the backyard, at a city park or on a road trip, you'll reach for Wild About Rocky Mountain Birds again and again.
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Backyard birding for kids : a field guide & activities
by Fran Lee
The newest in our popular children's activity line for budding bird lovers! This informative field guide and activity book teaches kids about birds of all varieties, in the city, country, desert, or at the beach-because no matter where you go, you're bound to spot a bird! Kids will learn about making the backyard bird-friendly, building a bird feeder, and creating their own bird watching notebook to record sightings, locations, information, and notes from the field.
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Gardening for the birds : how to create a bird-friendly backyard
by George Martin Adams
Demonstrates how to arrange native plants to mimic natural ecosystems that attract and provide for birds, outlining extensive seasonal bloom and fruiting charts while offering close-up profiles of a variety of North American bird species. Original.
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Audubon Birdhouse Book : Building, Placing, and Maintaining Great Homes for Great Birds
by Margaret A. Barker
Produced in association with the National Audubon Society, Audubon Birdhouse Book explains how to build and place functional DIY bird homes that are safe and appropriate for more than 20 classic North American species, from wrens to raptors. Each of the easy-to-build boxes and shelves within is accompanied by cut lists, specially created line diagrams, and step-by-step photography, making the projects accessible to those with even the most rudimentary woodworking skills. In addition, this practical and beautifully presented guide is packed with color photography and information about the bird species covered--including titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, phoebes, swallows, waterfowl, and even kestrels and owls--to help the reader properly place and maintain the homes to attract birds. Beyond the birdhouses, you'll find out how you can contribute to the larger birding community and even enhance your birding experience with the aid of new technologies.
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Building birdhouses
by Don Vandervort
Whether the goal is adding a whimsical touch to their home or garden or attracting serious nesters, readers will flock to Building Birdhouses. It has over two dozen do-it-yourself projects for building birdhouses, bird feeders, and bird baths, ranging from functional to fanciful. Equal parts creative ideas, motivating photography, and practical instruction, Building Birdhouses covers the planning and design process, buying materials and tools, and basic woodworking and finish treatments.
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The bluebird effect : uncommon bonds with common birds
by Julie Zickefoose
A wild bird rehabilitator and natural history artist describes her painstaking efforts to rescue sick and injured wild birds and the experience of rereleasing a bird that subsequently visits, dedicating 25 chapters to a sequence of individual birds to offer insight into species personality, habits and quirks. By the author of Letters from Eden. 20,000 first printing.
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All things reconsidered : my birding adventures
by Roger Tory Peterson
The personal narratives and essays of the late naturalist record his adventures over the course of a lifetime of birding and his experiences traveling the world to observe and record the natural world, in a collection enhanced by Peterson's own photographs.
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Birds Gone Electric (E-books, E-videos & Websites)
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Western birds : backyard guide
by Bill Thompson
"From the editor of the nation's premier birding magazine, a no-nonsense, no-fluff quick guide to the birds you see every day. While birders often spend their efforts in search of the rarest creatures, some of the most beautiful and intriguing birds are the ones that frequent our backyards (or nearby) daily. For that reason, where other, larger volumes focus on bird types that the casual observer is never likely to encounter, Western Birds concisely celebrates those species living under our very noses. Written by Bill Thompson III, the editor and co-publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest, this book contains the same variety of entertaining and informative entries that make Bird Watcher's Digest the nation's most popular birding magazine. Inside, you'll find profiles of the 55 most common birds in the West, complete with large color photos, gender-specific physical descriptions, nesting and feeding information, bird call particulars, and interesting stories about each species. Thompson also introduces the reader to the basics of bird watching: essential gear, bird-friendly food and plantings, housing tips, and observational techniques. This guide covers Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and western Texas. Look for our other backyard bird guides covering the Mid-Atlantic, South, Northeast, and Midwest regions of the United States"
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Backyard birding : using natural gardening to attract birds
by Julie Zickefoose
Reveals how to transform a yard into a bird haven, covering a range of needs from installing water sources and offering nutritional foods to providing various shelters and cultivating bird-friendly plants, in a guide that also shares recommendations for attracting specific birds. Original.
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All About BirdsSearch or browse the Bird Guide by taxonomy, name, or shape. Also provides birding basics, bird sounds, videos, and more. From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Also download the Bird ID app:
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Colorado Springs chapter of the National Audubon Society.
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BirdWatching DailyBasic bird identification, bird-friendly yards, Bird 911, hotspots near you, information on Bird Watching Magazine, and much more.
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Colorado Birding TrailExplore trails through Colorado with descriptions of the wildlife and birds you might observe.
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Birders
A look at the various types of wild birds which can be found in Manhattan's Central Park
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Birder's guide to everything /
After he thinks he has spotted an extinct duck days before his father's remarriage, fifteen-year-old bird fanatic David Portnoy and his friends set out on a road trip to verify his sighting and make history
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Big year
Three men put their lives and careers on hold in an attempt to set a new record for the number of bird species spotted during a year
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