birds

A comprehensive guide to the nests and eggs of nearly three hundred species of birds found in the twenty-six states east of the Mississippi River.

Colorful photographs and text examine the physical structure, metabolism, and life cycle of birds and discuss how they fit into the food chain.

Provides information on the habits and behavior of house sparrows, starlings, robins, wrens, hummingbirds, and nighthawks, with clues for easy identification.

Features 188 common and conspicuous birds of North America.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet by describing a bird for each letter, from the Atlantic puffin to the zebra finch.

Discusses the migration patterns of such birds as sparrows, pigeons, owls, chickadees, swallows, albatross, and penguins.

Examines the behavior and physical characteristics of various types of birds.

Describes primarily those species of birds that are tropical migrants visiting the North only during the nesting season. Includes suggestions for attracting birds to one's yard.

Discusses birds that visit birdfeeders, their behavior and physical characteristics, feeders, and food to put in feeders.

An introduction to all kinds of birds from around the world, arranged in such groupings as game birds, seabirds, waterbirds, wading birds, owls and birds of prey, and songbirds.