bird watching

Advice on birdwatching, activities involving feeding, shelter, and observing birds, and explains how to join birding organizations.

Provides background information about the anatomy, physiology, and behavior of birds; offers advice on how to watch and attract birds; and includes an illustrated identification guide to 150 common North American birds.

Presents an introduction to bird watching for children, including illustrations and descriptions of birds in different habitats, and providing information on how to identify different species of bird. Includes activities such as making a hummingbird feeder or a bird bath.

A collection of previously unpublished writings by naturalist Rachel Carson.

A comprehensive guide to bird watching that covers tools, gear, and equipment; status and distribution; bird anatomy; identification; variation; challenges; fieldcraft skills; and taxonomy and nomenclature. Includes photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations.

Traces American birding from its origins with early frontier ornithologist through its explosive growth in the 1930s and to its current state in the twenty-first century.

An illustrated field guide to thirty backyard birds common throughout North America, from blue jays and juncos to sparrows and chickadees. Also discusses bird feeders, bird migration, nesting, and keeping a bird journal.

Chronicles the life and career of ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice who devoted more than eighty years to studying and writing about birds. Also includes tips and activities for readers to become bird watchers in their own right.

Since moving to town, Allan spent a lot of time watching the birds on Silver Lake. He is grateful when Pete and Tony let him hang out with them, until they dare him to throw rocks at the birds.

An introduction to bird watching, which covers attracting, identifying, and observing various kinds of birds in different locations.