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Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds
by: Nowak, Mariette

Go beyond bird feeders! Learn how to create outstanding bird habitats in your own yard with native plants that offer food, cover, and nesting sites for birds. This guide is packed with color photographs, sage advice, detailed instructions, and garden plans. It features nine different habitat gardens for hummingbirds, bluebirds, wintering birds, migrant birds, and birds that frequent prairies, wetlands, lakes, shrublands, and woodlands, along with advice about maintaining your plantings and augmenting them with nest boxes, birdbaths, misters, and perches. The information on recommended plant species includes their native ranges in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin; the birds they attract; their visual characteristics; and their cultivation. Mariette Nowak also describes how gardeners featured in this book have gone beyond their own garden gates to work for the protection and restoration of bird habitat in their neighborhoods and communities. "Birdscaping in the Midwest" provides many sources of further information, including publications, websites, organizations, and native plant nurseries. Color photos. 336 pgs
c. 2012, S/C... $34.95


Birdscaping Your Garden: A Practical Guide To Backyard Birds & The Plants That Attract Them
by: Adams, George

Adams explains how birds use plants in their daily & seasonal activities, then shows you how to turn your own yard into a birdscape - a special landscape designed to attract birds. He explains what you need to include in your birdscape to meet the birds' basic needs: food, water, nest sites, cover & shelter. He also presents encyclopedia type information of backyard birds ( you'll learn to know each bird by sight & song, what conditions it prefers, its habits & favorite foods) & the plants that attract them (including descriptions, landscape tips & growing how-to) covering over 100 tress, shrubs, vines, groundcovers, grasses, perennials & annuals. Color photos & range maps. 208 pgs.
c. 1994, H/C, (Regular Price $29.95)...$22.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good with dust jacket, ex-library, usual library markings otherwise like new


Birdscaping Your Garden: A Practical Guide To Backyard Birds & The Plants That Attract Them
by: Adams, George

Adams explains how birds use plants in their daily & seasonal activities, then shows you how to turn your own yard into a birdscape - a special landscape designed to attract birds. He explains what you need to include in your birdscape to meet the birds' basic needs: food, water, nest sites, cover & shelter. He also presents encyclopedia type information of backyard birds ( you'll learn to know each bird by sight & song, what conditions it prefers, its habits & favorite foods) & the plants that attract them (including descriptions, landscape tips & growing how-to) covering over 100 tress, shrubs, vines, groundcovers, grasses, perennials & annuals. Color photos & range maps. 208 pgs.
c. 1994, H/C...$29.95
Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Like New


Birdwatching in St. Charles County
by: Holland, Angela & McGraw, Drew

An ecotourism guide to 80 of the most common species of birds found in St. Charles County (Missouri). Illustrations. 44 pgs.
c. 1995, Booklet... $5.00


Bluebirds!
by: Grooms, Steve

Species, nest box, establishing a relationship, beautiful photographs. 158 pgs.
c.1991...S/C...$16.95


Bluebirds & Their Survival
by: Davis, Wayne & Roca, Philippe

In this detailed and lavishly illustrated how-to book, bluebird expert Wayne H. Davis tells how to attract and care for this beautiful and gentle bird and offers solutions to the most common bluebird problems. Davis shares plans for nesting and feeding structures, including his specially designed Kentucky Bluebird Box. 48 color photos. 16 figures. 154 pgs.
c. 1995, S/C...$15.95


Bluebirds & Their Survival
by: Davis, Wayne & Roca, Philippe

In this detailed and lavishly illustrated how-to book, bluebird expert Wayne H. Davis tells how to attract and care for this beautiful and gentle bird and offers solutions to the most common bluebird problems. Davis shares plans for nesting and feeding structures, including his specially designed Kentucky Bluebird Box. 48 color photos. 16 figures. 154 pgs.
c.1995, H/C, (Regular Price $18.95)...$15.95
Used
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library markings otherwise like new


Bluebirds Forever
by: Toops, Connie

Thoroughly explores the migratory, mating and nesting habits of eastern, mountain and western bluebirds. The author unravels their mysterious decline and explains how to entice bluebirds to nest in your area. A special sixteen-page workshop section contains easy-to-build bluebird house plans and predator guards. 128 pages, color photos
c. 1994, H/C... $35.00


Bluebirds In My House
by: Heidcamp, Arnette

Covers all three species of bluebirds found in the United States; the Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis), the Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) and the mountain bluebird (Sialia currocoides). The author introduces their physical description, their range and habitat, their diet while breeding, their postbreeding activity and their behavior and territoriality. She tells of the nationwide effort to save them and her own and others' provision of nesting boxes to keep them from parasites and predators. She also furnishes her recipes for feeding them during each season. For several months, the author boarded two orphaned bluebirds, during which time she shot hundreds of color photographs of their lives and activities. More than eighty beautiful, captivating ones are included in the book. 150 pages
c.1997, H/C... $15.00 (Reg Price... $18.00)
Used
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library markings


BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds
(BSAVA: British Small Animal Veterinary Association)
Edited: Chitty, John & Lierz, Michael
The Manual starts with the all-important area of husbandry for the three groups, including those kept as working birds as well as ornamental and pet species. More general topics, such as handling, examination, diagnostic procedures and surgery are dealt with across the groups, with notes as required on specific differences. An excellent chapter is included on endoscopy and endosurgery - a major technique for avian patients. The specialist section on raptor disease is very detailed, including an in-depth chapter on foot disease, especially bumblefoot. Recent interest in captive breeding is reflected in detailed chapters on reproduction and paediatrics. The sections dedicated to pigeons and passerine birds look at birds at both the individual and flock level. A wealth of international expert authors, and the BSAVA Manual trademark practical approach and superb full-colour images throughout make this book a wonderful addition to the practice bookshelf. 352 pgs.
c. 2008, S/C... $167.99


Build A Better Birdhouse (Or Feeder)
by: Wells, Malcolm

Filled with easy-to-follow construction drawings for over 25 structures that even the most hesitant amatuer will build at least one. These designs have proved themselves not only appealing to birds but also to humans. Elegantly simple and made mostly of scrap wood. Line drawings. 96 pgs.
c. 1988, 1996, S/C...$9.95


Collins Birds of New Zealand
by: Kelly, Chloe Talbot

Identification & information guide on all the commoner & more interesting New Zealand bird species - described & illustrated, including parrots, kiwis & penguins. To aid species identifiction, information on bird behavior, song, nesting, food, habitat & prevalent features is included. 230 species & subspecies are illustrated in the habitat where they may be seen, showing seasonal, sexual & juvenile plumage variations. Color illustrations. 127 pgs.
c. 1982, S/C...$12.95


Collins Field Guide To Birds Of East Africa
by: Williams, J.G. & Arlott, N

Comprehensive identification guide with descriptions of over 1283 species. Over 650 species illustrated in color and every species has a description of the features needed to identify it positively in the wild, with details of plumage, size, voice, flight, habitat and distribution. 415 pgs
c. 1963, 1993 reprint, H/C, (Reg. Price $35.00)... $12.50
Used
Condition: Good, previous owners name in front cover, minor shelf wear on cover, writing on color plates in margins, all other pages clean and neat


Complete Birdhouse Book
by: Stokes, Donald & Lillian

Easy guide to attracting nesting birds. Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs. 96 pgs.
c.1980...S/C...$9.95


Complete Book Of Birdhouse Construction For Woodworkers
by: Campbell, Scott

Detailed instructions, illustrations, tables. Also data on bird habitat and instinct patterns. Bibliography. 3 tables. 63 illustrations in 15 figures. 46 pgs.
c. 1984, S/C (Reg $3.50)...$1.95
Used
Condition: Very Good


Complete Book Of Birdhouses & Feeders
by: Russo, Monica

Types of birds to build nests for, food sources, house & feeder plans. 127 pages, B/W illustrations throughout.
c. 1976, S/C...$10.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good


Complete Book Of Birdhouses & Feeders
by: Russo, Monica

Types of birds to build nests for, food sources, house & feeder plans. 128 pages, B/W illustrations throughout.
c. 1976, H/C...$15.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good


Courtship Habits of the Great Crested Grebe
by: Huxley, Julian
This edition is an abridged version of a paper read to the Zoological Society on April 21, 1914. Contents: Introduction, appeareance, annual history, some descriptions, relations of the sexes (the act of pairing, courtship, nest-building, relations of different pairs, other activities), discussion, locality, methods, further details regarding the relations of the sexes (shaking, nest-building, relations of different pairs), miscellaneous notes, scientific names of birds mentioned in the text, & bibliographical references. 98 pgs.
c. 1968, S/C...$10.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good


Crows & Jays
by: Madge, Steve & Burn, Hilary

A guide to the crows, jays and magpies of the world. One hundred and twenty species are shown in 30 color plates. Each species is described in depth, including identification techniques and a review of all aspects of corvid behavior, distribution, population and taxonomy. This book is both an identification guide and a scientifically accurate natural history. 191 pages
c. 1994, H/C... $40.00


Crows, Jays, Ravens and Their Relatives
by: Wilmare, Silvia Bruce

The author gives us a fascinating account of the family Corvidae throughout the world; their appearance and structure, feeding, courtship, mating and breeding habits, their distribution and habitats, migration, behavior patterns and individual ways. Well illustrated with excellent B/W photos and line drawings. 208 pgs.
c. 1977, H/C...$15.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited


Curassows & Related Birds
by: Delacour, Jean & Amadon, Dean
A definitive work on this group of birds. Based on an enormous amount of research & several field trips, it describes in detail the birds' habitats, way of life, biology, & systematic description of the species. 25 Color plates, 69 B/W drawings, photographs & maps. Coffeetable size. 247 pgs.
c. 1973, H/C...$300.00
Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: New


Diets For Birds In Captivity
by: Lint, Kenton C.

The author was the Curator of Birds at the San Diego Zoo for 28 years. All orders of birds are covered taxonomically in this comprehensive guide. Each family of birds contains descriptions, life-style, distribution, habitat, and their natural food preferences. Appendices cover the compostion of commercial foods and the propagation of live foods, plus indexes of both common and scientific names, along with a detalied bibliography. 222 pgs.
c. 1981, H/C...$50.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good with dust jacket, about 2" tear in dust jacket which is taped, inside like new - no writing


Downy Woodpecker (Wild Bird Guides)
by: Ritchison, Gary

One of North America's best recognized species is explored in-depth in this beautifully illustrated book. Depicts the woodpecker in its natural habitat with information on communication, behavior, nesting, feeding & brooding habits. More than 150 color photos, many of them rare pictures. 120 pgs.
c. 1999, S/C...$19.95


Eastern Bluebird (Wild Bird Guides)
by: Ritchison, Gary
Where the bluebird lives, what it eats, how it catches food, how it communicates with other bluebirds, how it breeds & takes care of its young, and how humans have helped it survive in the wild. Color photos. 119 pgs.
c. 2000, S/C...$19.95
Out-of-Print, Quantities Limited


Easy-To-Make Bird Feeders For Woodworkers
by: Campbell, Scott D.

Detailed, simple-to-use guide for designing, constructing, caring for, and using feeders. Text & illustrations for 12 classic and contemporary designs. 110 pgs
c.1989, S/C...$3.95


Ecology & Conservation of Asian Hornbills
by: Kinnaird, Margaret F. & O'Brien, Timothy G.

Building on fourteen years of research, the authors offer the most up-to-date information on the evolution, reproduction, feeding ecology and movement patterns of thirty-one species of Asian hornbills. The authors address questions of ecological functionality, ecosystem servies and keystone relationships, as well as the disturbing influence of forest loss and fragmentation on hornbills. Complemented by superb full-color images by renowned photographer Tim Laman that provide rare glimpses of hornbills in their native habitat and black-and-white illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon that highlight the intriguing aspects of hornbill behavior. 315 pages
c. 2007, H/C... $45.00


Encyclopedia Of Birds: A Complete Visual Guide
by: Schodde, Richard Dr.

Lavishly illustrated book presents the most recent findings of scientific research. Authoritative text is enhanced by superb photographs and galleries of species illustrations, diagrams, and maps to give an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the natural history of birds. 224 pgs.
c. 2006, H/C...$24.99


Enjoying Bluebirds More (Bird Watcher's Digest)
by: Zickefoose, Julie
Packed with articles, tips & information on bluebirds. Species profiles, nest box design, mounting & siting the box, nesting schedules, competitors, troubleshooting chart, predators, parasites & pests, bluebird rescue, planting for bluebirds, and resources. Illustrations. 33 pgs.
c. 2003, Booklet...$3.95


Enjoying Hummingbirds More
by: Bird Watchers Digest

Feeding, stranded hummingbirds, planting for hummingbirds, garden plant chart, flowers that attract hummingbirds chart. Color photos. 32 pgs.
c. 1992, Booklet...$4.95
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Good


Estrildid Finches Of The World
by: Goodwin, Derek

Authoritative information on all species of the family Estrildidae. Each bird is described in detail and includes distribution maps, a synopsis of what is known of the bird's behavior and biology, and are accompanied by a line illustration. Where possible, information on feeding and general care are given. Coffee-Table size. 328 pgs.
c. 1982, H/C...$125.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good


Exotic Birds
by: Paulson, Dennis

A treasury of brightly colored, uniquely plumaged birds. Gorgeous color photos explore the fascinating world of birds from the pink flamingo and long-winged Frigate to the delicate hummingbird and brilliant toucan. Includes sections on the habits and habitats of each bird. Over 150 color photos have been captured by world-renowned photographers. 128 pgs.
c. 1989, H/C...$29.95


Extinct Birds
by: Fuller, Errol

An absorbing study of the world's most recently extict bird species, the first complete survey since 1907. Since 1600 some 75 bird species have become extinct. The author has drawn on a wide range of sources for his accounts of the birds, their habitats and demise. In more recent cases our knowledge about an extinct species can be so extensive that even the precise time and place of death of its last survivng member is recorded. Nearly all species are illustrated with color plates from archival sources, including Audubon, Keulemans, Wolf, and Lear. 255 pgs.
c. 1987, H/C...$35.00
Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited


Familiar Birds Of North America: Eastern Region (Audubon Society Pocket Guide)
Edited

This pocket guide is packed with information; detailed photographs and diagrams, specific descriptions of each species' important field marks, regional maps depicting nesting and winter ranges, a glossary of bird terms and a guide to various bird family traits. It is designed to be compact enough to literally fit into any bird-lover's back pocket. This streamlined volume contains; an easy-to-use field guide identifying 80 of the most frequently encountered birds in the Eastern US. It also contains a complete overview of birdwatching, covering basic identifying field marks, expert advice on when, where and how to look for birds and tips on attracting birds to make your backyard a haven for colorful songsters. Stunning color photographs. 192 pgs.
c. 1986, Pocketsize, S/C...$8.00


Feed The Birds
by: Witty, Helen & Dick

A complete guide to the store-bought, recycled and wild bird foods birds love, from apples to wheat germ. Plus over 20 special recipies using seeds, grains & suet. 144 pgs.
c. 1991, S/C...$9.95


Field Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic)
by: National Geographic

This bird guide features more than 800 North American birds, with new species information and range maps. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned, full-color illustrations, plus detailed descriptions and a Quick-Find Index for the field. 480 pages.
c. 2002, Fourth Edition, S/C...$21.95


Foreign Birds
by: Rogers, C. H.

History, housing, feeding, breeding, acclimatizing, species, exhibiting, ailments. 80 pgs.
1984, H/C...$5.95
Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Fair - poor, ex-library, binding breaking, back pages coming out


Garden Birds Of America
by: Harrison, George

A vivid color portfolio of 60 of America's most popular, most interesting, most colorful garden bird species, along with range maps and natural history vignettes of each one, including tips on how to attract them. Offers suggestions of what to plant, feeders & food, size & placement of birdhouses, and more. Beautiful photographs. 158 pgs.
c.1996...HC...$29.50


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