The Bird Watching Answer Book
Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond
North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., [2009]
Format: Book
Description: x, 388 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Learn the how's and why's of bird behavior, from flirtatious mating practices and gorgeous birdsong to flying south for the winter. In this lively reference book, Laura Erickson addresses hundreds of real-life questions sent in to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world's foremost authority on birds. With expert advice on bird watching techniques and equipment, feeding and housing birds, protecting habitats, and much more, Erickson guides you through the intricacies of the avian world with a contagious passion for our feathered friends.
Contents:
For the birds : feeding, watching and protecting our feathered friends. Guess who's coming to dinner? The art of bird feeding ; Birding for fun and science : the sport of bird-watching ; Living with our feathered friends : solving bird problems ; Lookingto the future : protecting bird populations -- Bird brains : avian behavior and intelligence. Actions speak louder in birds : bird behavior ; Singin' in the rain : bird vocalizations ; Do you know the way to San Jose? Bird migration ; The birds and the bees : how birds reproduce -- All about birds, inside and out. The inside story : how birds work ; Of eagle eyes and ultrasound : how birds perceive the world ; On angels' wings : fascinating feathers ; Those magnificent flying machines : how birds fly.
ISBN:
1603424520
| Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| ANIMALS Bird Watching Eri | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
| ANIMALS Bird Watching Eri | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
| ANIMALS Bird Watching Eri | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
| ANIMALS Bird Watching Eri | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
At head of title: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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