Whether you're an avid birder or just someone not sure where to begin, John K. Terres will help you enjoy attracting birds to your backyard. Having sold over 500,000 copies in four previous editions, Songbirds in Your Garden has become the best-loved guide to feeding and attracting birds at home. Songbirds in Your Garden brims with stories, practical wisdom, and expert guidance. "No matter whether you consider yourself primarily a gardener or a birder, you will love the updated and expanded version of a classic."--Omaha World-Herald. A Country Homes and Gardens Book Club selection. Fifth edition, updated and expanded. Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson.
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"A classic on the subject of bringing plants and birds together." -- Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Chock-full of insights and good writing...with both facts and delightful stories." -- Victoria Magazine
"Chock-full of insights and good writing...with both facts and delightful stories." -- Victoria Magazine
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John K. Terres, former editor of Audubon Magazine and winner of the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature writing, is the author and editor of more than fifty books, including the Audubon Society's Encyclopedia of North American Birds. He has spent a lifetime feeding and attracting wild birds at home.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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A wonderful addition to the birdlover's library!,
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John Terres provides fascinating insight into the life of songbirds and how to attract them to your home and garden. Beyond mere identification, the descriptions of individual bird behavior greatly enhance the birdlover's understanding of their feathered friends. Included are easy-to-follow suggestions for making your own bird feeders, houses, baths and other sundries, and references to other intriguing books on living with birds. I would highly recommend this book, more for the depth of information than it's ease of use as an identification tool.
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I've been amazed at the amount of information packed into this small book. In addition to the handy lists of information, such as the list of flowers that will produce seed for birds, there are also amusing and inspiring anectdotes sprinkled throughout the book. Definitely worth having in your library!
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Although my mother fed birds in winter when I was a child, I did not attempt it until many years later. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Number of Eggs Laid, Days Young, Number of Broods Each Year, New York, North Carolina, New England, Chapel Hill, Long Island, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North America, Great Plains, New Mexico, Rocky Mountain, West Virginia, Baja California, Audubon Magazine, Its Color Red, Blackberry Recommended, Dogwood Siberian, Hummingbirds Known, Some Garden Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds, Sparrow Blackberries, The Polistes New!
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Although my mother fed birds in winter when I was a child, I did not attempt it until many years later. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Number of Eggs Laid, Days Young, Number of Broods Each Year, New York, North Carolina, New England, Chapel Hill, Long Island, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North America, Great Plains, New Mexico, Rocky Mountain, West Virginia, Baja California, Audubon Magazine, Its Color Red, Blackberry Recommended, Dogwood Siberian, Hummingbirds Known, Some Garden Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds, Sparrow Blackberries, The Polistes New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A Complete Guide to Bird Feeding by John V. Dennis on page 169, and Back Matter
- Birds of North America, Revised and Updated: A Guide To Field Identification (Golden Field Guides) by Chandler S. Robbins in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bird Songs (Wonderlings) by F Mathews in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds by John K. Terres in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico by Roger Tory Peterson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Bird Care Book by Sheldon L. Gerstenfeld in Back Matter
- Theme Gardens: Revised Edition by Barbara Damrosch in Back Matter
- The New Ontario Naturalized Garden by Lorraine Johnson in Back Matter
- Easy to Build Birdbaths (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, A-208) by Mary Twitchell on page 4
- The Backyard Bird Watcher by George H. Harrison on page 278
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