Peterson Field Guide to Feeder Birds of Eastern North America (Paperback)

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Product Description

Slim and affordable, FEEDER BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA features Roger Tory Peterson's classic art in a larger format designed especially for the eighty million North Americans who watch and feed birds. This easy-to-use, at-a-glance guide simplifies identification by including only the birds that frequent feeders. And to make it even more convenient, the most commonly seen birds come first, followed by those that are harder to identify or that rarely visit feeders. Range maps, descriptions of birds and foods that attract them, and illustrations are on facing pages, so identification is fast and easy. The brand-new introduction covers important bird-feeding topics, including types of feeders and where to place them, birdbaths, kinds of food and when to feed, plantings that attract birds, and solutions to problems with squirrels and cats. A handy quick-reference list tells what kind of food each species prefers, and a feeder checklist provides a record of birds as they are seen.

About the Author

Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and every major award in ornithology, natural history, and conservation. His books, including the Peterson Field Guides, have sold over ten million copies. The Penguin Pavilion at the Mystic Marine Life Aquarium, in Mystic, Connecticut, was recently named in his honor.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 061805944X
• ISBN-13: 978-0618059447
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #341,287 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Feeder birds without page turning, October 25, 2000

By A Customer

This is more or less a rehash of the peterson field guide. It has the same (enlarged) pictures that are in the original guide. In addition, it has the type of food that each bird is likely to eat as well as the range map next to the description. I suppose it's a little convenient to have all the feeder birds grouped together, but , other than that, I felt disappointed with the book. There was some (but not enough) information on actually attracting birds and setting up feeding stations. Personally, I found the Stoke's guide to attracting, identifying and understanding feeder birds to be more helpful.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy convenient book, November 26, 2005

By	J. Hince - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book as a gift for my elderly parents who like to use a guide for identifying birds at their backyard feeder. It has large, colorful pictures that are nice for that purpose. This book was recommended by a local newspaper writer who writes a "bird" column weekly. I am happy with my purchase and so are my parents.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and not intimidating, February 27, 2007

By	Elizabeth A Triano "lizziewriter" (In Transition, NY (watch this space)) - See all my reviews

I like this book. It is inexpensive and easy to read. It is not an extensive resource for every single bird one might see, but that's not why I got it. There are lots of big heavy field guides. This one has birds by family or type on each page, with notes about what they like to eat. In the front it has short sections about types of feeders, food, plants, predators, etc., and they are nice and short with lots of white space, so they are easy to read and there is room for notes in the margins.

Then there is a short section about how to look at birds for identification... with black and white drawings to illustrate what is meant by how they fly and what are wing bars, crowns, etc. Then there is a handy quick reference list of common species and their preferred foods, and finally it gets into the color photo section of birds by family, with short descriptions and range maps.

There are apparently other books of this type, but this was the only one they had at Barnes & Noble the day I was shopping, and I am very pleased with it. After I read a bit of this book, and "All the Backyard Birds: East," a pocket type guide by the American Bird Conservancy, I quickly rigged a rudimentary platform feeder and plan to build or buy a better one. We have a few different kinds of feeders but it was educational to see how many additional species might be attracted to the platform type.