Backyard Birds of Pennsylvania is a handy expert guide to identifying, attracting, and providing habitat for the top 25 wild birds most likely to be seen in yards and neighborhoods throughout Pennsylvania. Here is everything you need to know about creating the ultimate backyard bird sanctuary.\ Includes:\ u Bird identification marks\ u Specific bird behavior\ u Nesting and migration patterns\ u Types of birdsongs\ u Tips on bird baths and favorite bird foods\ u Plants and trees to attract...
Backyard Birds of Pennsylvania is a handy expert guide to identifying, attracting, and providing habitat for the top 25 wild birds most likely to be seen in yards and neighborhoods throughout Pennsylvania. Here is everything you need to know about creating the ultimate backyard bird sanctuary.Includes:• Bird identification marks • Specific bird behavior • Nesting and migration patterns • Types of birdsongs • Tips on bird baths and favorite bird foods • Plants and trees to attract specific birds • Easy bird indexBill Fenimore has been an avid birder for the past fifty years. He leads birding trips throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, and he writes about birds and the outdoors. He is the owner of a National Best Environmental Stewardship Award-winning Wild Bird Center. Bill Fenimore has been an avid birder for the past fifty years. He leads birding trips throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, and he writes about birds and the outdoors. He is the owner of a National Best Environmental Stewardship Award-winning Wild Bird Center.
Why Feed Backyard Birds?\ When I was a toddler, I would watch my mother throw bread crumbs onto the snow of our Pennsylvania yard for the birds. She felt that the birds needed her help weathering cold winter days. It is still a fond memory of mine, some fifty years later. I became fascinated with those birds as I watched them enjoy Mom's treat.
Foreword 7Introduction 8Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19House Wren 21American Goldfinch 23Black-capped Chickadee 25Chipping Sparrow 27White-breasted Nuthatch 29House Finch 31Dark-eyed Junco 33House Sparrow 35Downy Woodpecker 37Tufted Titmouse 39Eastern Phoebe 41Brown-headed Cowbird 43Baltimore Oriole 45Eastern Towhee 47European Starling 49Gray Catbird 51Northern Cardinal 53Red-bellied Woodpecker 55American Robin 57Northern Mockingbird 59Blue Jay 61Mourning Dove 63Common Grackle 65Northern Flicker (Yellow-Shafted) 67Reference Materials 68Photo Credits 96