Stan Tekiela's Birding for Beginners: Northeast: Your Guide to Feeders, Food, an

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This beginner's guide presents "how to" information on birding and includes an identification guide to 54 common birds of the Northeast.

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Find Joy in the Beauty and Wonder of BirdsBirding is among the most popular outdoor activities-especially in the Northeast, where hundreds of different bird species can be seen and observed. Now is the perfect time to join the fun and let our feathered friends astonish and inspire you. Award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela has written best-selling bird identification guides for almost every Northeastern state. In Stan Tekiela's Birding for Beginners: Northeast, he provides the information you need to become a skilled birder in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.The first section of the book presents "how to" information. Learn the basics of bird feeders. Get to know your birdseed. Create a bird-friendly yard-and even make your own bird food with do-it-yourself recipes. The book's second section is an identification guide, featuring 54 Northeastern birds that are most likely to be seen at your backyard feeder or near your home. The species are organized by color, making it simple to identify what you see. If you spot a yellow bird, go to the yellow section to discover what it is. Each bird gets a full-page photograph with notations about key field marks, or identification characteristics. The full-color photos are paired with information ranging from the bird's nest and eggs to favorite foods, as well as Stan's fascinating naturalist notes.Give birding a try, and get started with the guidance of an expert. You'll be amazed by how much joy birds can bring, and you'll have a lifetime to enjoy them.

Author Biography

Naturalist, wildlife photographer, and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children's books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles, and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers, and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations.

Table of Contents

Introduction Getting Started Bird Feeder Basics Get to Know Your Birdseed Other Foods Storing Birdseed and Feeder Maintenance What's That Bird? Tips for Identifying Birds Bird Basics Tips for a Bird-Friendly Yard Do-It-Yourself Bird Food Birding Citizen Science Frequently Asked Questions How to Use This Guide Sample Pages The BirdsBlackBlack and WhiteBlueBrownGrayGreenOrangeRedYellow Birding on the Internet Checklist/Index by Species Glossary Embrace Nature with More from Stan Tekiela About the Author

Review

"This accessible guide for an increasingly popular hobby teaches how to attract a variety of birds with specific food and create a welcoming space for year-round and migratory birds."—David Miller, Library Journal

Excerpt from Book

American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Size: 5" (13 cm) Male: Bright canary-yellow finch with a black forehead and tail. Black wings with white wing bars. White rump. No markings on the chest. Winter male is similar to the female. Female: dull olive-yellow plumage with brown wings; lacks a black forehead Juvenile: same as female Nest: cup; female builds; 1 brood per year Eggs: 4-6; pale blue without markings When Seen: year-round Food: seeds, insects; comes to seed feeders Compare: The Pine Siskin (pg. 77) has a streaked chest and belly and yellow wing bars. The female House Finch (pg. 79) and Purple Finch (pg. 93) have heavily streaked chests. Stan's Notes: A common backyard resident. Most often found in open fields, scrubby areas and woodlands. Enjoys Nyjer seed in feeders. Breeds in late summer. Lines its nest with the silky down from wild thistle. Almost always in small flocks. Twitters while it flies. Flight is roller coaster-like. Moves around to find adequate food during winter. Often called Wild Canary due to the male's canary-colored plumage. Male sings a pleasant, high-pitched song.

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Popular, proven topic: Adventure Publications has sold well over a million units of our birding products Market: According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about 20% of the population are active bird watchers, spending more than $40 billion on the hobby, annually Not intimidating: geared toward the beginner bird watcher "How to" guide with information on bird feeders, birdseed, do-it-yourself bird-food recipes, and more Bird identification guide with 54 species organized by color for easily identifying them Full-color photographs with notations about key field marks Covers the entire region, with species from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Stan Tekiela is an award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer who has written more than 175 books on nature Author routinely attracts more than 100 people to his speaking events and writes a popular column distributed to newspapers in the Midwest and Northeast Readers have become fans of Tekiela's style and flair for nature observations and interpretations All-in-one source of information, facts, photos, and information in a concise guide Extreme value: massive information for $16.95

Details ISBN1647551188 Author Stan Tekiela Short Title Stan Tekiela's Birding for Beginners: Northeast Series Bird-Watching Basics Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1647551188 ISBN-13 9781647551186 Format Paperback Subtitle Your Guide to Feeders, Food, and the Most Common Backyard Birds Pages 176 Publisher Adventure Publications, Incorporated Imprint Adventure Publications, Incorporated Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2020-10-29 Illustrations Color photos throughout NZ Release Date 2020-10-29 US Release Date 2020-10-29 UK Release Date 2020-10-29 DEWEY 598.0723474 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-11-22 We've got this

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