Midwestern Birds - Backyard Guide * Watching * Feeding * Landscaping * Nurturing

Informationen zum Autor Bill Thompson III (Whipple, OH) is the editor and co-publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest. He's also a keen birder, the author of many books, a field trip leader, an ecotourism consultant, the host of the This Birding Life podcast, and a regular speaker and performer on the birding festival circuit. His North American life list is somewhere between 673 and 675. His favorite bird is the red-headed woodpecker. His "spark bird" was a snowy owl. He has watched birds in 25 countries and 44 states, but his favorite place to watch is on the 80-acre farm he shares with his wife, artist and writer Julie Zickefoose. Some kind person once called Bill "the Pied Piper of Birding" and he has been trying to live up to that moniker ever since.billofthebirds.blogspot.com Klappentext Filled with beautiful photos and entertaining, informative entries, Midwestern Birds is the perfect no-nonsense quick guide for the 55 most common species in the Midwestern United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis Welcome to Bird Watching in the Midwest            Creating a Habitat     Profiles of Backyard Birds of the Midwest HawksSharp-shinned Hawk            Cooper’s Hawk          Pigeons & DovesRock Pigeon   Eurasian Collared-Dove       Mourning Dove         OwlsEastern Screech-Owl            Swifts & HummingbirdsChimney Swift           Ruby-throated Hummingbird         WoodpeckersRed-headed Woodpecker    Red-bellied Woodpecker      Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker    Northern Flicker        Pileated Woodpecker           FlycatchersEastern Phoebe         Crows & JaysBlue Jay          American Crow          SwallowsPurple Martin            Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Chickadees & TitmiceCarolina & Black-capped Chickadee           Tufted Titmouse       NuthatchesWhite-breasted Nuthatch    Red-breasted Nuthatch        WrensCarolina Wren           House Wren   ThrushesEastern Bluebird       Wood Thrush            American Robin         MimidsGray Catbird  Northern Mockingbird         StarlingsEuropean Starling     WaxwingsCedar Waxwing         WarblersYellow-rumped Warbler       TanagersScarlet Tanager          SparrowsSpotted Towhee        Eastern Towhee        Chipping Sparrow     American Tree Sparrow      Field Sparrow            Song Sparrow            White-throated Sparrow      Dark-eyed Junco       Cardinals & BuntingsNorthern Cardinal    Rose-breasted Grosbeak      Indigo Bunting          Orioles & BlackbirdsRed-winged Blackbird          Common Grackle       Brown-headed Cowbird       Baltimore Oriole        FinchesPurple Finch  House Finch   Pine Siskin     American Goldfinch  Weaver FinchesHouse Sparrow          Birding Hotspots for the Midwest   Birds I’ve Spotted     Resources       Index  Meet Bill Thompson III          ...

List of contents

Welcome to Bird Watching in the Midwest            
Creating a Habitat     
Profiles of Backyard Birds of the Midwest 

Hawks
Sharp-shinned Hawk            
Cooper’s Hawk          
Pigeons & Doves
Rock Pigeon   
Eurasian Collared-Dove       
Mourning Dove         

Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl            
Swifts & Hummingbirds
Chimney Swift           
Ruby-throated Hummingbird         

Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker    
Red-bellied Woodpecker      
Downy Woodpecker 
Hairy Woodpecker    
Northern Flicker        
Pileated Woodpecker           

Flycatchers
Eastern Phoebe         

Crows & Jays
Blue Jay          
American Crow          

Swallows
Purple Martin            
Tree Swallow 
Barn Swallow 

Chickadees & Titmice
Carolina & Black-capped Chickadee           
Tufted Titmouse       

Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch    
Red-breasted Nuthatch        

Wrens
Carolina Wren           
House Wren   
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird       
Wood Thrush            
American Robin         

Mimids
Gray Catbird  
Northern Mockingbird         

Starlings
European Starling     

Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing         

Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warbler      
 
Tanagers
Scarlet Tanager         
 
Sparrows
Spotted Towhee        
Eastern Towhee        
Chipping Sparrow     
American Tree Sparrow      
Field Sparrow            
Song Sparrow            
White-throated Sparrow      
Dark-eyed Junco       

Cardinals & Buntings
Northern Cardinal    
Rose-breasted Grosbeak      
Indigo Bunting          

Orioles & Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird          
Common Grackle       
Brown-headed Cowbird       
Baltimore Oriole        
Finches
Purple Finch  
House Finch   
Pine Siskin     
American Goldfinch  
Weaver Finches
House Sparrow          

Birding Hotspots for the Midwest   
Birds I’ve Spotted     
Resources       
Index  Meet Bill Thompson III          

About the author

Bill Thompson III (Whipple, OH) is the editor and co-publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest. He's also a keen birder, the author of many books, a field trip leader, an ecotourism consultant, a guitar player, the host of the This Birding Life podcast (http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/podcasts/thisbirdinglife.php#episodes), a regular speaker and performer on the birding festival circuit, a gentleman farmer, and a fungi to be around. His North American life list is somewhere between 673 and 675. His favorite bird is the red-headed woodpecker. His spark bird was a snowy owl. He has watched birds in 25 countries and 44 states, but his favorite place to watch is on the 80-acre farm he shares with his wife, artist and writer Julie Zickefoose. Some kind person once called Bill the Pied Piper of Birding and he has been trying to live up to that moniker ever since.http://billofthebirds.blogspot.com

Product details

• Authors: Quayside, Bill Thompson, Dr. Bill Thompson
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2013
• EAN: 9781591865599
• ISBN: 978-1-59186-559-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Backyard Guide; Backyard Guide; Bird Watcher's Digest Backyard
• Subject: Guides > Nature