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Audubon birdhouse book : building, placing, and maintaining great homes for great birds Cover Image Book

Audubon birdhouse book : building, placing, and maintaining great homes for great birds / by Margaret A. Barker and Elissa Ruth Wolfson ; foreword by Carrie Barron ; introduction by Stephen W. Kress ; carpentry by Chris Willett.

Birdhouse book (portion title)
Barker, Margaret A., (author.). Barron, Carrie, (writer of foreword.). Kress, Stephen W., (writer of introduction.). Willett, Chris, (carpenter.). Wolfson, Elissa, (author.). National Audubon Society. (Added Author).

Summary:

Birders know you need the right house to attract the right bird. An entrance hole that's 1/8 inch too big or too small spell trouble, as does a roof that leaks or a floor that doesn't drain. Learn to build safe, species-appropriate houses for your favorite birds.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0760368627
  • ISBN: 9780760368626
  • Physical Description: 180 pages : illustrations and maps (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
  • Edition: Revised and updated.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Original edition first published in 2013 by Voyageur Press, an imprint of the Quarto Group."--Title page recto.
"Revised and updated"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 172) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Introduction: woodpeckers: the original birdhouse builders -- 1. Many birds need a helping hand. Climate change impacts birds ; Gardening for birds -- 2. Build homes to benefit birds. Just visiting! Migratory birds use nest boxes too -- 3. Birds in boxes. Wrens (Bewick's Carolina, House) ; Warblers (Prothonotary) ; Bluebirds (Eastern, Western, Mountain) ; Flycatchers (Ash-throated, Great Crested) ; Swallows (Tree, Violet-green) ; Titmice (Tufted, Oak, Juniper, Black-crested) ; Nest box innovations old and new ; Owls (Barred) ; Owls (Eastern Screech, Western Screech) ; Flickers (Northern) ; Owls (Barn) ; Kestrels (American) ; Bird heroes ; Chickadees (Black-capped, Carolina, Mountain) ; Ducks (Wood duck) ; Mergansers (Hooded) ; Swallows (Purple martin) ; Roost boxes for colder months -- 4. Birds outside of boxes. Doves (Mourning) ; Swallows (Barn) ; Robins (American) ; Finches (House) ; Birdhouses in science and education ; Phoebes (Eastern, Say's) ; Owls (Burrowing) ; Loons (Common) ; Swifts (Chimney) ; Herons (Great blue) ; Ospreys -- 5. How to help the birds -- List of building plans. Carolina Wren nest box ; Prothonotary Warbler nest box ; Xbox (for bluebirds, flycatchers, swallows, and titmice) ; Barred Owl nest box ; Screech-Owl nest box ; Bower Flicker nest box ; Barn Owl nest box ; American Kestrel nest box ; Chickadee nest box ; Wood Duck nest box (for Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers) ; Purple Martin gourd rack ; Mouring Dove nest basket ; Barn Swallow L-shaped platform ; V-shaped shelf (for American Robins, House Finches, and Phoebes) ; Covered shelf (for American Robins, House Finches, and Phoebes).

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