Feeder Birds of Texas: A Folding Pocket Guide to Common Backyard Birds (All About Birds)

The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology

ISBN 10: 1620052202 ISBN 13: 9781620052204

Publisher: Waterford Press, 2017

Synopsis

For bird enthusiasts, offering food at feeders is a way to enjoy a close-up view of target species while helping them survive and thrive. This guide profiles 40 common feeder birds found in Texas, along with feeder types and recommended foods for attracting each species. Also included are comments about each species' habitat and behaviors.www.waterfordpress.com

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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. Their hallmarks are scientific excellence and technological innovation to advance the understanding of nature and to engage people of all ages in learning about birds and protecting the planet. Founded in 1915, the Cornell Lab is a nonprofit organization whose vibrant community includes 400,000 citizen-science participants from all walks of life and 14 million bird enthusiasts of all ages who connect online at All About Birds.

Review

[May 15, 2017] The last thing you want to carry on a hike is a heavy bird book. Save the weight for trail snacks.
The All About Birds Pocket Guide Series brings 15 new birding titles published in collaboration with Waterford Press and the Cornell Lab Publishing Group.
The pocket guides are light, thin and easy to slip in a pocket or pack. The guides offer detailed species information, photos, illustrations, and maps. The titles cover a wide range of topics for everyone who is curious about birds ― from Birding 101 to Nests & Eggs of North American Backyard Birds.
As a birdwatcher and a duck hunter, I like the Dabbling and Diving Ducks series for quick identification. There's also Sea Ducks and Others if you're into sea kayaking and want to ID birds. (Pete Zimowsky GetOutdoorsNorthwest)

[October 2017] From finding feathers in your backyard to identifying nests on your next trail trip, this series of 15 pocket guides comes in handy for bird watchers. Collapsible, coated booklet folds small for travel and weathers well. (East Idaho Outdoors Magazine)

[May 27, 2017] The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has introduced their All About Birds Pocket Guide Series, including 15 new titles, all published by Waterford press and the Cornell Group.
The series is designed for regions, including such titles as Feeder Birds of the Midwest.
These are not books but folding pocket guides that are easy to use, carry in a pocket, fold open at a moment's notice and are quite weather-proof.
The feeder birds guide has 40 colored bird illustrations and lists the food types most preferred by each species. Orioles come to platform nectar feeders, for example, and so do ruby-throated hummingbirds. (Jerry Davis Wisconsin State Journal)

[May 31, 2017] The Cornell Lab of Ornithology published a useful series of All About Birds pocket guides in May. It was developed to inspire and support beginning birdwatchers. Each of the 13 folding pocket guides keys in on a particular aspect of birding such as Backyard Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Birding 101, and Right Bird, Right House. Some guides relate to other parts of the continent but many of them are useful to us. They can just slip into your pocket and I like the fact they are weather resistant. (Paul Nicholson The London Free Press)

[May 12, 2017] There's a new 15-guide series to help beginning birders available from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Complete with detailed species information, photos, illustrations and maps, the titles cover a wide range of topics including Birding 101 and Gardening for Birds.
Watching and feeding birds is one of the fastest growing hobbies in North America. Experts at the Cornell Lab are hoping that the guides not only help beginners learn about birds but encourage them to do what they can to protect and enhance bird habitat. (Kevin Naze Green Bay Gazette)

[June 2017] Watching birds is one of the fastest growing hobbies in North America. The pocket guide series helps people enhance their enjoyment of birds by learning more about them. Complete with detailed species information, photos, illustrations, and maps, these titles cover a wide range of topics for everyone who is curious about birds ― from Birding 101 to Nests & Eggs of North American Backyard Birds. "Birds are so beautiful and ubiquitous that millions of people are hooked on watching birds and asking all kinds of questions about what they're seeing," said Miyoko Chu, senior director of Communications at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "These guides get to the heart of those questions by revealing how to attract diverse birds to your yard, how to identify birds by sight and sound, and how to witness them raising their families ― sometimes right in your own backyard. (Adventure Sports Outdoors)

[November 2017] Birding is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the US and Waterford has several birding guides perfect for all ages. These pocket sized guides are laminated for durability and are really lightweight. Throw in the pack and get outdoors to play a game of I Spy and then use your guide to identify the bird. (Little Family Adventure)

[June 19, 2017] The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Waterford Press have teamed up to offer a series of handy folding pocket guides about birds, including a Nests and Egg guide for North American backyard birds. The guide includes illustrations and descriptions of eggs and nests for 24 common bird species. Visit cornelllabpg.com for more information. (Living Bird Magazine)

[May 17, 2017] The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has just launched its All About Birds Pocket Guide Series, 15 new birding titles published in collaboration with Waterford Press. (The Birding Wire)

November 2017] For the nature enthusiast on your list, consider a holiday gift from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to enhance knowledge and enjoyment of birds throughout the year. These gifts give twice because a portion of each purchase supports the Cornell Lab's nonprofit mission to improve the understanding and protection of birds. (The Birding Wire)

Edition details

• Publisher: Waterford Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1620052202
• ISBN 13: 9781620052204
• Binding: Pamphlet
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 12
• Editor: Greig Emma