"Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic's fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and science of bird-watching combines practical know-how and expert knowledge. Browsable and bursting with helpful illustrations and photographs, Birding Basics offers new ideas for when, where, and how to get to know the birds in your world. Not a field guide but a primer in best practices, authored by birding expert Noah Strycker, this breezy book features...

Describes the characteristics and behavior of common birds, including the junco, hummingbird, goldfinch, sparrow, and blue jay, and tells how to make a bird feeder.

On Cape Cod in 1972, eleven-year-old Naomi, known as Chirp for her love of birds, gets help from neighbor Joey as she struggles to cope with her mother's multiple sclerosis and its effect on her father and sister.

When her father is killed in an accident, twelve-year-old Wren is grief stricken, but what upsets her even more is that her mother seems to be filled with anger, rather than sadness--as they move from place to place Wren is forced to cope with her mother's strange behavior, her own grief, and all the problems that come with being the new girl in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where they finally end up.

Recounts Dempsey's descent from general respectability into birding mania. It is the story of an epic journey around American in search of the rarest and most beautiful birds the country has to offer.

Descriptions of 15 birding hotspots helps you find the western specialties...clear and easy-to-read maps to get you there...tables that help you find target species...bird charts that show abundance...birding sites rich in natural history. -- from the back cover

"To some, he was "Professor Nuts Peterson," but to the world he was Roger Tory Peterson. For the birds: the life of Roger Tory Peterson tracks this American artist, activist, and passionate bird lover from his days as a child, to art student, to creator of the Peterson Field Guides, to global environmentalist. Peterson's guides were revolutionary--simply written and drawn for everyone to enjoy the birds, animals, and plants of the outdoors. Millions...

Presents a guide to creating a bird-friendly backyard, providing advice on everything from choosing bird houses and offering specific birdseed mixes to preparing home-made suet blocks and creating shelters for habitat-threatened species.