Tables of Contents for The Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible

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Tables of Contents for The Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible

Chapter/Section Title

Page #

Page Count

Acknowledgments

xi

The Best Part of Bird Watching

xii

Accessories

1

1

Accidents

2

1

Acorns

2

1

Age

3

1

Albinism

4

1

Aloes and Agaves

4

1

Altruism

5

1

Amaranth

5

1

Amelanchier

6

1

Ants

7

1

Apples

8

1

Baby Birds

9

1

Bacon

9

1

Baffles

10

1

Banding

11

1

Beneath the Feeder

11

1

Berries

12

4

Billing and Cooing

16

1

Binoculars

17

2

Birdbaths

19

3

Bird Blinds

22

1

Bird Counts

23

1

Bird Feeding on a Budget

24

2

Bird-Friendly Backyard

26

3

Bird-Friendly Neighborhood

29

1

Birding Hot Line

30

1

Bird Names

30

2

Bird Recordings

32

1

Birdseed

33

4

Birdsong

37

1

Bird Watching

38

1

Blackbirds

39

2

Black-Eyed Susans

41

1

Blueberries

42

1

Bluebirds

43

4

Bread

47

3

Buckwheat

50

1

Bullies

50

2

Buntings

52

2

Cake and Cookies

54

1

Canary Seed

54

1

Cardinal

55

1

Catbird

56

1

Cats

57

1

Cereal

58

2

Chickadees

60

2

Chipmunks and Ground Squirrels

62

1

Cicadas

62

1

City Birds

63

1

Clark's Nutcracker

64

1

Cleaning Feeders

65

2

Clematis

67

1

Communication

68

1

Competition at the Feeder

69

1

Coneflowers

70

1

Coreopsis

71

1

Corn

72

1

Corn Feeders

73

2

Cornmeal

75

1

Cosmos

75

1

Crackers

76

1

Cranberries

77

1

Crossbills

77

1

Crows and Ravens

78

2

Deer

80

1

Diary

81

1

Dog Food

81

1

Dogwood

82

2

Doughnuts

84

1

Doves

84

2

Drawing Birds

86

1

Eagles

87

1

Earthworms

88

1

Eggs and Eggshells

88

1

Evergreens

89

4

Falcons

93

1

Fall Feeding

94

2

Fast Foods for Birds

96

1

Feathers

97

1

Feeder Birds

98

1

Feeder Covers

99

2

Feeder Maintenance

101

1

Feeder Mounts

102

3

Feeder Placement

105

2

Feeder Problems

107

1

Feeders

108

5

Feeding Myths

113

2

Feeding Stations

115

2

Field Guides

117

1

Finches

118

2

Flax

120

1

Flickers

121

2

Flowers for Birds

123

5

Flying Squirrels

128

1

Freezer Treats

129

3

Fruit

132

5

Game Birds

137

3

Goldfinches

140

1

Gourds

141

2

Grackles

143

1

Grapefruit

144

1

Grapes

144

1

Grasses for Birds

145

2

Grit

147

1

Grosbeaks

148

1

Groundcovers

149

3

Ground Feeding

152

1

Hand Feeding

153

1

Harvesting Seed

154

1

Hawks

155

2

Hedges and Hedgerows

157

3

Hollies

160

1

Honeysuckle

161

1

Hopper Feeders

162

1

Hot Peppers

162

1

House Sparrow

163

2

Hummingbirds

165

8

Icicles

173

1

Identifying Birds

173

1

Insects

174

4

Internet Resources

178

1

Irruption Year

179

1

Jays

180

2

Juncos

182

1

Kinglets

183

1

Landscaping

184

6

Larks

190

1

Lawns

191

2

Lean-Tos

193

1

Leftovers

194

1

Lettuce

195

1

Liriope

196

1

Magpies

197

1

Mealworms

198

1

Melons

199

1

Mesh Bag Feeders

199

1

Mice and Rats

200

1

Migration

201

3

Millet

204

1

Milo

205

1

Mimicry

205

1

Mockingbird

206

2

Mold

208

1

Moles

208

1

Morning Glories

209

1

Mosquitoes

210

1

Moths

210

1

Mulch

211

1

Nectar

212

1

Nectar Feeders

213

1

Niger

214

2

Night Singers

216

1

Nuisance Birds

217

1

Nuthatches

218

1

Nuts

219

2

Opossums

221

1

Oranges

222

1

Orioles

222

2

Ornithology

224

1

Owls

225

2

Peanut Butter

227

1

Peanuts

228

1

Pears

229

1

Peas

230

1

Photographing Birds

231

1

Pinecones

232

1

Predators

233

1

Preferred Foods

234

2

Pumpkins and Squash

236

1

Raccoons

237

1

Rain

238

1

Raisins

239

1

Rapeseed

239

1

Rare Birds

240

1

Raspberries and Blackberries

241

1

Redbud

242

1

Redpolls

243

1

Roadrunner

244

1

Robin

245

1

Rocks

246

1

Rose Hips

247

2

Safflower

249

1

Salt

249

1

Sand

250

1

Sap

251

1

Scouring Rush

251

1

Seed Hoarding

252

1

Shrikes

253

1

Pine Siskin

254

1

Sleeping

255

1

Snow and Ice Storms

256

1

Soda Bottles

257

1

Soft Foods

258

1

Sparrows

259

5

Spring Feeding

264

2

Sprinklers, Drippers, and Misters

266

1

Squirrels

267

7

Starling

274

2

Storing Seed

276

1

Strawberries

277

2

Suet and Fat

279

4

Suet Feeders

283

3

Sumac

286

1

Summer Feeding

287

1

Sunflowers

288

3

Thrashers

291

1

Thrushes

292

2

Titmice

294

2

Towhees

296

1

Tray Feeders

297

2

Treasures from Trash

299

4

Tree Seeds and Buds

303

2

Trellises and Arbors

305

1

Tube Feeders

306

3

Vegetable Gardens and Birds

309

2

Viburnums

311

1

Vines

312

4

Walnuts

316

2

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

318

1

Water Features

319

8

Weather Predictors

327

1

Weeds

327

3

Wheat

330

1

Wildlife at the Feeder

331

1

Windows and Birds

332

1

Winter Feeding

332

4

Woodpeckers

336

5

Wreaths and Swags

341

4

Wrens

345

2

Zinnias

347

1

Resources

348

4

Recommended Reading

352

2

Photo Credits

354

1

Index

355

13

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

368