An edition of Feeding wild birds in America (2015)

Feeding wild birds in America

culture, commerce, & conservation

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Feeding wild birds in America
Paul J. Baicich, Paul J. Baici ...
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Feeding wild birds in America

culture, commerce, & conservation

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Table of Contents

Foreword / by George H. Petrides Sr.
A note on bird names
Introduction
Curiosity, kindness, and protection : before 1900
Ongoing awareness trends
Essentials of equipment and feeding : 1900-1909
"Useful birds" then and now
Deliberate devices and appliances : 1910-1919
Development of the birdbath
True grit
Seed and feeder businesses in the roaring twenties : 1920-1929
Suet for the birds
Bird feeding in hard times : 1930-1939
Hemp, the devil's birdseed
Game bird feeders over the decades
War and recovery : 1940-1949
Recycling and creativity, then and now
Backyard prosperity : 1950-1959
Squirrel battles
Four-season feeding
Experimentation abounds : 1960-1969
A sunflower saga
New seeds, new products : 1970-1979
Feeding hummingbirds over time
Nyjer, the wonder seed
Windows, glass, and feeding stations
A maturing market and pastime : 1980-1989
Experiment goes awry
Project feederwatch and the great backyard bird count
Visiting hawks
The recently arrived house finches and Eurasian collared-doves
Bird feeding institutionalized : 1990-1999
Mealworm revival
Fruits and jellies for the birds
Nectar feeding for nonhummingbirds
Tweaking the seeds
Cats in the backyard
Funding for birds and wildlife
Bird-feeding recipes, then and now : over a century of prepared feasts
Bird feeding in the twenty-first century : experiences and expectations
Rarities at the feeder
Community feeding
The Latin American and Caribbean experience
History lessons for modern bird feeding : some conclusions.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
598.072/34
Library of Congress
QL676.55 .B35 2015, QL676.55.B35 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 306 pages
Number of pages
306

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27198659M
ISBN 10
1623492114
ISBN 13
9781623492113
LCCN
2014031502
OCLC/WorldCat
886881002

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