Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids is an exciting introduction to the world of birding for kids (and their parents), from ID'ing common species to creating safe species-appropriate habitats, homes, and feeders for common songbirds.
Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids is an exciting introduction to the world of birding for kids (and their parents), from ID'ing common species to creating safe species-appropriate habitats, homes, and feeders for common songbirds.
Elissa Wolfson has written and edited numerous environmental, botanical, ornithological, and veterinary publications. After graduating from Cornell University, she worked as an environmental educator for a decade, earned an MS degree, and transitioned into environmental journalism. Her clients include the National Audubon Society and Cornell University’s Laboratory of Ornithology and College of Veterinary Medicine. She is former editor of E, The Environmental Magazine, and Cornell Plantations Magazine, current editor of Rationality and Society, author of 101 Cool Games for Cool Cats, and co-author of Birding Adventures for Kids, The Birdhouse Book, and the American Museum of Natural History Pocket Birds of North America, Eastern and Western Regions. Margaret A. Barker, a Chesapeake Bay–area writer and educator, grew up watching feeder birds in East Tennessee thanks to her bird-loving mother and grandmother. Covering environmental stories during a broadcast journalism career in the southeast, including at WGST, Atlanta, led to an MS degree via the Audubon Expedition Institute and an internship with Audubon’s Washington, DC, office. She managed the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch and later the Kids Growing Food school garden program for Cornell’s Department of Education. She writes for newspapers and magazines, and she is co-author of Birding Adventures for Kids, The Birdhouse Book, The FeederWatcher’s Guide to Bird Feeding, and Feeding Wild Birds in America.
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INTRODUCTION How to Use this Book
Chapter 1 Meet the Birds: 25 Kinds of Birds to See, Hear, and Learn About Blackbird Bluebirds Cardinal Chickadee Crow Dove Ducks Eagle Finches Goose Gull Hawk Heron Hummingbird Jay Junco Nuthatch Owl Robin Sparrows Swallow Turkey Vulture Woodpeckers Wren
COMMON NONNATIVE BIRDS Rock Pigeon House Sparrow European Starling Parrots in America
Chapter 2 Outside with the Birds: Games, Activities, and Adventures Take a Bird Walk Birds Through Binoculars Do-It-Yourself Birdbath Bird Song Listening Game Bird Migration Game Easy-to-Make Berry and Peanut Bird Feeder Loop Easy-to-Make Bird Butter Pinecone Feeder Plants for Birds Sunflowers for Songbirds Hummingbird Havens
Chapter 3 Inside with the Birds: Games, Activities, and Adventures How to Go Birding Indoors Bird Clues: The Six S Questions Birds Are Everywhere! Bird Bodies: What’s on a Bird? How Wide Is Your Wingspan? What Makes a Good Birdhouse? Easy-to-Make Mourning Dove Nest Basket Easy-to-Make Nesting Shelf for Robins and House Finches Bird Feeding Experiment Bird Beak Adaptations: Which Beak for Which Food?
APPENDIX: LEARN MORE AND GET INVOLVED! Reducing Bird Dangers Learn More: Nature Centers, Bird Clubs, and Festivals GLOSSARY: Words for Birds ABOUT THE AUTHORS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PHOTO CREDITS INDEX
Chapter 1 Meet the Birds: 25 Kinds of Birds to See, Hear, and Learn About Blackbird Bluebirds Cardinal Chickadee Crow Dove Ducks Eagle Finches Goose Gull Hawk Heron Hummingbird Jay Junco Nuthatch Owl Robin Sparrows Swallow Turkey Vulture Woodpeckers Wren
COMMON NONNATIVE BIRDS Rock Pigeon House Sparrow European Starling Parrots in America
Chapter 2 Outside with the Birds: Games, Activities, and Adventures Take a Bird Walk Birds Through Binoculars Do-It-Yourself Birdbath Bird Song Listening Game Bird Migration Game Easy-to-Make Berry and Peanut Bird Feeder Loop Easy-to-Make Bird Butter Pinecone Feeder Plants for Birds Sunflowers for Songbirds Hummingbird Havens
Chapter 3 Inside with the Birds: Games, Activities, and Adventures How to Go Birding Indoors Bird Clues: The Six S Questions Birds Are Everywhere! Bird Bodies: What’s on a Bird? How Wide Is Your Wingspan? What Makes a Good Birdhouse? Easy-to-Make Mourning Dove Nest Basket Easy-to-Make Nesting Shelf for Robins and House Finches Bird Feeding Experiment Bird Beak Adaptations: Which Beak for Which Food?
APPENDIX: LEARN MORE AND GET INVOLVED! Reducing Bird Dangers Learn More: Nature Centers, Bird Clubs, and Festivals GLOSSARY: Words for Birds ABOUT THE AUTHORS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PHOTO CREDITS INDEX
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