Table of Contents
Introduction 6
How to Use This Book! 7
Map of North America and State Abbreviations 10
Getting Started as a Birder 12
Eastern Backyard Birds 16
Eastern Backyard Habitat 18
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 20
Blue Jay 22
Black-capped Chickadee 24
American Robin 26
Northern Cardinal 28
Eastern Backyard Mini-Profiles 30
Western Backyard Birds 34
Western Backyard Habitat 36
Anna's Hummingbird 38
Acorn Woodpecker 40
California Scrub-Jay 42
Northern Mockingbird 44
Bullock's Oriole 46
Western Backyard Mini-Profiles 48
City Streets and Parks 52
City Streets and Parks Habitat 54
Peregrine Falcon 56
Ring-billed Gull 58
Rock Pigeon 60
European Starling 62
House Sparrow 64
City Streets and Parks Mini-Profiles 66
Farms and Fields 68
Farms and Fields Habitat 70
Wild Turkey 72
Great Horned Owl 74
American Crow 76
Barn Swallow 78
Eastern Bluebird 80
Farms and Fields Mini-Profiles 82
Beach and Bay 84
Beach and Bay Habitat 86
Sanderling 88
Herring Gull 90
Black Skimmer 92
Brown Pelican 94
Osprey 96
Beach and Bay Mini-Profiles 98
Birds in Peril 100
Birds in Peril in North America 102
Birds in Peril Around the World 104
How You Can Help 106
Southern Swamp and Bayou 108
Southern Swamp and Bayou Habitat 110
Wood Buck 112
Anhinga 114
Snowy Egret 116
Limpkin 118
Barred Owl 120
Southern Swamp and Bayou Mini-Profiles 122
River and Marsh 124
River and Marsh Habitat 126
Great Blue Heron 128
Bald Eagle 130
Belted Kingfisher 132
Common Yellowthroat 134
Red-winged Blackbird 136
River and Marsh Mini-Profiles 138
Prairie and Plains 140
Prairie and Plains Habitat 142
Killdeer 144
Red-tailed Hawk 146
Western Kingbird 148
Black-billed Magpie 150
Western Meadowlark 152
Prairie and Plains Mini-Profiles 154
Deserts 156
Deserts Habitat 158
Greater Roadrunner 160
Costa's Hummingbird 162
Harris's Hawk 164
Elf Owl 166
Cactus Wren 168
Deserts Mini-Profiles 170
Western Mountains 172
Western Mountains Habitat 174
Golden Eagle 176
Steller's Jay 178
American Dipper 180
Mountain Bluebird 182
Western Tanager 184
Western Mountains Mini-Profiles 186
Rock Star Birds 188
Rock Star Birds of North America 190
International Rock Star Birds 192
Birds Behaving Badly 194
How to Build a Bird Feeder 196
How to Make a Birdbath 198
How to Build a Bird Nest 200
How to Draw a Bird 202
Glossary 203
Index 204
Find Out More 206
Photo Credits 206
Credits 208