The Kids' Guide to Birds of Wisconsin: Fun Facts, Activities and 86 Cool Birds

by Stan Tekiela

Overview

The Must-Have Beginner’s Guide to Bird Watching

Stan Tekiela’s famous Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for decades. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children! The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Wisconsin features 86 of the most common and important Wisconsin birds to know, with species organized by color for quick and easy identification. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Each bird gets a beautiful full-color photograph and a full page of neat-to-know information—such as field marks, calls/songs, a range map, and Stan’s cool facts—that make identification a snap. Fun bonus activities for the whole family, like building a birdhouse and preparing your own bird food, make this the perfect introduction to bird identification for a new generation!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591938408
Publisher:	Adventure Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/11/2019
Series:	Birding Children's Books
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	48 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter. He can be contacted via www.naturesmart.com.

Read an Excerpt

Mostly Green

Mallard
Look for the green head

What to look for: green head with a white necklace, rusty-brown chest, gray sides, yellow bill, orange legs and feet

Where you'll find them: lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, and maybe even your backyard

Calls and songs: the male doesn’t quack; when you think of how a duck sounds, it’s based on the female Mallard’s classic loud quack

On the move: mostly in flocks of 6–10, especially in spring; sometimes in huge flocks with hundreds of ducks

What they eat: seeds, aquatic plants and insects; visits ground feeders offering corn

Nest: ground; Mom builds it from plants nearby

Eggs, chicks and childcare: 7–10 greenish-to-whitish eggs; Mom incubates the eggs and leads the young to food

Spends the winter: doesn’t migrate in Wisconsin

Stan's Cool Stuff: This is a dabbling duck, tipping forward in shallow water to eat plants on the bottom. The male has black feathers in the center of its tail that curl upward. The common name “Mallard” means “male” and refers to the males, which don’t help raise their young.

REAL QUICK

• Size: 19-21"
• Nest: ground
• Feeder: ground
• Range map: year-round

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Cool Birds in Wisconsin
• Body Basics of a Bird
• Amazing Nests
• Who Built That Nest?
• Attracting Birds with Feeders
• How to Use This Guide
• Sample Pages

The Birds

• Black
• Black and White
• Blue
• Brown
• Gray
• Green
• Orange
• Red
• White
• Yellow

Bird Food Fun for the Family

• Starter Snacks and Fruit Treats
• Easy Bird Food Recipes
• Sweet Homemade Nectar
• Birds-Go-Wild Spread
• Love-It-Nutty Butter
• Make Your Own Suet
• Easy-Peasy Suet
• Simply Super Suet
• Yummy Bird-Feeding Projects
• Birdseed Ornaments
• Pinecone Birdseed Feeders

More Activities for the Bird-Minded

• Help Birds Build Their Nests
• Make a Bird Watch List
• Save the Birds with Hawk Cutouts
• Build Your Very Own Birdhouse
• Create a Bird-Friendly Yard
• Take a Birding Trip
• Practice Good Birding

Citizen Science Projects

Learning About Birding on the Internet

Glossary

Checklist/Index by Species

About the Author