Midwestern Birds

Informationen zum Autor Bill Thompson III (Whipple, OH) is the editor and co-publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest. He's also a keen birder, the author of many books, a field trip leader, an ecotourism consultant, the host of the This Birding Life podcast, and a regular speaker and performer on the birding festival circuit. His North American life list is somewhere between 673 and 675. His favorite bird is the red-headed woodpecker. His "spark bird" was a snowy owl. He has watched birds in 25 countries and 44 states, but his favorite place to watch is on the 80-acre farm he shares with his wife, artist and writer Julie Zickefoose. Some kind person once called Bill "the Pied Piper of Birding" and he has been trying to live up to that moniker ever since.billofthebirds.blogspot.com Klappentext Filled with beautiful photos and entertaining, informative entries, Midwestern Birds is the perfect no-nonsense quick guide for the 55 most common species in the Midwestern United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis Welcome to Bird Watching in the Midwest Creating a Habitat Profiles of Backyard Birds of the Midwest HawksSharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Pigeons & DovesRock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove OwlsEastern Screech-Owl Swifts & HummingbirdsChimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird WoodpeckersRed-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker FlycatchersEastern Phoebe Crows & JaysBlue Jay American Crow SwallowsPurple Martin Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Chickadees & TitmiceCarolina & Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse NuthatchesWhite-breasted Nuthatch Red-breasted Nuthatch WrensCarolina Wren House Wren ThrushesEastern Bluebird Wood Thrush American Robin MimidsGray Catbird Northern Mockingbird StarlingsEuropean Starling WaxwingsCedar Waxwing WarblersYellow-rumped Warbler TanagersScarlet Tanager SparrowsSpotted Towhee Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Cardinals & BuntingsNorthern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Orioles & BlackbirdsRed-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole FinchesPurple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Weaver FinchesHouse Sparrow Birding Hotspots for the Midwest Birds I've Spotted Resources Index Meet Bill Thompson III ...

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Bill Thompson III (Whipple, OH) is the editor and co-publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest. He's also a keen birder, the author of many books, a field trip leader, an ecotourism consultant, the host of the This Birding Life podcast, and a regular speaker and performer on the birding festival circuit. His North American life list is somewhere between 673 and 675. His favorite bird is the red-headed woodpecker. His "spark bird" was a snowy owl. He has watched birds in 25 countries and 44 states, but his favorite place to watch is on the 80-acre farm he shares with his wife, artist and writer Julie Zickefoose. Some kind person once called Bill "the Pied Piper of Birding" and he has been trying to live up to that moniker ever since.

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Filled with beautiful photos and entertaining, informative entries, Midwestern Birds is the perfect no-nonsense quick guide for the 55 most common species in the Midwestern United States.

Zusammenfassung

From the editor of the nation's premier birding magazine, a no-nonsense, no-fluff quick guide to the birds you see every day. Of all the classic American pastimes, perhaps none is as widely accessible as watching birds. Our unusually vast, diverse environmental landscape supports fascinating species and variations exclusive to each region of the country. While birders often spend their efforts in search of the rarest creatures, some of the most beautiful and intriguing birds are the ones that frequent our backyards (or nearby) daily. For that reason, where other larger volumes focus on bird types that the casual observer is never likely to encounter, Midwestern Birds concisely celebrates those species living under our very noses. Written by Bill Thompson III, the editor and co-publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest, this portable 5"x8" book contains the same variety of entertaining and informative entries that make Bird Watcher's Digest the nation's most popular birding magazine. Inside, you'll find profiles of the 55 most common birds in the Midwest, complete with large color photos, gender-specific physical descriptions, nesting and feeding information, bird call particulars, and interesting stories about each species. Thompson also introduces the reader to the basics of bird watching: essential gear, bird-friendly food and plantings, housing tips, and observational techniques. This guide covers Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Look for our other backyard bird guides covering the Mid-Atlantic, South, Northeast, and West regions of the United States.

Inhalt

Welcome to Bird Watching in the Midwest            
Creating a Habitat     
Profiles of Backyard Birds of the Midwest 

Hawks
Sharp-shinned Hawk            
Cooper’s Hawk          
Pigeons & Doves
Rock Pigeon   
Eurasian Collared-Dove       
Mourning Dove         

Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl            
Swifts & Hummingbirds
Chimney Swift           
Ruby-throated Hummingbird         

Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker    
Red-bellied Woodpecker      
Downy Woodpecker 
Hairy Woodpecker    
Northern Flicker        
Pileated Woodpecker           

Flycatchers
Eastern Phoebe         

Crows & Jays
Blue Jay          
American Crow          

Swallows
Purple Martin            
Tree Swallow 
Barn Swallow 

Chickadees & Titmice
Carolina & Black-capped Chickadee           
Tufted Titmouse       

Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch    
Red-breasted Nuthatch        

Wrens
Carolina Wren           
House Wren   
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird       
Wood Thrush            
American Robin         

Mimids
Gray Catbird  
Northern Mockingbird         

Starlings
European Starling     

Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing         

Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warbler      
 
Tanagers
Scarlet Tanager         
 
Sparrows
Spotted Towhee        
Eastern Towhee        
Chipping Sparrow     
American Tree Sparrow      
Field Sparrow            
Song Sparrow            
White-throated Sparrow      
Dark-eyed Junco       

Cardinals & Buntings
Northern Cardinal    
Rose-breasted Grosbeak      
Indigo Bunting          

Orioles & Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird          
Common Grackle &#16…