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A Peterson Field Guide to Feeder Birds: Eastern and Central North America Paperback - 2000
by Roger Tory Peterson; Roger Tory Peterson (Illustrator)
Identifying birds that visit feeders is made easy with this at-a-glance guide, which includes range maps and descriptions of birds and foods that attract them. 34 color plates. 14 color photos.
Summary
Slim and affordable, FEEDER BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA features Roger Tory Peterson's classic art in a larger format designed especially for the eighty million North Americans who watch and feed birds. This easy-to-use, at-a-glance guide simplifies identification by including only the birds that frequent feeders. And to make it even more convenient, the most commonly seen birds come first, followed by those that are harder to identify or that rarely visit feeders. Range maps, descriptions of birds and foods that attract them, and illustrations are on facing pages, so identification is fast and easy. The brand-new introduction covers important bird-feeding topics, including types of feeders and where to place them, birdbaths, kinds of food and when to feed, plantings that attract birds, and solutions to problems with squirrels and cats. A handy quick-reference list tells what kind of food each species prefers, and a feeder checklist provides a record of birds as they are seen.
First line
The variety of bird feeders available is staggering.
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- Title A Peterson Field Guide to Feeder Birds: Eastern and Central North America
- Author Roger Tory Peterson; Roger Tory Peterson (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd Printing
- Pages 112
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Boston
- Date 2000-04-14
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780618059447 / 061805944X
- Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 10.74 x 6.63 x 0.45 in (27.28 x 16.84 x 1.14 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Birds - North America, Bird feeders - North America
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99053956
- Dewey Decimal Code 598.097
Excerpt
When to Feed Birds Perhaps the most frequently asked questions about feeding birds concern when to feed them. When should I start feeding? When should I stop so I don’t affect migration? Can I feed in the summer? Several issues must be considered.
People feed birds in order to enjoy them, so why not feed them all year long? As long as you’re willing to put in the time to maintain the feeding area supply food and water and keep the area clean you will be rewarded by birds using the site. You may not get the variety in the summer that you’ll see during migration or in the winter when there is more of a dependency on the feeder, but you may be rewarded with the antics of young birds being introduced to the site.
Birds can become dependent on feeders for supplemental food. It has been shown, however, that they do not rely on feeders for all of their food and perhaps not even a quarter of what they eat. That said, though, the feeder can be an important resource during times of duress. When severe snowstorms blanket wild food supplies, the birds will turn to the feeder they have come to know as a food resource. It is during these times of stress that the feeder plays its most vital role. Do not let them down at this point! If it is a storm of long duration, the feeding station may mean the difference of life for some of the more physiologically unprepared birds. The feeder helps many a bird through the hard times, so it is important to be faithful to your feeding once you start.
As for the question of affecting migration by holding the birds at the feeder so that they will not go north to breed or south for the winter, the answer is that birds are not controlled by food. Once the hormones for breeding begin to flow, they head north, and once the drive for migrating south takes hold, off they go, no matter how much food is available. If a species that normally does not stay for the summer or winter remains at the feeder, it is more than likely a young bird that does not have the proper hormonal impulse to migrate or an older bird that simply can no longer make extensive journeys. You are not affecting the breeding or migrant population of the birds of the United States by feeding.
People feed birds in order to enjoy them, so why not feed them all year long? As long as you’re willing to put in the time to maintain the feeding area supply food and water and keep the area clean you will be rewarded by birds using the site. You may not get the variety in the summer that you’ll see during migration or in the winter when there is more of a dependency on the feeder, but you may be rewarded with the antics of young birds being introduced to the site.
Birds can become dependent on feeders for supplemental food. It has been shown, however, that they do not rely on feeders for all of their food and perhaps not even a quarter of what they eat. That said, though, the feeder can be an important resource during times of duress. When severe snowstorms blanket wild food supplies, the birds will turn to the feeder they have come to know as a food resource. It is during these times of stress that the feeder plays its most vital role. Do not let them down at this point! If it is a storm of long duration, the feeding station may mean the difference of life for some of the more physiologically unprepared birds. The feeder helps many a bird through the hard times, so it is important to be faithful to your feeding once you start.
As for the question of affecting migration by holding the birds at the feeder so that they will not go north to breed or south for the winter, the answer is that birds are not controlled by food. Once the hormones for breeding begin to flow, they head north, and once the drive for migrating south takes hold, off they go, no matter how much food is available. If a species that normally does not stay for the summer or winter remains at the feeder, it is more than likely a young bird that does not have the proper hormonal impulse to migrate or an older bird that simply can no longer make extensive journeys. You are not affecting the breeding or migrant population of the birds of the United States by feeding.
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