Synopses & Reviews
Why attract birds to your yard? Their stunning natural beauty, the sweet melody of birdsong, their fascinating behaviors—not to mention their ability to help control insects—are just a few of the reasons to welcome these winged creatures to your outdoor space. Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds will show you how to do just that. Youll find ideas to help you
• Choose the right combination of plants, shrubs, and trees for your favorite birds
• Select the seed mixes and other treats each species fi nds irresistible
• Learn which types of bird feeders and shelters are preferred by hummingbirds, orioles, finches, swallows, and other beautiful, colorful birds.
Review
To add living beauty to an ordinary landscape, author Rachael Lanicci urges readers to attract birds to their gardens by proving for their basic needs of food, water, and shelter. By supplying these requirements in density and variety, a gardener can develop a site that will attract an abundance of avian friends. In this heavily and colorfully illustrated text, the author presents guidelines for selecting birdhouses, feeders, and water accessories before a brief section on the best plantings that will attract wildlife. The remainder of the book contains a directory of favorite backyard birds and features tips on attracting these favored creatures to the home grounds. Marilyn K Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden March 19, 2010
Synopsis
Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds provides information that readers can use to turn their yards and gardens into a mecca for birds.
Synopsis
Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds provides information that readers can use to turn their yards and gardens into a mecca for birds. The book details the habits and tendencies of many popular North American birds and shows the plants and trees that attract specific species. Readers will find a combination of photography and beautifully rendered color illustrations depicting each type of bird.
About the Author
Freelance writer and editor Rachael Lanicci has long been an avid birder. She and her husband, Herb, live in New Rochelle, NY. Besides birding, she also enjoys tending their Japanese rock garden, hiking and camping, and simply enjoying the great outdoors. She is also the compiling editor of The Wisdom of Meerkats and The Wisdom of Wolves.
Table of Contents
Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds TOC Introduction Birdhouses and BirdbathsFeeders
Recommended Trees and Plants for Your Bird GardenAmerican HollyBlueberryCosmosCrabappleCreeping PhloxDogwoodElderberryHackberryLilacMagnoliaServiceberrySunflowerSwitchgrass
Guide to Favorite Backyard BirdsSparrowsLark SparrowSong SparrowWhite-crowned SparrowDark-eyed JuncoEastern Towhee
IcteridsBobolinkRed-winged BlackbirdBaltimore OrioleOrchard OrioleWestern Meadowlark
FinchesAmerican GoldfinchHouse FinchBlack-headed GrosbeakBlue GrosbeakPine SiskiRed CrossbillRose-breasted Grosbeak
Mimids and WarblersGray CatbirdNorthern MockingbirdBlack and White WarblerYellow WarblerAmerican Redstart
Corvidae and WaxwingsBlue JayStellers JayBlack-billed MagpieCommon RavenCedar Waxwing
Woodpeckers and CuckoosDowny WoodpeckerPileated WoodpeckerRed-headed WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerYellow-billed Cuckoo
Swallows and NuthatchesBarn SwallowChimney SwiftPurple MartinTree SwallowRed-breasted Nuthatch
Tits and ThrushesBlack-capped ChickadeeBushtitTufted TitmouseAmerican RobinEastern/Western Bluebird
Flycatchers, Treecreepers, and KingletsEastern PhoebeGreat Crested FlycatcherWestern KingbirdBrown CreeperGolden-crowned Kinglet
Cardinalidae, Vireos, and ShrikesIndigo BuntingNorthern CardinalSummer TanagerRed-eyed VireoLoggerhead Shrike
Columbidae and WrensMourning DoveHouse Wren
HummingbirdsAnna's HummingbirdBlack-chinned HummingbirdRuby-throated Hummingbird Directory of Plants Index/Credits