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For the birds : an uncommon guide / Laura Erickson ; illustrations by Jeff Sonstegard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erickson, Laura, 1951-
- Series:
- Appointment with nature.
- Appointment with nature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--Miscellanea.
- Birds.
- Bird watching--Miscellanea.
- Bird watching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (399 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Duluth, Minn. : Pfeifer-Hamilton, c1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 365 day-by-day sketches, Laura Erickson brings more than 250 birds right into your living room-from rare hawk owls to elusive sedge wrens to plastic lawn flamingos. Light-hearted, yet authoritative, For the Birds is brimming with fascinating birdlore.Did you know that you can mail three chickadees with a single stamp? That Black-billed Cuckoos flourish on a diet of army worms? That winter finches are especially attracted to feeders offering grit and eggshells?Enjoy Laura's entertaining observations and record your own in For the Birds-an uncommon guide.
- Contents:
- January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-9974-7
- OCLC:
- 476096376
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