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Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Pages
334

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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding
March 21, 2003, Houghton Mifflin
in English
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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The How-To, Where-To, and When-To of Birding
March 2003, Tandem Library
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Table of Contents

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-311) and index.
1.
Back-yard birding, front-seat adventure --
Stefancik's corollary --
America's fastest-growing outdoor activity --
Landscaping for birds --
Bird-feeding problems --
Attracting birds with water --
Nest boxes --
The other side of the fence -- -- 2.
The tools of the trade : binoculars and a field guide --
Of chimney swifts and larceny --
Binoculars : the defining tool of birding --
Field guides : the rosetta stone to birds --
Clothing --
Other things you'll need -- -- 3.
The fundamentals of birding --
Like grosbeaks for purple finch --
Where, when, and how to go birding --
Basic bird identification --
Learning to see critically --
Keeping records -- -- 4.
Resources : dipping into the pool of knowledge --
The man of the mountain --
Clubs and chums : the social link --
Hooking into the publication and communication network --
Birding tours --
Events, functions, festivals, and other birders -- -- 5.
Expanding horizons : finding and facing new challenges --
That story about the harrier --
Sight : spotting scopes and tripods --
Sound : birding by ear --
Travel to new birding locations --
Mastering difficult identifications -- -- 6.
Applied birding : for fun, purpose, even profit --
October 4, 1977, Cape May Point, New Jersey --
Bird censusing --
The game birders play -- -- 7.
Tips to better birding --
At birding's horizon line : standing with Will --
Equipment tips --
Technique tips -- -- 8.
Ethics and responsibilities --
Looking for Baird's sparrow, walking on eggs --
Keeping birding safe for birds --
The etiquette of birding --
Courtesy to nonbirders --
Conservation.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-311).

Classifications

Library of Congress
QL676.2.D85 2003, QL676.2 .D85 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 334 p. :
Number of pages
334

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23247672M
Internet Archive
petedunneonbirdw00dunn_0
ISBN 10
0395906865
LCCN
2002027558
OCLC/WorldCat
50228297
Goodreads
444783

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