{"product_id":"the-birdhouse-book-building-placing-and-maintaining-great-homes-for-great-birds-paperback","title":"The Birdhouse Book: Building, Placing, and Maintaining Great Homes for Great Birds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret A. Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElissa Ruth Wolfson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirdhouse Book\u003c\/i\u003e is the most authoritative book available for creating safe, sturdy, and easy-to-build homes for many of North America's favorite birds. This updated edition includes important new and timely topics including impacts of climate change on birds, nestbox monitoring for community science, native plants, and how birders can help birds.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with those who truly want the best for birds, \u003ci\u003eThe Birdhouse Book\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to build and place functional \u003cb\u003eDIY bird homes\u003c\/b\u003e that are safe and appropriate for \u003cb\u003emore than 20 classic North American species\u003c\/b\u003e, from wrens to raptors. Each of the \u003cb\u003eeasy-to-build boxes and shelves \u003c\/b\u003ewithin is accompanied by \u003cb\u003ecut lists\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003especially created line diagrams\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003estep-by-step photography\u003c\/b\u003e, making the projects accessible to those with even the most rudimentary woodworking skills. In addition, this practical and beautifully presented guide is packed with \u003cb\u003ecolor photography\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003einformation about the bird species covered: \u003c\/b\u003e Wrens, Warblers, Bluebirds, Flycatchers, Swallows, Titmice, Owls, Flickers, Kestrels, Chickadees, Ducks, Mergansers, Swallows, Doves, Swallows, Robins, Finches, Phoebes, Loons, Swifts, Herons, and Ospreys. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetailed information will help you \u003cb\u003eproperly place and maintain the homes\u003c\/b\u003e to attract birds. And because these projects are the product of \u003cb\u003eyears of experience and field-testing\u003c\/b\u003e, you can be sure you're getting the best advice regarding \u003cb\u003eproper design, safe construction materials, and correct home placement\u003c\/b\u003e to mitigate exposure to elements, pests, and predators. Finally, beyond the birdhouses, you'll find out how you can \u003cb\u003econtribute to the larger birding community\u003c\/b\u003e and even enhance your birding experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret A. Barker\u003c\/b\u003e, a Chesapeake Bay-area writer and educator, grew up watching feeder birds in East Tennessee thanks to her bird-loving mother and grandmother. Covering environmental stories during a broadcast journalism career in the southeast, including at WGST, Atlanta, led to an MS degree via the Audubon Expedition Institute and an internship with Audubon's Washington, DC, office. She managed the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch and later the Kids Growing Food school garden program for Cornell's Department of Education. She writes for newspapers and magazines, and she is co-author of \u003ci\u003eBirding Adventures for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Birdhouse Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe FeederWatcher's Guide to Bird Feeding\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFeeding Wild Birds in America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElissa Wolfson \u003c\/b\u003ehas written and edited numer­ous environmental, botanical, ornithological, and veterinary publications. After graduating from Cornell University, she worked as an environmental educa­tor for a decade, earned an MS degree, and transitioned into environmental journalism. Her clients include the National Audubon Society and Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology and College of Veterinary Medicine. 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