For the birds : an uncommon guide / / Laura Erickson ; illustrations by Jeff Sonstegard

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821628803321
• Autore: Erickson Laura <1951->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Duluth, Minn., : Pfeifer-Hamilton, c1994
• ISBN: 0-8166-9974-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Collana: Appointment with nature
• Disciplina: 598
• Soggetti: Birds; Bird watching
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.