Backyard birding and butterfly gardening
by Randi Minetor

You see them every day, whether they are flashing through your yard, perching on a limb, or gathering in a puddle. They already share your neighborhood with you, but before you know it, they fly on in search of a hearty meal or a more suitable watering hole. That's because you-even if you are already one of America's more than 68 million birders-haven't yet taken the steps needed to make birds and butterflies linger in your garden. This unique and user-friendly guide shows you how. With 350 vibrant full-color photos and concise, informative text, Backyard Birding helps you maximize your home birding experiences and attract a wider variety of birds. It helps you make the right choices the first time-and avoid costly mistakes.

Birding basics : tips, tools & techniques for great bird-watching
by Noah K. Strycker

A birding expert, providing fun facts and seasoned advices, encourages readers to spread their wings as they learn about attracting birds to their backyard, mastering bird identification, using the latest technology and engaging with other birders around the world. Original. 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.

Birding New England : a field guide to the birds of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
by Randi Minetor

Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort--if one knows what to look for. Birding New England opens the world of birding to the novice and expert in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding in New England. Birding New England includes sections on birding technology, equipment, identification techniques, birding "by ear," where to view birds, field guides, optics, and other essentials to get birders of all skill levels into the field to identify birds throughout New England. Especially valuable are descriptions of habitat, feeding, nesting, and migration--informing the reader not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars, but what it is up to as well.

Birds of North America : the complete guide to birding- with full-color photographs, updated range maps, and authoritative notes on voice behavior, habitat, nesting, and conservation status.
by National Audubon Society

A result of a collaboration among leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and designers, this indispensable reference covers more than 800 species, with over 3,500 full-color photographs of birds in their natural habitat. 

Birder on Berry Lane : three acres, twelve months, thousands of birds
by Robert Tougias

A writer, birder and naturalist presents a month-by-month guide to the birds that flock to his New England backyard, revealing the miracles of the ordinary in the subtle changes, season to season and the ecosystem of the land surrounding him.

How to attract birds to your garden : Foods They Like, Plants They Love, Shelter They Need
by Dan Rouse

Make a difference to your local birdlife. Help reverse the decline in bird numbers by creating a haven in which they will thrive. It's a win-win. Provide the best shelter, feeding, and nesting opportunities for them and then you can reap the rewards as they sing and entertain.

How to know the birds : the art & adventure of birding
by Ted Floyd

A unique blend of narrative and field studies introduces a new, holistic approach to bird-watching, by noting how behaviors, settings and seasonal cycles connect with shape, song, color, gender age distinctions and other characteristics traditionally used to identify species.

Learning the birds : a midlife adventure
by Susan Fox Rogers

A midlife birding memoir that travels from New York State to Alaska as the author ventures out in pursuit of birds. History and natural history combine as the author comes to know the birds.

100 plants to feed the birds : turn your home garden into a healthy bird habitat
by Laura Erickson

In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods.

Slow birding : the art and science of enjoying the birds in your own backyard
by Joan Strassmann

An evolutionary biologist, in this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, shows birders how to appreciate the beauty of the birds right in their own backyard as they observe keenly how their behaviors change from day to day and season to season. Illustrations.