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Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds, Second Edition
A Bird-by-Bird Guide to Favored Plants
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Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds, Second Edition
A Bird-by-Bird Guide to Favored Plants
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Turn your yard and garden into a mecca for birds – many of which are pollinators! From hummingbirds and finches to orioles, woodpeckers, warblers, and so many more, this must-have resource will show you how to build a healthy and productive ecosystem for birds and pollinators right in your backyard! Featuring detailed profiles of several popular North American birds, their unique characteristics, and the plants and trees that attract them, also included are maps of their seasonal locations, interesting information on their behaviors, which seed mixes, feeders, and shelters each bird species prefer, and so much more.
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A Gardener’s Guide to Favorite Backyard Birds
Steller’s Jay
House Wren
Cedar Waxwings
Downy Woodpecker
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red Crossbills
Tufted Titmouse
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
ORDER: Passeriformes | FAMILY: Troglodytidae
This small, shy bird’s cheerful song can be heard in backyards throughout North America, particularly during its mating season. Its song differs regionally from the north to the west, where a unique tone and rhythm define each variation. The adult House Wren’s unassuming plumage is brown on its back with blackish barring on its wings and tail; its underside is a lighter, grayish brown. The House Wren’s beak is long and narrow, and its tail is short and often cocked. A hole burrowed into a tree by a woodpecker is one of its favorite nesting sites. This feisty bird also enjoys the comfort of a birdhouse so much that it is known to usurp the human-made houses of other birds. The enterprising and opportunistic House Wren also nests in such places as mailboxes and flowerpots.
House Wren (adult)
House Wren feeding chick
FOWL FACTS & FIGURES
LENGTH RANGE: 4–5 inches
WEIGHT: 0.4 ounce
WINGSPAN: 6–7 inches
SONG OR CALL: Song is a long, bubbly cascade of doubled notes and trills. Call is a variety of churrs, rattles, chatters, and a scolding cheh-cheh.
NEST: Cup-shaped nest of twigs, sticks, and grass lined with feathers, wool, and other soft material, filling a cavity such as a nest box
EGGS:
Color: White with brown flecks
Incubation: 13–15 days
Clutch Size: 5–8 eggs
WHERE ARE THEY?
BEST TREES AND PLANTS FOR YOUR GARDEN
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Birds and Gardens: A Perfect Partnership
- Feeling at Home: Birdhouses, Birdbaths, Fountains, and Ponds
- Bird Feeders: An Invitation to Dine
- Bird-Attracting Trees, Shrubs, and Plants
- A Gardener’s Guide to Favorite Backyard Birds
- Garden Gallery
- Plant Hardiness Zone Maps
- Index of Bird-Attracting Plants
- Photography Credits