By clicking “Accept,” you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies on your device as set forth in our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy. Please note that certain cookies are essential for this website to function properly and do not require user consent to be deployed.

The Complete Birdhouse Book

The Easy Guide to Attracting Nesting Birds

Contributors

By Lillian Q. Stokes

By Donald Stokes

Formats and Prices

Price

$8.99

Price

$11.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. ebook $8.99 $11.99 CAD
  2. Trade Paperback $13.99 $18.99 CAD

Attract beautiful nesting birds to your backyard with this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide from America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature.

Experience the joy of watching baby birds being raised just outside your door. With the Stokes Birdhouse Book, you’ll learn everything you need to know to bring nesting birds close and gain a fascinating glimpse of their family life.

This beautifully illustrated guide includes comprehensive information on how to:
  • Buy or build a successful birdhouse — complete, easy-to-follow plans are included, along with a chart giving recommended birdhouse dimensions for each species
  • Locate your birdhouse properly
  • Attract bluebirds, purple martins, and many other birds
  • Monitor boxes and control predators
  • Observe and understand the breeding and nesting behaviors of the birds in your yards

On Sale
Sep 26, 2009
Page Count
96 pages
ISBN-13
9780316084932

Lillian Q. Stokes

About the Author

Lillian Stokes and her husband Donald are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, the Stokes Field Guide to Birds, the Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds, the Stokes Nature Guides, and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. Lillian lives in New Hampshire. 

 

Matthew A. Young is is the President and Founder of the Finch Research Network (FiRN). For ten years he was a Regional Editor of the Kingbird, the state ornithological journal in New York, was an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies at SUNY-Cortland, and currently teaches Intro to Birding and Nature Observation classes for Cornell University and is the Board Chair at The Wetland Trust. He lives in New York.

Learn more about this author

Donald Stokes

About the Author

Donald and Lillian Stokes are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, the Stokes Field Guide to Birds, the Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds, the Stokes Nature Guides, and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. They live in New Hampshire and Florida.

Learn more about this author