Feeding wild birds in America
Subtitle: culture, commerce, & conservation
By: Paul J. Baicich, Margaret A. Barker, and Carrol L. Henderson
Contributors: Barker, Margaret A., author; Henderson, Carrol L., author
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781623492113
Subjects: Feeding and feeds; Birdseed; History; Bird feeders; Birds
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by George H. Petrides Sr.; title: A note on bird names; title: Introduction; title: Curiosity, kindness, and protection : before 1900; title: Ongoing awareness trends; title: Essentials of equipment and feeding : 1900-1909; title: "Useful birds" then and now; title: Deliberate devices and appliances : 1910-1919; title: Development of the birdbath; title: True grit; title: Seed and feeder businesses in the roaring twenties : 1920-1929; title: Suet for the birds; title: Bird feeding in hard times : 1930-1939; title: Hemp, the devil's birdseed; title: Game bird feeders over the decades; title: War and recovery : 1940-1949; title: Recycling and creativity, then and now; title: Backyard prosperity : 1950-1959; title: Squirrel battles; title: Four-season feeding; title: Experimentation abounds : 1960-1969; title: A sunflower saga; title: New seeds, new products : 1970-1979; title: Feeding hummingbirds over time; title: Nyjer, the wonder seed; title: Windows, glass, and feeding stations; title: A maturing market and pastime : 1980-1989; title: Experiment goes awry; title: Project feederwatch and the great backyard bird count; title: Visiting hawks; title: The recently arrived house finches and Eurasian collared-doves; title: Bird feeding institutionalized : 1990-1999; title: Mealworm revival; title: Fruits and jellies for the birds; title: Nectar feeding for nonhummingbirds; title: Tweaking the seeds; title: Cats in the backyard; title: Funding for birds and wildlife; title: Bird-feeding recipes, then and now : over a century of prepared feasts; title: Bird feeding in the twenty-first century : experiences and expectations; title: Rarities at the feeder; title: Community feeding; title: The Latin American and Caribbean experience; title: History lessons for modern bird feeding : some conclusions.