The Backyard Birder
Everything you need to know to identify, attract and protect birds — starting with the ones already in your yard, and the ten unhurried minutes it takes to really see them.
Meet the Big Five backyard birds — and twenty more species in your region · Learn calls and songs so you can identify birds you cannot see · Build and stock a feeding station, then add water, shelter, and nesting · Follow migration, breeding, and winter survival through the year
Everything you need to know to identify, attract and protect birds — starting with the ones already in your yard, and the ten unhurried minutes it takes to really see them.
Your backyard is already a birding destination
You don't need to travel or buy expensive gear. You need to know what you're looking at — and listening to. Here's what stands in the way.
They all look like 'small brown birds'
Without a way in, every visitor blurs together. The book starts with the five most common backyard birds and how to tell them apart, then widens to twenty more species in your region.
You hear them but never see them
Most birds are heard long before they're seen. Learning a handful of calls and songs lets you identify birds you cannot see — a whole dimension most beginners miss.
The feeder went up and nothing came
The wrong seed, the wrong spot, no water, no cover. A feeding station works when it's built and stocked for the birds you actually have, with shelter and nesting nearby.
You don't know what the seasons are telling you
Migration rewrites the yard list every season. Knowing the rhythms of migration, breeding, and winter survival turns a quiet yard into something that's always changing.
9 Chapters. From Your Window to a Lifelong Habit.
Identify, attract, and protect — in that order — then follow the seasons and take it beyond the backyard.
Why Your Backyard Is Already a Birding Destination
Why the birds worth watching are already outside your window.
The Big Five: Meet the Most Common Backyard Birds and How to Identify Them
The five birds you'll see most — and how to tell them apart.
Beyond the Obvious: Discovering Twenty More Species in Your Region
Twenty more species to find once you know the Big Five.
The Sound Dimension: Learning Bird Calls and Songs to ID Birds You Cannot See
Identify birds by ear when you can't see them.
Building and Stocking Your Backyard Feeding Station
Build a feeding station and stock it for the birds you have.
Water, Shelter, and Nesting: Creating Year-Round Habitat
Add water, cover, and nesting so birds stay all year.
Here's Everything You Get
The complete backyard birding guide — identify, attract, and protect — yours today for just $16.99.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before you step outside.
You have everything you need. Go watch what happens next.
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