BACKYARD BIRDS

• Why bother with birds?
• Birds as little dinosaurs
• Which birds live in your backyard?
• Your mind can "jump" at birds
• The art of using field marks
• Bird listening
• The art of bird stalking
• "Pigeon-holing" your finds
• The Life List
• Birding books
• Getting involved
• How to build a bluebird nest box

• Remember the "Standard Bird"
• Feathers
• Seasonal plumage changes
• Bird beaks
• Bird eyes
• Bird ears
• Bird taste-buds and noses
• Bird feet
• Bird bones and muscles
• Bird digestion and bird excretion
• The bird song-box
• Bird sex, and eggs

• Birds know a different world
• Pre-programmed & learned behavior
• Imprinting
• Birds with fantastic memories
• Magnificent migration
• Bird navigation
• Bird behavior in our own backyards
• Displays
• Bird nests
• Preening