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Michigan Bird Watching : A Year-Round Guide | 
| Authors: Bill Thompson, The Staff Of Bird Watcher's Digest
Category: Book
Buy New: $28.17
New (4) Used (9) from $26.02
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2052054
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.4 x 0.5
ASIN: B000F6Z7YS
Publication Date: March 29, 2005
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Bird Watching June 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this book to anyone in Michigan with a Bird Feeder in their yard. This book is very informative and is easy to use. The birds in this book are definately the types you will see in your yard and on local waterways. We are thrilled with this product!
BIRD BOOKS AND IDENTIFICATIONS January 9, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
THIS BOOK WAS IMMEDIATELY HELPFUL IN IDENTIFICATION OF SEVERAL BIRDS IN OUR BACK YARD. I WILL USE THIS BOOK FOR THE YEAR ROUND MIGRATION ID.
Highly recommended October 27, 2005
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I was one of the participants in the second edition of "The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Michigan" and counted a total of 44 birds on my assigned patch of territory. This book features 100 of the 'most commonly encountered birds' that can be spotted in Michigan (not all of them breed here). Most, but not all of the birds appear in color photographs (one notable absence is the red-breasted nuthatch).
Before the listings for the individual birds begin, "Michigan Bird Watching" lays out the state's ecoregions, followed by very useful information on bird watching by season.
There are all sorts of useful lists in this book. "Michigan's Ten Best Bird Watching Spots," a page of "Resources for Michigan Bird Watchers," and "Ten Tips for Beginning Bird Watchers" are some examples.
There is a chapter on feeding and housing birds, plus other tips for attracting birds to your property. In the "Nest Box Tips for Landlords," I was surprised to learn that perches by the entry into the nesting box are unnecessary, and may even attract predators.
Instructions on how to use this book precede the hundred bird listings. Each full-page listing includes a color photograph, and sections labeled, "All about," "Habitat and Range," "Feeding," "Nesting," and "Backyard and Beyond."
I've only seen ONE of the birds in this book's "Michigan's Ten Must-See Birds" so I've got a long way to go.
If I could have requested just a few more items in this book, they would have been: male/female and or summer/winter color differences within a species; and photographs of the species' nests and eggs. Otherwise this is an excellent, fact-filled introduction to Michigan birds.
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