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020			_a9781623492175 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aQL676 _b.F443 2014
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBaicich, Paul J., _e1
245	1	0	_aFeeding wild birds in America : _bculture, commerce, and conservation / _cPaul J. Baicich, Margaret A. Barker, and Carrol L. Henderson.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aCollege Station, Texas : _bTexas A and M University Press, _c(c)2014.
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aForeword / _rby George H. Petrides Sr. -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tA note on bird names -- _tIntroduction -- _tCuriosity, kindness, and protection: before 1900 -- _tOngoing awareness trends -- _tEssentials of equipment and feeding: 1900-1909 -- _t"Useful birds" then and now -- _tDeliberate devices and appliances: 1910-1919 -- _tDevelopment of the birdbath -- _tTrue grit -- _tSeed and feeder businesses in the roaring twenties: 1920-1929 -- _tSuet for the birds -- _tBird feeding in hard times: 1930-1939 -- _tHemp, the devil's birdseed -- _tGame bird feeders over the decades -- _tWar and recovery: 1940-1949 -- _tRecycling and creativity, then and now -- _tBackyard prosperity: 1950-1959 -- _tSquirrel battles -- _tFour-season feeding -- _tExperimentation abounds: 1960-1969 -- _tA sunflower saga -- _tNew seeds, new products: 1970-1979 -- _tFeeding hummingbirds over time -- _tNyjer, the wonder seed -- _tWindows, glass, and feeding stations -- _tA maturing market and pastime: 1980-1989 -- _tExperiment goes awry -- _tProject feederwatch and the great backyard bird count -- _tVisiting hawks -- _tThe recently arrived house finches and Eurasian collared-doves -- _tBird feeding institutionalized: 1990-1999 -- _tMealworm revival -- _tFruits and jellies for the birds -- _tNectar feeding for nonhummingbirds -- _tTweaking the seeds -- _tCats in the backyard -- _tFunding for birds and wildlife -- _tBird-feeding recipes, then and now: over a century of prepared feasts -- _tBird feeding in the twenty-first century: experiences and expectations -- _tRarities at the feeder -- _tCommunity feeding -- _tThe Latin American and Caribbean experience -- _tHistory lessons for modern bird feeding: some conclusions.
520	0		_aToday, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, more than fifty million Americans feed birds around their homes, and over the last sixty years, billions of pounds of birdseed have filled millions of feeders in backyards everywhere. Feeding Wild Birds in America tells why and how a modest act of provision has become such a pervasive, popular, and often passionate aspect of people's lives. Each chapter provides details on one or more bird-feeding development or trend including the "discovery" of seeds, the invention of different kinds of feeders, and the creation of new companies. Also wov.
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650		0	_aBirds _xFeeding and feeds _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aBirdseed _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aBird feeders _zUnited States _xHistory.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aBarker, Margaret A., _e1
700	1		_aHenderson, Carrol L., _e1
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=937528&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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