From the Book - [Paperback edition]
Why do chickadees come and go?
Spruce Grouse, adapted for the boreal forest
An albatross surfs the wind
Northern goshawk, esteemed bird of prey
Beak meets sunflower seed
Anna's hummingbirds winter in the North
The secretive varied thrush
Sanderlings' twinkle of black feet
Hawk of the prairie and tundra
Why birds stand on one leg
A crossbill's beak does the job
Bohemian waxwings : exquisite winter visitors
Goldeneyes and whistling wings
The majestic gyrfalcon, winter's regal visitor
Ruffled grouse drumming in the forst
The aquatic American dipper
Spider silk and bird nests
Bushit, a very tiny songbird
Acorn woodpeckers create granaries, one acorn at a time
Eurasian collared-doves' sense of direction
What in the world is a hoopoe?
Redwinged blackbird harem
Earthworm, a superfood in cold storage
Ravens and crows, who's who?
How the cactus wren builds its nest
The little red spot on a gull's bill
The superbly adapted ospreay
Why the black skimmer skims
The marsh wren's many nests
Downy woodpecker, far and wide
Tree swallows and feathers an aerial ballet
California quail, up and running
King penguins' kazoo band
Anting : an avian spa treatment?
Ruby-throated hummingbirds have arrived
The Baltimore oriole, a blackbird with an aristocratic name
The amazing head-turning owl
A chorus line of bonaparte's gulls
Lewis's woodpecker and ine forests
Cattle egret, you've got a friend in me - -Cuckoos eat hairy tent caterpillars
Common nighthawk, uncommon sound
Red-necked phalaropes, spinners on the sea
Sparrows kick, robins pick
Bald eagle, national symbol
Canada jay, picnic bird, Many, many cliff swallows
Burrowing belted kingfisher
Barn swallow, natural pest control
Olive-sided flycatcher : quick three beers
Great blue heron, alone again
The oystercatcher's world
Common murres, nature's laugh track
Swifts roost by the thousands
Why geese fly in v-formation
The spectacular and endangered California condor
Eastern whip-poor-wil, bird of the night side of the woods
Ring-necked pheasants in the wild
Fly me to the moon : the story of a red knot
Everybody knows a mallard
Ducks : diving and dabbling
Carrier pigeons go to war
Reddish egret, lagoon dancer
Northern cardinal, star of holiday cards and team jerseys.
