The Bluebird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting Bluebirds

by Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes, et al.

Book Overview

Attract the "bluebird of happiness" to your backyard with this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide from America's foremost authorities on birds and nature.
Bluebirds -- an uncommon sight in recent years -- are now coming back, thanks to conservation efforts throughout North America. With the Stokes Bluebird Book, you can bring these charming and beloved birds into your own yard. This comprehensive, fully illustrated guide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316817457
• ISBN13: 9780316817455
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

GOOD USEFUL STUFF HERE FOLKS! ONE OF THE BEST STARTER BOOKS I'VE READ!

This is certainly one you will want to add to your collection. Having been a birder for well over fifty years now, and a collector of books on the subject, I found this one to be well worth the cost. As pointed out by another reviewer here, some of the information in this book is quite basic. But that is okay! Everyone has to start somewhere and this is one of the best books I know to get that start. This is not to say that an "expert" will not be able to get anyting out of this work...that is silly. But, like any work on the subject of birds, this one needs to be supplemented by other books on the subject and field guides. The photographs in this work are wonderful, some of the best I have seen and the text is clear and concise, which is sort of a trade mark for this writing team. There is a great amount of useful information in this relatively small volume, and with it, and a couple of the other recommended works here, you should be able to become quite an authority on the subject. This particular bird is a favorite of mine and I find any work that promotes it's well being a good thing. Recommend this one highly.

A good start

This is a good book for those who are interested in learning more about bluebirds and perhaps getting started with their own trail. It is mostly focused on the eastern bluebird but also discusses the mountain and western bluebirds, with plenty of photos. It also shows how to distinguish different types of nests so you can tell whether a house wren or house sparrow has taken over your bluebird box.

One of the first comprehensive Bluebird books

Great reference - gives information on everything from migration to nest site selection to nest building (and differentiating between BB and other bird nests), courtship behavior, what they do if one parent dies, raising the young etc. There's a new book out by Cornell's Lab of Ornithology (Bluebird Monitors Guide I think its called) and it takes all of the info here to the next level but I still come back to this one for the ease of use, straightforward info. Excellent!

"A Beauty of a Bluebird Book!"

This is just one of the many popular bird books written by Donald & Lillian Stokes. The "Stokes Bluebird Book The Complete Guide To Attracting Bluebirds," in my opinion is one of the top Bluebird books now available. This page size glossy book, of 96 pages, has a as many color photos as it does pages. The written material is both easy to read and understand. And will be as interesting, and as educating for the beginner as it will be to the expert. The photos not only are exceptionally beautiful, but help to visually explain what has been written.The book is broken down into three sections. The Stokes write about the three types of Bluebirds. Then how you can attract the Bluebird by improving their habitat. And of course the best basic materials used with the Bluebirds in mind. Learn also about those birds who compete with the Bluebird, and also their predators. Then learn of the many areas of a Bluebird's behavior, like the how and the when of their breeding.If you want an easy to read book with all the Bluebird basics, plus the beauty of large, clear, up close Bluebird and other photos. This is a book you will want to add to your library.

A Teacher Says It's The Best Bluebird Book She's Seen!

As a teacher, I was especially thrilled to share the collection of famous bluebird songs, poems and quotes in one of this book's chapters with my students. The photographs are outstanding. Most of all, this book is a wonderful comprehensive collection of bluebird information: from learning more about this gentle creature to building boxes and monitoring them. There is also a helpful Bluebird Nest Recording Chart for nest-monitoring enthusiasts. The authors not only share their knowledge but also their love for the "bird that carries the sky on his back."