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    The Kids' Guide to Birds of Georgia: Fun Facts, Activities and 87 Cool Birds
    The Kids' Guide to Birds of Georgia: Fun Facts, Activities and 87 Cool Birds
    The Kids' Guide to Birds of Georgia: Fun Facts, Activities and 87 Cool Birds
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    The Kids' Guide to Birds of Georgia: Fun Facts, Activities and 87 Cool Birds

    By Stan Tekiela

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    Introduce Bird Watching to a New Generation of Birders

    Stan Tekiela’s famous Birds of Georgia Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children! The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Georgia features 87 of the most common and important birds to know, with species organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Each bird gets a beautiful full-color photograph and a full page of neat-to-know information—such as field marks, calls/songs, a range map, and Stan’s cool facts—that make identification a snap. Fun bonus activities for the whole family, like building a birdhouse and preparing your own bird food, make this a must-have beginner’s guide to bird watching in the Peach State!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdventure Publications
    Release dateJul 14, 2020
    ISBN9781591939641
    The Kids' Guide to Birds of Georgia: Fun Facts, Activities and 87 Cool Birds

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      The Kids' Guide to Birds of Georgia - Stan Tekiela

      Birds that are mostly black

      Eastern Towhee

      Look for the black head

      MALE

      FEMALE

      What to look for:

      mostly black bird with rusty sides, a white belly, white eyes, and a long black tail with a white tip

      Where to find them:

      shrubby areas with short trees and thick bushes, backyards and parks

      Calls and songs:

      calls tow-hee distinctly; also has a characteristic call that sounds like drink-your-tea

      On the move:

      short flights between shrubby areas and heavy cover; flashes white wing patches during flight

      What they eat:

      insects, seeds and fruit; comes to ground feeders

      Nest:

      cup; Mom constructs the nest

      Eggs, chicks and childcare:

      3–4 creamy-white eggs with brown marks; Mom incubates the eggs; Dad and Mom feed the young

      Spends the winter:

      in Georgia, other southern states, and Mexico

      REAL QUICK

      Size

      7-8"

      Nest

      CUP

      Feeder

      GROUND

      year-round

      SAW IT!

      STAN’S COOL STUFF

      The towhee is named for its distinctive tow-hee call. It hops backward with both feet, raking leaves to find insects and seeds. In southern Georgia, some have white eyes and others have red eyes.

      Brown-headed Cowbird

      Look for the brown head

      MALE

      FEMALE

      What to look for:

      glossy black bird with a chocolate-brown head and a sharp, pointed gray bill

      Where you’ll find them:

      forest edges, open fields, farmlands and backyards

      Calls and songs:

      sings a low, gurgling song that sounds like water moving; cowbird young are raised by other bird parents, but they still end up singing and calling like their own parents, whom they’ve never heard

      On the move:

      Mom flies quietly to another bird’s nest, swiftly lays an egg, then flies quickly away

      What they eat:

      insects and seeds; visits seed feeders

      Nest:

      doesn’t nest; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

      Eggs, chicks and childcare:

      white eggs with brown marks; the host bird incubates any number of cowbird eggs in her nest and feeds the cowbird young along with her own

      Spends the winter:

      in Georgia and other southern states

      REAL QUICK

      Size

      7 ½"

      Nest

      NONE

      Feeder

      TUBE OR HOPPER

      year-round

      SAW IT!

      STAN’S COOL STUFF

      Cowbirds are brood parasites, meaning they don’t nest or raise their own families. Instead, they lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, leaving the host birds to raise their young. Cowbirds have laid their eggs in the nests of more than 200 other bird species.

      European Starling

      Look for the glittering, iridescent feathers

      BREEDING

      WINTER

      What to look for:

      shiny and iridescent purplish-black in spring and summer, speckled in fall and winter; yellow bill in spring, gray in fall; pointed wings and a short tail

      Where you’ll find them:

      lines up with other starlings on power lines; found in all habitats but usually associated with people, farms, suburban yards and cities

      Calls and songs:

      mimics the songs of up to 20 bird species; mimics other sounds, even imitating the human voice

      On the move:

      large family groups gather with blackbirds in fall

      What they eat:

      bugs, seeds and fruit; visits seed and suet feeders

      Nest:

      cavity; filled with dried grass; often takes a cavity from other birds

      Eggs, chicks and childcare:

      4–6 bluish eggs with brown marks; Mom and Dad sit on the eggs and feed the babies

      Spends the winter:

      in Georgia and other southern states

      REAL QUICK

      Size

      7 ½"

      Nest

      CAVITY

      Feeder

      TUBE OR HOPPER

      year-round

      SAW IT!

      STAN’S COOL STUFF

      The starling is a mimic that can sound like any other bird. It’s not a native bird; 100 starlings from Europe were introduced to New York City in 1890–91. Today, European Starlings are one of the most numerous songbirds in the country.

      Red-winged Blackbird

      Look for the red-and-yellow shoulder patches

      MALE

      FEMALE

      What to look for:

      black bird with red-and-yellow shoulder patches on upper wings; shoulder patches can be partially or completely covered up

      Where you’ll find them:

      around marshes, wetlands, lakes and rivers

      Calls and songs:

      male sings and repeats calls from cattail tops and the surrounding vegetation

      On the move:

      flocks with as many as 10,000 birds gather in autumn, often with other blackbirds

      What they eat:

      seeds in spring and autumn, insects in summer; visits seed and suet feeders

      Nest:

      cup; in a thick stand of cattails over shallow

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