PART ONE
For the Birds: Feeding, Watching and Protecting Our Feathered Friends
Chapter 1: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? The Art of Bird Feeding
If You Build It, They Will Come
Bird Behavior at the Snack Bar
How to Keep a Hummingbird Happy
Chapter 2: Birding for Fun and Science: The Sport of Bird-Watching
Beyond Binoculars: Do I Need Fancy Equipment?
The Ins and Outs of Bird-Watching
Chapter 3: Living with Our Feathered Friends: Solving Bird Problems
Chapter 4: Looking to the Future: Protecting Bird Populations
The Effects of the Environment on Birds
PART TWO
Bird Brains: Avian Behavior and Intelligence
Chapter 5: Actions Speak Louder in Birds: Bird Behavior
Parasitic Parenting and the Mysteries of Imprinting
Chapter 6: Singin’ in the Rain: Bird Vocalizations
What Do Birds Sing About, Anyway?
Chapter 7: Do You Know the Way to San Jose? Bird Migration
Chapter 8: The Birds and the Bees: How Birds Reproduce
Location, Location, Location: Defending Territory
PART THREE
All About Birds, Inside and Out
Chapter 9: The Inside Story: How Birds Work
Chapter 10: Of Eagle Eyes and Ultrasound: How Birds Perceive the World
Chapter 11: On Angels’ Wings: Fascinating Feathers
Chapter 12: Those Magnificent Flying Machines: How Birds Fly