From the Book - Revised and updated.
Introduction: woodpeckers: the original birdhouse builders
1. Many birds need a helping hand. Climate change impacts birds ; Gardening for birds
2. Build homes to benefit birds. Just visiting! Migratory birds use nest boxes too
3. Birds in boxes. Wrens (Bewick's Carolina, House) ; Warblers (Prothonotary) ; Bluebirds (Eastern, Western, Mountain) ; Flycatchers (Ash-throated, Great Crested) ; Swallows (Tree, Violet-green) ; Titmice (Tufted, Oak, Juniper, Black-crested) ; Nest box innovations old and new ; Owls (Barred) ; Owls (Eastern Screech, Western Screech) ; Flickers (Northern) ; Owls (Barn) ; Kestrels (American) ; Bird heroes ; Chickadees (Black-capped, Carolina, Mountain) ; Ducks (Wood duck) ; Mergansers (Hooded) ; Swallows (Purple martin) ; Roost boxes for colder months
4. Birds outside of boxes. Doves (Mourning) ; Swallows (Barn) ; Robins (American) ; Finches (House) ; Birdhouses in science and education ; Phoebes (Eastern, Say's) ; Owls (Burrowing) ; Loons (Common) ; Swifts (Chimney) ; Herons (Great blue) ; Ospreys
List of building plans. Carolina Wren nest box ; Prothonotary Warbler nest box ; Xbox (for bluebirds, flycatchers, swallows, and titmice) ; Barred Owl nest box ; Screech-Owl nest box ; Bower Flicker nest box ; Barn Owl nest box ; American Kestrel nest box ; Chickadee nest box ; Wood Duck nest box (for Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers) ; Purple Martin gourd rack ; Mouring Dove nest basket ; Barn Swallow L-shaped platform ; V-shaped shelf (for American Robins, House Finches, and Phoebes) ; Covered shelf (for American Robins, House Finches, and Phoebes).
