Birds in Nest Boxes How to Help, Study, and Enjoy Birds When Snags Are Scarce By: Charlotte C. Corkran Retail Price:  $ 15.95 Sale Price:   $ 14.36 Add to your shopping cart you can always remove it later.

Binding: paper Publisher: Naturegraph Pages: 144 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 full-color photographs Weight: 1 pounds ISBN:  0-87961-270-3 Published:  September 2004

If you put up nest boxes but never look inside, you miss the fun of observing young birds up close. Written for beginning bird lovers and professional ornithologists alike, this book will help you discover the fascination and importance of nest box monitoring.

You can create nesting habitat and attract birds such as chickadees, swallows, bluebirds, owls, kestrels, and ducks. Learn how to:

= Start a nest box program
= Place boxes to invite particular species
= Position boxes to avoid nest failure
= Identify what wildlife uses the boxes
= Determine whether nests are successful
= Discover the causes of failed nests
= Participate in nationwide bird studies.
Information in this book is for western North America, except desert habitat. The general principles are applicable thoughout the Unites States and Canada.

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