At head of title: Bird watcher's digest.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Welcome to Bird Watching in the Mid-Atlantic -- What is Bird Watching? -- Why Do We Want to Watch Birds? -- A Brief History of Bird Watching -- Bird Watching Today -- How to Get Started : Basic Gear, Equipment, and Techniques -- Beyond the Backyard -- Keeping a List -- Creating a Habitat : Attracting Birds to Your Backyard With Food, Water, Shelter, and Plants -- Feeding Birds -- Feeder Types -- Setting up a Feeding Station -- Bird Houses -- Creating a Backyard Bird Habitat -- Bird-Friendly Landscaping Tips for Mid-Atlantic Gardens -- Places for You -- Profiles of Backyard Birds of the Mid-Atlantic -- Sharp-Shinned Hawk -- Cooper's Hawk -- Rock Pigeon -- Mourning Dove -- Eastern Screech-Owl -- Chimney Swift -- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird -- Red-Headed Woodpecker -- Red-Bellied Woodpecker -- Downy Woodpecker -- Hairy Woodpecker -- Northern Flicker -- Pileated Woodpecker -- Eastern Phoebe -- Blue Jay -- American Crow -- Purple Martin -- Tree Swallow -- Barn Swallow -- Carolina & Black-Capped Chickadee -- Tufted Titmouse -- White-Breasted Nuthatch -- Red-Breasted Nuthatch -- Carolina Wren -- House Wren -- Eastern Bluebird -- Wood Thrush -- American Robin -- Gray Catbird -- Northern Mockingbird -- European Starling -- Cedar Waxwing -- Yellow-Rumped Warbler -- Scarlet Tanager -- Eastern Towhee -- Chipping Sparrow -- American Tree Sparrow -- Field Sparrow -- House Sparrow -- Song Sparrow -- White-Throated Sparrow -- Dark-Eyed Junco -- Northern Cardinal -- Rose-Breasted Grosbeak -- Indigo Bunting -- Red-Winged Blackbird -- Common Grackle -- Brown-Headed Cowbird -- Baltimore Oriole -- Purple Finch -- House Finch -- American Goldfinch -- Common Redpoll -- Pine Siskin -- Evening Grosbeak -- Beyond the Backyard Birding Hotspots for the Mid-Atlantic -- Resources for Bird Watchers -- Field Guides to Birds -- Organizations -- Periodicals for Bird Watchers -- Meet Bill Thompson.