BIRDS, MAMMALS and OTHER ANIMALS

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FAMILIAR NATIVE BIRDS
Surveys familiar and not so familiar birds of eastern and western states. Birds seen on feeders, in fields and woods, along road- sides. 2 programs. 40 slides and guides.
EP #426X SLIDES
$72.50

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FAMILIAR BIRDS OF EASTERN GARDENS Order #421..........$42.50

Passerine birds of the eastern U.S., commonly classed as songbirds. Familiar to
gardens, yards and feeders. Program covers identification, general habits and the
importance of bird feeders. Includes nuthatch, grosbeaks, goldfinch, chickadee, blue jay,
pine siskin, finches, sparrows, starling, robin, woodpeckers, cardinal, linnet and crow.
20 slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 11671 If you ever see a bird creeping headfirst down a tree trunk,
you may be sure it’s a nuthatch; this is their most recognizable characteristic. You may also hear
a nasal “yank-yank” when they are near. Males and females look alike and seem to show little
fear of humans--you can often get within six or eight feet. In contrast to woodpeckers, nuthatches
do not use their tails as props while climbing. They eat a great many insects, even catching
moths on the wing, as well as seeds and fruits. They are regular visitors to bird feeders, attracted
by suet, peanut butter and sunflower seeds. Nuthatches are similar to chickadees in their habits,
and at times the two species will travel together in small flocks.
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REPRESENTATIVE BIRDS OF THE WESTERN STATES Order #426..........$42.50

The lifestyles, habits and characteristics of familiar and less common birds of
the western U.S. Includes cinnamon teal, prairie falcon, sandhill crane, common snipe,
rock and mourning doves, burrowing owl, calliope hummingbird, eastern and western
kingbird, barn and tree swallows, gray jay, blackbilled magpie, Clark's nutcracker, house
wren, western meadowlark, cow bird, Brewer's blackbird, Oregon junco and fox sparrow.
20 slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 4076 This long-legged, long-necked bird is probably best known
in the Platte River country of Nebraska. Flocks of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) descend on
the Platte in early March. They have spent the winter along the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico
and are on their way to the marshes and muskeg of the far north where they breed and raise their
young. Thousands and thousands of them stop along the Platte for a few weeks of resting, feeding
and courtship.

Courting cranes go through an elaborate series of bows, leaps, hops, two steps and
calls. Their call is a resonant croak. It originates from an elongated windpipe, much of which is
coiled in the keel of the breastbone. The call of the sandhill crane’s larger relative, the rare and
endangered whooping crane, is even more distinctive.

Upon arrival in the North, the female lays her two olive, lavender and brown spotted eggs
on a large mound of vegetation. Both parents incubate and tend the precocial young. Frogs,
snakes, field mice, lizards, grain, roots, bulbs and other vegetable matter are all eaten by the
growing young.

Family groups usually fly together in V formations, frequently during early after noon
when the air is warming and they can soar on thermals. Cranes fly with their necks and legs fully
extended, in contrast to herons and egrets which fold their necks during flight.

REVIEWS: “Technically, the slides are excellent--true color and natural poses.”
Previews.
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~0230-019~ African crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus). photo by Charles R. Belinky,
Ph.D.

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