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Attracting Birds

Bill Vermillion's Louisiana Backyard Wildlife Management (LA. Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries)

Stokes, Don & Lillian.  The Bluebird Book, The Complete Guide to Attracting Bluebirds. Little Brown, 1991.

Thomas Pope, Neil Odenwald and Charles Fryling, Jr.'s  Attracting Birds to Southern Gardens

Cavity Nesting Bird Houses &Trails
Books

Jack Griggs, Keith Kridler, Cynthia Berger.   Bluebird Monitor's Guide.  Colins, 2001.

Dorene H. Scriven  Bluebird Trails - A Guide to Success. Bluebird Recovery Committee of the Audubon chapter of Minneapolis, 1993.

Toops, Connie.  Bluebirds Forever.  Voyageur Press, 1994.

Zickefoose, Julie.  Enjoying Bluebirds More.  Bird Watcher's Digest, 1993.

Organizations and Web Sites

Birdhouse Network (Cornell University): http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/

Hilton Pond Center - http://www.rubythroat.org/HiltonPondMain.html

Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Society: http://www.labayoubluebirdsociety.org/

North American Bluebird Society: http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tools/ndblinds/ndblinds.html

LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: http://www.wlf.state.la.us/

Sialis: http://www.sialis.org/index.html

Identification
Birds

Harrison, Hal H. Eastern Birds’ Nests.  Houghton Mifflin, 1975.

Howell, Steve N. G. Hummingbirds of North America  The Photographic Guide.  Princeton University Press, 2003.

Kaufman, Kenn.  A New Focus on the Field Birds of North America.  Hillstar Editions, 2000.

Sargent, Robert R.  Ruby-Throated Hummingbird.  Stackpole Books, 1999.

 Sibley, David Allen. The Sibley Guide to Birds.  Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

 Williamson, Sheri L.  Hummingbirds of North America. Houghton Mifflin, 2001.





Hummingbirds! : http://www.hummingbirds.net/

Hummingbird Nest - http://community-2.webtv.net/hotmail.com/verle33/HummingBirdNest/index.html

Hummingbird Study Group - http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/

Michigan Hummernet - http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm

Operation Ruby Throat - http://www.rubythroat.org/default2.html

Winter Hummingbirds of Southwestern Louisiana - http://members.cox.net/wdpatton/index.htm


Animals (Mammal, Reptile & Amphibian)

eNature Field Guides: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/index.asp

Bats: http://www.batcon.org

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians


The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals

Insects & Arachnids

Brock, Jim P. & Kenn Kaufman.  Butterflies of North America.  Houghton Mifflin, 2003.

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders. Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.

Butterflies: http://butterflywebsite.com/

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