• Based on a popular, proven format: The first edition sold more than 6,000 copies, strong numbers for a regional title
• Market: According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about 20% of the population are active birdwatchers, spending more than $40 billion on the hobby, annually
• Beautiful guide to 70 Wisconsin birds
• Not intimidating: colorful, appealing design with information geared toward children, ages 7-12, with species organized by habitat and then size for easily identifying birds
• Large, vivid photographs that make bird identification simple
• Fascinating facts and educational exercises for kids, perfect for family and classroom learning

This book is part of a book series called Wild About Birds .

There are 200 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Adventure Publications, Incorporated .

Award-winning author and science educator Adele Porter combines her passion for science and dedication to children in her books. In fact, the students that Adele has worked with during 20 years as an educator inspired Wild About Wisconsin Birds . Adele has also written educational materials for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the U. S. Forest Service and various publications. She is a member of the National Science Teachers' Association, the American Ornithologists' Union and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

This book has the following chapters:

Introduction

• How to Use Your Book
• About Birds
• How to Watch Birds
• When to Watch Birds
• Where to Watch Birds
• Sample Page

Coniferous-Mixed Forest

• Ruby-throated Hummingbird*
• Golden-crowned Kinglet
• Brown Creeper*
• Boreal Chickadee
• Purple Finch
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• White-throated Sparrow*
• Dark-eyed Junco*
• Evening Grosbeak
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker*
• Blue Jay*
• Gray Jay
• Ruffed Grouse*
• Common Raven*
• Great Gray Owl
• Snowy Owl

Deciduous Forest

• House Wren
• Indigo Bunting
• Black-capped Chickadee
• Ovenbird
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Downy Woodpecker
• Eastern Bluebird
• Baltimore Oriole
• Northern Cardinal
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak
• American Robin
• American Woodcock
• Brown Thrasher
• Mourning Dove
• Northern Flicker*
• Eastern Screech-Owl
• Cooper's Hawk
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Barred Owl
• Great Horned Owl
• Wild Turkey

Prairie and Open Grasslands

• American Goldfinch
• Grasshopper Sparrow
• Bobolink
• Horned Lark
• American Kestrel
• Eastern Kingbird
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Killdeer
• Greater Prairie-Chicken
• Northern Harrier
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Ring-necked Pheasant
• Sandhill Crane

Wetlands, Rivers, Lakes and Shores

• Marsh Wren
• Spotted Sandpiper
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Yellow-headed Blackbird
• Belted Kingfisher
• Pied-billed Grebe
• American Coot
• Blue-winged Teal
• Wood Duck
• Northern Shoveler
• Ring-billed Gull
• Mallard
• Common Loon
• Canada Goose
• Bald Eagle
• Trumpeter Swan
• Great Egret
• Great Blue Heron
• American White Pelican
• Whooping Crane

Appendix

• Journal Pages
• Glossary
• Do the Math Answer Key
• Great Places to Learn About Birds
• Bird Species by Taxonomic Order
• Index
• References

About the Author

*Mixed forest species