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The Stokes Purple Martin Book

The Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins

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By Justin L. Brown

By Lillian Q. Stokes

By Donald Stokes

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$17.99

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$22.99 CAD

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Trade Paperback

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This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around April 1, 1997. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

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Become the perfect Purple Martin landlord with this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide from America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature.

Did you know that Purple Martins are almost completely dependent on humans for their housing? Maintaining colonies of these beloved backyard birds — a tradition that began with the Native American tribes of the Southeast — is today more popular than ever. In the Stokes Purple Martin Book, you’ll find all the information you need to attract, house, and care for a colony of Purple Martins in your own yard.

The book includes:
  • The secrets of attracting Purple Martins — from buying or building the right birdhouse to selecting the ideal site for the house on your property
  • When you can expect Purple Martins to arrive in your region
  • How to monitor houses and control predators
  • Fascinating facts about the breeding and nesting behaviors of Purple Martins
  • Range maps and more than 100 stunning full-color photographs

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On Sale
Apr 1, 1997
Page Count
96 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13
9780316817028

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Justin L. Brown

About the Author

Donald and Lilian Stokes are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS series BirdWatch with Don and Lilian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western editions).

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Lillian Q. Stokes

About the Author

Lillian Stokes and her husband Donald are widely recognized as America’s foremost authorities on birds and nature. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, the Stokes Field Guide to Birds, the Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds, the Stokes Nature Guides, and the Stokes Backyard Nature Books. Lillian lives in New Hampshire. 

 

Matthew A. Young is is the President and Founder of the Finch Research Network (FiRN). For ten years he was a Regional Editor of the Kingbird, the state ornithological journal in New York, was an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies at SUNY-Cortland, and currently teaches Intro to Birding and Nature Observation classes for Cornell University and is the Board Chair at The Wetland Trust. He lives in New York.

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