Title Welcome to subirdia : sharing our neighborhoods with wrens, robins, woodpeckers, and other wildlife / John M. Marzluff ; illustrations by Jack DeLap

Published [New Haven, Connecticut] : Yale University Press, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Home Turf -- Two. Finding Subirdia -- Three. A Child's Question -- Four. A Shared Web -- Five. The Fragile Nature of Subirdia -- Six. Where We Work and Play -- Seven. The Junco's Tail -- Eight. Beyond Birds -- Nine. Good Neighbors -- Ten. Nature's Tenth Commandment -- Notes -- References -- Index Summary Even as growing cities and towns pave acres of landscape, some bird species have adapted and thrived. How has this come about?Welcome to Subirdia presents a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support incredible biological diversity. Populations and communities of a great variety of birds, as well as other creatures, are adapting to the conditions of our increasingly developed world. In this fascinating and optimistic book, John Marzluff reveals how our own actions affect the birds and animals that live in our cities and towns, and he provides ten specific strategies everyone can use to make human environments friendlier for our natural neighbors. Over many years of research and fieldwork, Marzluff and student assistants have closely followed the lives of thousands of tagged birds seeking food, mates, and shelter in cities and surrounding areas. From tiny Pacific wrens to grand pileated woodpeckers, diverse species now compatibly share human surroundings. By practicing careful stewardship with the biological riches in our cities and towns, Marzluff explains, we can foster a new relationship between humans and other living creatures-one that honors and enhances our mutual destiny Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Bird watching -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Birds -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Identification Birds -- Habitat. Bird watchers -- Anecdotes Urban animals. NATURE -- Animals -- Birds. NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology. Bird watchers Bird watching Birds Birds -- Habitat Urban animals Washington (State) -- Seattle Genre/Form Anecdotes Field guides Form Electronic book Author DeLap, Jack, illustrator LC no. 2014012257 ISBN 9780300210309 0300210302 1322094535 9781322094533 0300197071 9780300197075

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