More on Free Bird Books
Back on April 20, 2010, I wrote about the "Gutenberg Project"... We hope you've had a chance to check it out. Well, the GP isn't the only free library in town. Take a gander below...
This is from the 550pp, "Natural History of Birds" tome by Leonard W. Wing. (Published circa 1956 and available from www.bookyards.com.) True, the work is dated, but there's a whale of a lot of info in there. And then there is this from Manybooks.com... "Bird Neighbors, An Introductory Acquaintance With One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes".
BIRDS OF TREE-TRUNKS AND LARGE LIMBS
Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, Flicker,
White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse,
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Black-and-white Creeping Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler,
Worm-eating Warbler, Pine Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Whippoorwill, Nighthawk.BIRDS OF LOW TREES OR LOWER PARTS OF TREES
Black-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, the Sparrows, the Thrushes, the Grosbeaks, Goldfinch, Summer
Yellowbird and other Warblers; the Wrens, Bluebird, Mocking-bird, Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Maryland
Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat.
And that's just a section devoted to the habitats of birds. There's also seasons of birds, birds grouped according to size, descriptions of birds, etc. Again... Very nice and very free.
But perhaps the coolest find of the day was this collection of freebie libraries... Granted, some of the search engines are kludgey at best, and some of the sites are dedicated to specific topics... But with some patience, the world is your oyster so to speak...
See you in virtual Alexandria,
CapeCodAlan
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