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Product Identifiers

PublisherLittle Brown & Company

ISBN-100316817023

ISBN-139780316817028

eBay Product ID (ePID)760124

Product Key Features

Book TitleStokes Purple Martin Book : the Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBirdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreNature

AuthorDonald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes, Justin L. Brown

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-046179

TitleLeadingThe

SynopsisBecome 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

LC Classification NumberQL696.P247S76 1997

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by outdoorzyone
May 09, 2018
The Go-To Book on Purple Martins
As a novice to Purple Martin's, I was looking for a complete education on how to attract, feed, house and protect these birds. The book provided detailed information on all of these aspects and more. It also gave strict instructions to take down the housing after the Martin's have headed south so competing birds don't occupy their homes that will be reinhabited by the Martins after you put up the following year in time for the scouts. I highly recommend.
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by eddielee2
Jan 04, 2018
Stokes Purple Martin Book Is Outstanding
The Stokes Purple Martin Book is exceptionally well organized and is comprehensive in its coverage. It is well illustrated with quality pictures that feature the purple martins in their habitat. What was very impressive was the pictorial presentation of the birth and development of the hatchlings from hatching to full growth---the quickness of the process is amazing. Virtually everything one needs to know to attract, feed, care for, and enjoy purple martins is within this single volume. This is an exceptional value. I rank it as one of my best purchases on Amazon.com, and I have made over 1,500 purchases.
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by dkentucky
Apr 01, 2023
The title is what it says !!
Great book on purple martins —especially great for beginners. Great condition—-THANKS
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by slw1939
May 31, 2021
Getting to know
Good primer for those interested in this fun and beautiful bird that knows how to sing and soar
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by birddog2steve
Feb 25, 2022
used book
very good shape for used like new
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by heathjo1
May 18, 2021
Very helpful!
Very informative and helpful as I inherited a home with a purple martin house!
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by back-home-in-indiana
Aug 18, 2020
informative
very informative book about Purple Martins
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by davidw6709
Aug 12, 2024
i will read it more later on
glad to have it
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by jerryroadrunner
Apr 14, 2021
GREAT
GREAT
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