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Dana Gardner and Nancy Overcott.
Birds at Your Feeder: A Guide to Winter Birds of the Great Plains.
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2003.
one laminated sheet, folded to nine by four inches (unfolds to 17 by 18 inches),
ISBN 0–877–45866–9, $9.95.

This is the perfect guide to backyard birds in the Midwest winter, with wonderfully clear and detailed illustrations of 50 different species. Providing both common and scientific names, the illustrations provide a quick way for you to identify birds as they will actually appear in the winter at your feeder. Take the guesswork out of birding with this easy-to-use guide.

— Barbara Mahany, library volunteer, Chicago Botanic Garden.