The Birds at my Table

by Darryl Jones

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  INDEX

  Adzebill (North Island), 202, 203, 205

  aflatoxins, 189–91

  Africa, 186

  Allen, David Elliston, 48

  American Coot, 150

  American Goldfinch, 100, 112, 131, 183

  American Robin, 138

  American Tree Sparrow, 100

  American Wood Duck, 99

  amino acids, 194–95

  Anna’s Hummingbird, 106

  antifeeding messages, 5, 12–13, 246, 253

  antioxidants, 153–55

  Aotearoa, 201

  aphids, 230

  Archbold Biological Station, 164

  Argentina, 67, 188

  Arizona, 23, 102–3

  Audubon Society, 44, 54, 56

  Australia: antifeeding messages, 5, 12–13, 246, 253; bird feeding in, 4–8, 18–21, 66; bird food market, 63; black sunflowers, 60; diseases, 186; motivations for feeding, 251–57; native trees and shrubs, 5–7, 9–10; urban biodiversity, 5–12; wildlife gardening, 5–10

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), 20

  Australian Magpie, 10–11, 20, 124, 137–42, 167, 197–99

  Austria, 66, 70–71, 183

  avian pox, 128, 185–86

  Baicich, Paul, 37, 73–74

  Bailey, Florence Merriam, 44

  Baldwin, Dick, 59

  Bar-headed Goose, 69

  Barker, Margaret, 37, 73

  Baxter, Greg, 20

  beak and feather disease, 186

  Bearhop, Stuart, 148

  behavior, 2, 104–6, 160–63

  Belgium, 66, 133–34, 144–45

  bellbird, 209, 210

  Bemis, Alan, 57

  berries, 92, 113

  Berthold, Peter, 72, 86–87, 90–93, 113–14

  biodiversity, 5–12, 18, 129–30, 272–73, 277–78

  bird and conservation organizations: antifeeding messages, 5, 12–13, 246, 253; on benefits of feeding, 13; on winter feeding, 72, 76–77, 89; on year-round feeding, 75–82, 86–89, 270. See also specific organizations

  birdbaths, 45, 88, 265

  Birdcare Standards Association (BSA), 190, 196

  Birdcraft (Wright), 44

  bird feeding: advice books, demand for, 52–54; continuous (see year-round feeding); debates on, 5, 12–14, 27–29; global scale of, 14–16, 18–27, 37–38, 64–67, 127; “golden rule,” 121, 263, 272; history of, 39–63; impact of (see feeder effect; supplementary feeding studies); importance of, 4, 27–29, 262, 263–65, 277–81; key points, 267–76; numbers of feeders (people), 14–16, 18–27; origins of, 36–39; reasons for (see motivations for feeding); responsibilities of, 193–97; seasonal (see winter feeding); volume of, 127, 267–68. See also feeding devices; organized feeding; spontaneous feeding

  bird food: composition of, 151–55; preferences, 61–62, 127, 264, 273–75; quality of, 187–93, 269; types of, 273–74. See also bread; insect foods; meat; natural foods; peanuts; scraps; seed mixes; seeds; sunflower seeds

  bird food industry, 31–35; advertising and marketing, 55, 63, 266; emotional marketing, 55, 261; global markets, 35–36, 63–67; history of, 13, 35, 55–57; influence of, 268–69; mail order catalogs, 84–85; products, 33, 55–63, 127–28, 188–93; spending in, 26–27; support for year-round feeding, 78–80, 83–89. See also feeding devices; seed mixes

  Bird-Lore magazine, 44, 55

  bird-protection laws, 42, 44

  bird reserves, 54

  Birds and People (Cocker), 39

  birds of paradis
e, 215, 242

  birds of prey, 132, 183, 203, 233–38

  Birds of Village and Field (Bailey), 44

  bird watching, 56, 242–44, 247

  Blackbird, 8, 17, 50, 83, 129, 133, 202

  Black-capped Chickadee, 100, 105, 118–19, 156–63

  Blackcaps, 32, 113–16

  black sunflower seeds, 58–60, 84, 130– 31, 152, 194, 273

  Black Woodpecker, 69

  Blount, Jon, 148

  Blue Tit, 82, 89, 129, 132, 134, 136, 144–46, 148–51, 153, 154, 162, 185, 238

  Bonter, David, 100–102, 104–6, 109, 116

  Borneo, 38

  Boutin, Stan, 143, 168

  bowerbirds, 215

  Bower’s Shrike-Thrush, 242

  Bowman, Reed, 164–65

  Brambling, 182

  Brazil, 67, 188

  bread, 26, 130, 197

  breeding: food supply and, 138–39, 142–51; nutrients and, 153–54, 274; singing and, 161–63; supplemental feeding and, 144–51, 164–65, 169–70, 210–11, 219–25, 230–33; timing of, 147–51, 225–27

  Brehm’s Tiger Parrots, 38

  Bridled Honeyeaters, 242

  Brisbane, Australia, 5, 18–20

  Britain Goes Wild (BBC), 88

  British Columbia, 106

  British Ecological Society, 144

  British Gibraltar, 67

  British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), 61, 181; Blackcap study, 112–16; The Nunnery, 79–82; position on year-round feeding, 76–77, 86–87; research on motivations for feeding, 249, 253. See also Garden BirdWatch

  Brittingham, Margaret Clark, 105, 118, 121–23, 157–59

  brood size, 150–51

  BTO News Magazine, 80

  Bullfinch, 182

  Bush Wren, 205

  butcherbirds, 8, 10, 197

  buzzard, 236

  calcium, 195, 198, 199, 274

  California, 106

  Callahan, David, 45, 47

  callistemons, 6

  Canada, 66, 73–75, 94, 106

  Canada Goose, 107

  Cannon, Andrew, 19

  Cardiff survey, 15–16, 75

  cardinals, 102–3

  Cargill, 58–59

  carnivores, 10, 63. See also insect foods; meat

  Carolina Wren, 102, 104