From Hal's Bird Window
What to feed, when to feed it, and what to watch for, all year at the window. Written plain, set in big type, and made to print at home.
Instant download. Read on any screen, or print as many copies as you like for your own counter.
“In January a bird has one job, and that's to make it to morning. Ours is to help a little, then get out of the way.” Hal · The Feeder Almanac
What You Get
Each one stands on its own. Together they cover the whole year, from the first frost to the last hummingbird.
A month-by-month calendar for backyard birds
103 pages
Seed, feeders, and the honest truth about squirrels
74 pages
Nectar, feeders, flowers, and the little birds that cross the Gulf
48 pages
Inside Volume I
Every month has the same sections, so you always know where to look: what's going on out there, who's at the window, the month's menu, water and shelter, chores, what to keep an eye out for, and something to try.
Look Inside
Big, clear type made for reading at arm's length, with old-fashioned woodcut plates throughout. Tap a page to see it up close.
A Taste of the Books
Plain white table sugar. No red dye, no honey, no brown sugar. The red on the feeder is all the color a hummingbird needs.
The Hummingbird Handbook, chapter two
A feeder right by the glass means a bird can't build up speed before a window strike. Out past thirty feet, birds leaving the feeder are far less likely to head for the glass.
The Feeder Keeper's Handbook, chapter four
Wash every feeder about every two weeks in one part bleach to nine parts water, rinse it well, and let it dry all the way before you fill it.
The Feeder Keeper's Handbook, chapter five
Free, Before You Buy Anything
The right recipe and the Nectar Clock on one card, sized to tape inside a kitchen cupboard.
Leave your email and Hal will send it over, along with a short note when there's something worth doing at the feeders that month.
About Hal and the Facts
Hal Whitaker is the host of the Hal's Bird Window channel, a character who talks the way a good neighbor at the feed store would. He's the voice of these books too.
The advice itself comes from published research and from the people who study birds for a living, including the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Project FeederWatch, and the National Audubon Society. Every volume ends with a list of where Hal checks his facts.
Questions
Three PDF books: The Feeder Almanac (103 pages), The Feeder Keeper's Handbook (74 pages), and The Hummingbird Handbook (48 pages). You download them right after you pay, and the link comes to your email too.
Yes. They're laid out on standard US Letter pages, so any home printer will do. Print as many copies as you like for your own house. The chore lists and the window log are made to be printed and filled in.
Yes. A PDF opens on any phone, tablet, or computer. The type is set large, so it reads comfortably on a tablet.
With a credit or debit card, or with PayPal. Checkout is handled by Lemon Squeezy, a payment company that takes care of the receipt and any sales tax.
They're written for backyards in the United States. Where the birds or the timing differ by region, like hummingbird arrival dates, the books say so.
Hal is the channel's host character. The guidance in the books isn't drawn from his say-so: it's checked against the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Project FeederWatch, Audubon, and published research, and each book lists its sources at the back.
Three books, 225 pages, $24 for all of them.
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