The Burgess Bird Book for Children
By Thornton Burgess
Read or download book at:
Project Gutenberg
If you are interested in bird calls, try this site:
North American Bird Sounds
(Most of these are drawings, not photographs. This way that background has little or no detail so you can see the bird better.)

Drawings are from the site
Birds of Nova Scotia
For actual pictures of birds, try enature.com
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I JENNY WREN ARRIVES
Introducing the
House Wren.

II THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY
The English or
House Sparrow

III JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS
The
Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow and Fox Sparrows.

IV  CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY
The
Chipping Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow and Tree Sparrows.  (The Tree Sparrow is also in Chapter XL)

V  PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED
The
Bluebird and the Robin

The Tale of Jolly Robin By Arthur Scott Bailey

VI  AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME
The
Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher.

VII  THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD
The
Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher  

VIII  OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES
The
Wood Peewee.

IX  LONGBILL AND TEETER
The
Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper.

X  REDWING AND YELLOW WING
The
Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker.

XI  DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS
The
Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers.

Reddy Woodpecker by Arthur Scott Bailey

XII  SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES
The
Cowbird and the Northern Oriole.

XIII  MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY
The
Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink.

XIV  BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK
The So-called
Quail and the Meadow Lark.

The Adventures of Bob White by Thornton Burgess

XV  A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T
The
Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift.

XVI  A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD
The
Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow.

XVII  MORE ROBBERS
The
Crow and the Blue Jay

The Adventures of Blacky the Crow By Thornton Burgess
The Adventures of Sammy Jay by Thornton Burgess

XVIII  SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST
The
Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk.

XIX  A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK
The
Ruffed Grouse and the Rusty Blackbird. (The Ruffed Grouse is also in Chapter XLIII)

XX  A FISHERMAN ROBBED
The
Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle.

XXI  A FISHING PARTY
The
Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher.

The Adventures of Longlegs the Heron by Thornton Burgess

XXII  SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS
The
Bank Swallow, and the Sparrow Hawk.

XXIII  SOME BIG MOUTHS
The
Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow.

XXIV  THE WARBLERS ARRIVE
The
Redstart and the Yellow Warbler.

XXV  THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE
The
Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat Warbler and the Yellow-breasted Chat.

XXVI  PETER GETS A LAME NECK
The
Parula, Myrtle (now know as the Yellow Rumped Warbler), and Magnolia Warbler.

XXVII  A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE
The
Cardinal and the Catbird.

XXVIII  PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT
The
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager.

XXIX  THE CONSTANT SINGERS
The
Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo and Yellow-throated Vireos.

XXX  JENNY WREN'S COUSINS
The
Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird.

The Adventures of Mr. Mocker by Thornton Burgess

XXXI  VOICE OF THE DUSK
The
Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush and Wilson's Thrushes. (Same as Tawny Thrush)

XXXII  PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING
The
Towhee and the Indigo Bunting.

XXXIII  A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER
The
Purple Finch and the Goldfinch.

XXXIV  MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO
The
Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

XXXV  A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER
The
Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

XXXVI  A STRANGER AND A DANDY
The
English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing.

XXXVII  FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES
The
Chickadee.

XXXVIII  HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE
The
Canada Goose and the Loon.

XXXIX  PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS
The
White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper.

XL  SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS
The
Tree Sparrow and the Junco. (The Tree Sparrow is also in Chapter IV)

XLI  MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW
The
Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark.

XLII  PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY
The
Screech Owl.

XLIII  QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL
The
Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills. (The Ruffed Grouse is also in Chapter XIX)

XLIV MORE FOLKS IN RED
The
Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll.

XLV  PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS
The
Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl.

The Tale of Solomon Owl By Arthur Scott Bailey
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