Elissa Ruth Wolfson & Margaret A. Barker 
Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids 
Activities and Ideas for Watching, Feeding, and Housing Our Feathered Friends

* 2021 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in Hands-On Science Longlist
* 2021 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book 




Produced in association with the National Audubon Society, Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids introduces you and your children to the love of all things birding.



Whether exploring the forest, the backyard, or the city, you and your kids will learn about the habits of North America’s most
popular songbirds , how to create safe and welcoming environments for them, how to
observe them, and how to construct easy and safe species-appropriate
birdhouses and
feeders for common birds. The
bird ID section includes
descriptions of species and
range maps .



Kids will also find
20 exciting activities and games (10 indoor, 10 outdoor), including how to form birding groups, scavenger hunts, and a birdsong listening game. In addition to practical, field-tested knowledge and fascinating information about the species covered, this guide is packed with beautiful
color photography .



Since all the information presented is the product of years of
National Audubon Society expertise, both you and your kids can be sure you’re getting the best advice before setting about your birding adventures.

عن المؤلف

Margaret A. Barker, a Chesapeake Bay–area writer and educator, grew up watching feeder birds in East Tennessee thanks to her bird-loving mother and grandmother. Covering environmental stories during a broadcast journalism career in the southeast, including at WGST, Atlanta, led to an MS degree via the Audubon Expedition Institute and an internship with Audubon’s Washington, DC,  office. She managed the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project Feeder Watch and later the Kids Growing Food school garden program for Cornell’s Department of Education. She writes for newspapers and magazines, and she is co-author of Birding Adventures for Kids, The Birdhouse Book, The Feeder Watcher’s Guide to Bird Feeding, and Feeding Wild Birds in America.