Book offers the rundown on bird habitat

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Serious birders know that if you really want to attract your favorite species and keep them coming back, you need more than a bird feeder; you need a bird habitat.
That's the focus of "Bird-by-Bird Gardening: The Ultimate Guide to Bringing In Your Favorite Birds -- Year after Year."
The book, by gardener and naturalist Sally Roth, gives advice on providing the plants, cover, nesting opportunities and other features that will increase your chances of regularly attracting the birds you like best. The book helps readers figure out which bird families to focus on and whether they're likely to have success where they live, and then suggests additions to their yards that will lure their birds of choice. Roth even includes 19 garden designs.
"Bird-by-Bird Gardening" is published by Rodale Books and sells for $29.95 in hardcover.