Big, fat cardinals, chickadees--my cat loves the bird feeder. It's like her entertainment center. When my dad retired, he wanted to start watching birds too, and he wanted to know what to call them. There are lots of good bird books, but some require some experience to get the most out of them.
Birds of Pennsylvania by Stan Tekiela is a great beginner book. It's small enough to put in a large pocket, but has 117 of the most common books in Pennsylvania. It's easy to use. See a yellow bird? Flip to the book's yellow section.
Often, you hear birds rather than see them, and you can buy an audio CD to go with it. All entries have the track number so you can hear what the bird sounds like. Each entry also has information on habitat and a good full page color photo. Now, let's get birding...
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