Cavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests Agriculture Handbook 511

** "Cavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests" by Virgil E. Scott and others is a late 20th-century science handbook offering a detailed look at 85 types of birds that nest in holes, exploring what they eat, how they nest, and where they live. This book is mainly for experts like wildlife biologists and forest managers, guiding them on how to look after these birds and the forests they live in. The book starts by talking about how these bird populations are decreasing because they're losing their homes and their tree homes are being removed. The book tells the reader why it's important to keep dead or rotting trees, which are called snags, because these are where the birds nest, and that these birds help control forest insects. The authors want more research into what these birds need to survive and suggest that forests should be managed in a way that keeps snags around to protect the diversity of species. **