Some Common Birds Useful to the Farmer (1926 edition)

** "Some Common Birds Useful to the Farmer" by F. E. L. Beal is a book from the early 1900s presenting over fifty types of birds that work alongside the farmer helping ecosystems thrive and keep bug numbers down. The story shines a light on how important these native birds were to the economic success of farms and includes what they eat. It kicks off by looking at how farms and birds affect each other with the story making careful to point out that most, but not all, birds help out since they eat many bugs. Beal tells us that this story will give readers a heads up about how helpful birds can be and explain how to tell the good birds from those with habits that don't help out on the farm. Later on, the story gives details about what different types of birds like to eat. **