Enables fans of the bluebird to join the efforts to help it survive, by showing readers how to set up good bluebird habitats right in their own backyards. Chapters cover buying or building a bluebird nest box, establishing a bluebird trail, landscaping for bluebirds and keeping predators and competitors away. The authors also interpret the breath of bluebird behaviour, from territoriality to courtship to nesting, from nestling stage to adult, from spring to winter. The authors also wrote "The Bird Feeder Book", "The Hummingbird Book" and "Complete Birdhouse Book".
Donald and Lilian Stokes are widely recognized as America's foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS series BirdWatch with Don and Lilian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western editions).