The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds. 1985. Stephen W. Kress. Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.

Backyard Habitats. Leaflet by George H. Harrison. Hubertus, Wisconsin.

Dead Snails Leave No Trails. 1996. Loren Nancarrow and Janet Hogan Taylor. Ten Speed Press. Berkeley, CA.

Gardening With Wildlife. 1974. National Wildlife Federation. Washington, D.C.

The Wild Garden - making natural gardens using wild and native plants. 1985. Violet Stevenson. Penguin Books. New York.

Wildlife In Your Garden - Dealing with deer, rabbits, raccoons, moles, crows, sparrows, and other of nature's creatures in ways that keep them around but away from your fruits and vegetables. 1983. Gene Logsdon. Rodale Press. Emmaus, PA.

Wild Neighbors The Humane Approach to Living with Wildlife. 1997. John Hadidian, Guy Hodge and John Grandy, eds. The Humane Society of the United States. Washington, D.C.

The National Wildlife Federation site offers overviews on creating backyard wildlife habitats, how to get your backyard certified and fun things for kids to do. http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/