BirdWatching is a must-read for anyone who loves birds, whether you are a casual birdwatcher or avid birder. Each issue includes articles by the best known, most respected names in birding, identification tips, spectacular photography, hands-on information about the best birding locations in North America, answers to intriguing reader questions, and much more.
Tackling problems
Good news, bad news • Conservation status updates a mixed bag for North American birds
since you asked • YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY BIRD BANDER JULIE CRAVES
Missing bird species sighted in Brazil
Two warblers to look for in early spring
Recent rare-bird sightings in North America
Secret life of birds
Be a birding ambassador • How to recruit new birders into our ranks
A spring twilight spectacular • An excursion to see and hear the American Woodcock’s courtship display strikes gold, near a place that woodcocks helped save from development
HOW TO VIEW AND HELP AMERICAN WOODCOCK
Birding Canada’s Riviera • 16 must-see birding hotspots in southern Ontario
IF YOU GO
Honduras:A birder’s view • The Central American country is a meeting point for the birds of the Americas — and a terrific destination for birders
TRAVEL TIPS
Spring & summer festivals • 87 upcoming birding events in North America
Bell’s Vireo
Two species of Bell’s Vireos?
hotspots near you
chaplin lake chaplin, saskatchewan 50°27'23.80"N 106°39'33.88"W
AT A GLANCE
randall davey audubon center & sanctuary santa fe, new mexico 35°41'23.96"N 105°53'16.58"W
AT A GLANCE
How many youngsters? • A variety of factors affect the optimum clutch size for each bird species
Avoiding rats • Stop ground feeding and add seed catchers to deter the rodents
Up close and personal • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers
your letters
Habitat as a clue • Understanding where birds live can help you identify them
TARGET BIRDS • Enjoy this photo gallery of species that you can see at the locations featured in this issue’s “Hotspots Near You.”