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BirdWatching

May/June 2021
Magazine

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.

It’s OK to have hope

BirdWatching

Unpredictable owls • Tracking study finds some Snowies are nomadic in winter while others stay in one place

EYE ON CONSERVATION

Whoopers steer clear of wind turbines • Collision risk appears to be small, but turbine presence may affect stopover habitat

Report: Lesser Prairie-Chicken habitat disappearing • Five years since delisting, bird is losing out to agriculture, oil and gas development

Evidence found for a ‘migration gene’ • Climate change likely to impact Peregrines’ future migratory behaviors

BLACK BIRDERS WEEK RETURNS

Bird art on view

Mirrorless gear comes of age • Reviews of 11 top camera bodies and one game-changing lens

A LENS LIKE NO OTHER

The magic oak • Reflections on the bird-attracting powers of a single tree in central California wine country

LUCKY’S legacy • A long-lived Osprey from Newfoundland, the star of a popular nature documentary, sired a chick that revealed a startling migratory feat for this widespread raptor species

A THRIVING BIRD OF PREY

REHAB FOR RAPTORS • Rehabilitation centers welcome birds and humans alike throughout North America

NORTH AMERICAN RAPTOR CENTERS

The THERAPEUTIC POWER of BIRDWATCHING • In times of stress or even grief, ‘ornitherapy’ can provide comfort and healing in surprising ways

Other benefits of birdwatching

Wood-Pewees

A hard-wired song

hotspots near you

old legislative rd. s.w.

AT A GLANCE

AT A GLANCE

hutton lake national wildlife refuge

Reproduction isn’t simple • Why songbirds pair off to establish territories yet frequently seek out neighbors to mate with

Blue over invasives • The trouble with nonnative plants

book shelf

BIRD PORTRAIT PHOTO CONTEST

Framing your subject • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers

Little Brown Jobs • Tips for telling small brown finches apart from small brown sparrows


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Frequency: One time Pages: 60 Publisher: Madavor Media, LLC Edition: May/June 2021

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: April 3, 2021

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Travel & Outdoor

Languages

English

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.

It’s OK to have hope

BirdWatching

Unpredictable owls • Tracking study finds some Snowies are nomadic in winter while others stay in one place

EYE ON CONSERVATION

Whoopers steer clear of wind turbines • Collision risk appears to be small, but turbine presence may affect stopover habitat

Report: Lesser Prairie-Chicken habitat disappearing • Five years since delisting, bird is losing out to agriculture, oil and gas development

Evidence found for a ‘migration gene’ • Climate change likely to impact Peregrines’ future migratory behaviors

BLACK BIRDERS WEEK RETURNS

Bird art on view

Mirrorless gear comes of age • Reviews of 11 top camera bodies and one game-changing lens

A LENS LIKE NO OTHER

The magic oak • Reflections on the bird-attracting powers of a single tree in central California wine country

LUCKY’S legacy • A long-lived Osprey from Newfoundland, the star of a popular nature documentary, sired a chick that revealed a startling migratory feat for this widespread raptor species

A THRIVING BIRD OF PREY

REHAB FOR RAPTORS • Rehabilitation centers welcome birds and humans alike throughout North America

NORTH AMERICAN RAPTOR CENTERS

The THERAPEUTIC POWER of BIRDWATCHING • In times of stress or even grief, ‘ornitherapy’ can provide comfort and healing in surprising ways

Other benefits of birdwatching

Wood-Pewees

A hard-wired song

hotspots near you

old legislative rd. s.w.

AT A GLANCE

AT A GLANCE

hutton lake national wildlife refuge

Reproduction isn’t simple • Why songbirds pair off to establish territories yet frequently seek out neighbors to mate with

Blue over invasives • The trouble with nonnative plants

book shelf

BIRD PORTRAIT PHOTO CONTEST

Framing your subject • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers

Little Brown Jobs • Tips for telling small brown finches apart from small brown sparrows


Expand title description text
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