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TROGON NUMBERS PLUMMET

MORE ORIOLES IN THE BAHAMAS

ON THE WIRE • BOOKS • PODCASTS • APPS • INTERVIEWS • FILMS • GEAR • AND MORE

The heat is on • Helping birds during heat waves and droughts

Learning your shorebirds • Now is the time to work out the intricacies of ID’ing sandpipers and their kin

A FOREST RAPTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE • Finding a Northern Goshawk, the powerful woodland raptor, is a special moment for any birder

REPORTING A GOSHAWK SIGHTING

DIMINISHING SAGEBRUSH SUPERSTAR • The Gunnison Sage-Grouse, a marvel of nature often overshadowed by its larger cousin, faces numerous threats in the sagebrush of southwestern Colorado and eastern Utah

A NEW FRONTIER FOR BIRD SCIENCE • How a smartphone app is revolutionizing birders’ ability to contribute to scientific research

SOUND ID FOR MERLIN

ID TIPS: Eastern Bluebird

Tricks of the light • Why lighting conditions can throw us a curveball when we’re watching birds

Hiding in plain sight • How to take photos of birds from a floating blind

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory

Manzano Mountains HawkWatch

Power pecking • Do woodpeckers sustain brain damage from hammering on trees? More study is needed.

CONTEST WINNERS • 2021 BIRDWATCHING PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

FINAL FRAME