BirdWatching

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.

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Stepping up for birds

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New ‘critical sites’ for Red Knots

BIRD POPULATIONS DECLINING WORLDWIDE

Testing bird-friendly glass designs

Raptor rebound

SYNCHRONIZED MIGRATION

Voluntary programs not enough

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

Protecting backyard birds • Recent bird flu outbreak a reminder of birders’ responsibilities

Shorebird summer • From late June through September, dowitchers, yellowlegs, plovers, and the like help ease the malaise of summer birding

Treasure of the Bering Sea • Red-legged Kittiwake makes its home on remote islands of Alaska and Russia, where it deals with nest-robbing foxes and gulls, the occasional earthquake, and warming ocean waters

MY KINGFISHER JOURNEY • How time well spent with secretive birds led me to see that we need a naturalist renaissance

TAKING ACTION • Birders do more than just watch birds. We’re also engaged in helping to conserve them — in all sorts of ways.

What we’re doing for birds • Terry Rich’s survey of birders asked if they took the following actions over the previous 12 months.

Alluring AVADAVATS • How conservationists are working to help the striking Green Avadavat, a popular cagebird endemic to India that faces a host of challenges

ID TIPS: GREAT EGRET

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Always learning • Four things I discovered when I took a close look at avocets

The mirrorless age • With their latest camera gear, major brands embrace mirrorless technology

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CONTEST WINNERS

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