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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BIRDING BRIEFS • SCIENCE • CONSERVATION • NEWS • EVENTS • LETTERS

WATER: SUSTAINING BIRD LIFE

Possible gamechanger for grassland birds

Software anticipates birds’ migratory patterns

Fossils reveal enormous penguins

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

More than meets the eye • New research explains where the male Painted Bunting gets his coat of many colors

Enchanted by birds • Nothing against listing, but the real joys in birding are simply watching birds

IN THE DARK • Scientists know relatively little about the Whiskered Screech-Owl, so a team from HawkWatch International is working to understand its population size, range, and more

WHISKERED SCREECH-OWL AT A GLANCE

big stakes • In the Gulf of Maine, seabirds and whales depend on schools of sand lance, and teams of researchers keep watch — on the wildlife and their changing ecosystem

Evading CAPTURE • 10 strategies that tropical butterflies and moths use to avoid predation by birds

ID TIPS: Gull-billed Tern

TRIALS OF THE TERNS

Always something to see • The best time of day for birding can vary, and generally it’s not the crack of dawn

HOTSPOTS NEAR YOU

CONTEST WINNERS • BIRD PORTRAIT PHOTO CONTEST

FINAL FRAME