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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An ‘urgent’ call for conservation action • Mass die-off of birds in the West as ornithologists publish roadmap for saving aerial insectivores

EYE ON CONSERVATION

A tragedy for condors • After fire, 9 adults missing from central California population; sanctuary destroyed

PHOTO GALLERY • Recent rare-bird sightings in North America

Longspur renamed • Society commits to changing ‘harmful and offensive English bird names’

A surprise yard bird

Exhilarating challenges • Tips for photographing Ospreys, hawks, eagles, and other raptors

Pete’s tips for watching raptors • How to scan the sky and clouds in search of high-flying birds of prey

A glimpse of PARADISE • Frank Gardner risked his life crossing a remote jungle region by wheelchair to see wild birds-of-paradise. The epic quest fulfilled a childhood dream for the BBC journalist and current president of the British Trust for Ornithology.

FROM BRITAIN WITH LOVE

Call to ACTION • 10 bird species around the world that you can help from sliding closer to extinction

Hawaii: The epicenter of the crisis

At your fingertips • A guide to today’s most useful birding apps Part 1: Field guide and listing apps

FOR BIRDS — AND MUCH MORE

Townsend’s Solitaire

Multiple solitaires

hotspots near you

blue mounds state park luverne, minnesota 43°42'50.44"N 96°10'48.06"W

viking lake state park and hacklebarney woods county park stanton, iowa 40°58'29.26"N 95°2'6.63"W

Virginia Rose • Retired teacher leads a movement to improve birding experiences for people with mobility challenges

Beauty and grace • What you should know about the world’s spectacular waterfowl

Grin and bear it • What to know if you feed birds in bear country

New books we like • From Wood Ducks and puffins to Ireland and Alabama

Sights and sounds

Tails tell tales • Patches in birds’ tail feathers can lead you to ID them