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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Robin migration happening earlier • Other studies detail annual movements of Bobolink, Black-throated Blue Warbler
Bahamian goat farmer helps Kirtland’s Warbler
Border wall construction accelerates • Conservation groups sue administration in hopes of stopping wall
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A record-setting Global Big Day • More than 50,000 people worldwide took part, submitting 121,000 checklists
Guard-birds • In Africa, oxpeckers serve as lookouts for black rhinos
CURLEW JOINS FLOCK OF LOST BIRDS
Do no harm • An expert photographer’s advice on the ethics of bird photography
The quail connection • A mutual appreciation for California’s state bird cements an important relationship
BIRDS, NOW MORE THAN EVER • During this time of extreme uncertainty, birds have the power to lift us up
A year with Carolina Wrens • Through the seasons with the hardy, honey-voiced songbirds of the East
Unusual winter roosts: hornet nests
SLIPPING OVER TO THE DARK SIDE • How a lifelong birder discovered the joys and challenges of dragonflies and damselflies
RESOURCES FOR ODONATE SEEKERS
Nature’s bird feeders • To create productive landscapes for birds, grow native plants and trees that provide the largest number of edible insects
The titmouse team
Titmouse history
Pandemic birding • When we’re hunkering down, backyard birding can do the heart good
Corina Newsome • One of birding’s social media stars found her way thanks to a mentor who took her under her wing
Those brainy birds • Why science misunderstood birds’ brains for a century — and what we now know
Kaleidoscopic • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers
Flight clues • How a bird flies and moves in foliage can help you identify it