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

EPA ADMITS HARM OF POPULAR PESTICIDES

NO ANSWERS ON CAUSE OF BIRD DISEASE

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

If not now, when? • Nowhere is safe from climate change impacts — for birds or people

No excuse for boredom • As long as birds exist and we birders have the latitude to engage them, life is a sensory and intellectual feast

FOREIGN EXCHANGE • A guide to the exotic songbirds of the lower 48 states and southern Canada

A HISTORICAL TRAVELOGUE OF U.S. EXOTICS

DEFENDING THE AIR WOLF • Throughout the Harpy Eagle’s range in Central America and South America, a small army of dedicated protectors do all they can to save the massive raptor

CANOPY HABITAT IS CRITICAL

RESCUE AT SEA • How a pair of whale researchers turned their attention to saving animals and plants on islands around the world

ERADICATION WORKS

THE TROPICBIRDS OF MEXICO

ID TIPS: Long-tailed Duck

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Taking a close look at feathers • How the sizes of birds’ various feathers influence color patterns

The lens chase • Why it’s worth looking at lenses from brands other than those that make your camera

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Richard Bong State Recreation Area

Handle with care • How researchers uncovered the link between poison dart frogs in Colombia and a small number of toxic bird species in Papua New Guinea

YOUR VIEW • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers

FINAL FRAME