Since You Asked
Julie Craves
Contributing Editor Julie Craves is a tireless researcher and bird bander with a keen interest in the stopover ecology of migrant birds. She is also a personable writer with a gift for making everything she writes readable and entertaining. Her first article in Birder's World (now BirdWatching), "Forest Fire-tail," a profile of the American Redstart, appeared in June 1994. She answers readers' questions about birds in her column "Since You Asked" in every issue of the magazine.

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Cardinals, herons, and waterSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about Northern Cardinals at feeders, Great Blue Herons in the cold, and water sources in winter

By Julie Craves
Published: December 22, 2011
Eye disease, nuts, and cachingSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about House Finches, nut mixes, and caching

By Julie Craves
Published: October 21, 2011
Swiftlets and ticksSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about bird's-nest soup and ectoparasites

By Julie Craves
Published: August 26, 2011
Caves, hummingbirds, and raritiesSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about nesting, hovering, and birding

By Julie Craves
Published: June 24, 2011
Feeding and spilled seedSubscriber Only Access
Answers to readers' questions about hand-feeding and nyjer seed
By Julie Craves
Published: April 22, 2011
Banding, bills, and pigmentsSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about the effects of leg bands, whether to say "bill" or "beak," and a black White-winged Dove

By Julie Craves
Published: February 15, 2011
Since You Asked: Molt, woodpeckers, and orioles
Molt, woodpeckers, and oriolesSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about the timing of molt, woodpeckers at hummingbird feeders, and orioles' feeding habits

By Julie Craves
Published: December 22, 2010
Owl watching and color morphs

Answers to readers' questions about the ethics of watching owls and red and gray screech-owls

By Julie Craves
Published: October 22, 2010
Since You Asked
Bird poop and lawn chemicalsSubscriber Only Access
Answers to readers' questions about the color of droppings and songbird poisoning
By Julie Craves
Published: August 20, 2010
Since You Asked: Hummingbirds, Mallards, and tails
Hummingbirds, Mallards, and tailsSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about incubating, brood parasitism, and tail pumping

By Julie Craves
Published: June 25, 2010
Earthquakes, shed feathers, and cormorants
Earthquakes, feathers, and cormorantsSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about predicting earthquakes, decaying feathers, and raiding nests

By Julie Craves
Published: April 23, 2010
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Brush piles, seed eaters, and plumage abnormalitiesSubscriber Only Access

Answers to readers' questions about making brush piles, birds that regurgitate seeds, and cardinals that aren't red

By Julie Craves
Published: February 19, 2010

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