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August 2012 | Beautiful, bi-monthly BirdWatching magazine (formerly Birder's World) appeals to every bird enthusiast — from backyard birdwatcher to serious birder. Subscribers receive helpful hints for attracting and feeding birds, handy identification tips, photography pointers, info about where to find birds, superb color photography, and much more! |
From the Editor  | By
Chuck Hagner |
Features  | By
Chuck Hagner For 25 years, this magazine has presented a who’s who of birdwatching and ornithology.
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Phil Hardy
The true story of how President Jimmy Carter saw his first Painted Bunting.
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Maeve Kim
How an experienced birder rediscovered what she truly loved about birding.
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Hotspots Near You Maps, directions, and tips for four great places to find birds.  | By
Jesse Greenspan
An urban haven for kestrels, sparrows, and other open-country birds.
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Jerry Uhlman A Blue Ridge Mountains retreat filled with mountain and lowland species.
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Jim Burns
A cool getaway from the sweltering summer heat of Arizona’s deserts and a spot where Pinyon Jay is the best bird.
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Christine Dubois A constantly changing world of wind and water, and gulls, shorebirds, and other estuary wildlife.
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Columns Since You Asked  | By
Julie Craves |
Birder at Large  | By
Pete Dunne After 25 years, a second letter.
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Attracting Birds  | By
Laura Erickson Birdbath basics.
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Amazing Birds  | By
Eldon Greij Roger Tory Peterson and the birth of this magazine.
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ID Tips  | By
Kenn Kaufman How to identify plovers.
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ID Toolkit  | By
David Allen Sibley Identify birds by family.
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News On the Move - SLIDESHOW  | By
BirdWatching Staff, Brian Sullivan, Marshall Iliff, Chris Wood Migrants to watch for.
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Birding Briefs  |
Why researchers believe that the Common Loon's yodel is more than a treasured soundtrack of the North Woods; it's a reliable indicator of the bird's motivation to fight for territory.
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How a researcher determined that volunteer bird stewards really do protect beach habitat for Red Knots and other shorebirds.
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Why scientists now doubt that Cassin's Vireo, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Hooded Oriole breed twice a year in far-flung locations but believe that Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Orchard Oriole do.
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How ornithologists who observed individually banded Kirtland's Warblers on their winter and breeding sites were able to estimate the duration of the species's annual spring migration.
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Why scientists believe that birds that have more than one color variation evolve into new species more quickly than birds that have a single color.
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| Why the check-list to be published by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2012 may include changes to Savannah Sparrow, Xantus's Murrelet, and Yellow-eyed Junco.
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| How BirdWatching contributors Pete Dunne, Marshall Iliff, and Chris Wood and their colleagues fared in New Jersey during the 29th annual World Series of Birding and in Texas in an attempt to break the North American Big Day record.
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Eye on Conservation  | By
American Bird Conservancy How a new Interior Department reforestation initiative promises to return former surface mines in the Appalachians to habitat suitable for Cerulean Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, and other neotropical migratory songbirds.
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From Our Readers Your View - SLIDESHOW Your Letters Talking turkey, birds named for women, pill-bottle ant moat, and more |
Fieldcraft  |
Photographer Clay Billman explains how he was able to photograph a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the precise moment that it had spread its wings and tail, forming an avian letter X.
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Books and Products New Products - SLIDESHOW  |
A seed feeder that puts an antique glass Mason jar to an attractive, new use.
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Birds Around Us - SLIDESHOW  | Owl-shaped salt and pepper shakers, a tea towel, bird-decorated refrigerator magnets, a colorful oven mitt, and a lovebird dinner plate.
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See great photos of birds, get birdwatching tips, learn about birding events, and more!
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