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Our contributing editors aren't just columnists. They're bestselling authors, popular public speakers, tour leaders, field researchers, and well-known artists. Each is knowledgeable, likable, and frequently, really funny. They're just the sort of people you'd want to go birding with. They're the biggest names in the world of birding. And you can find them in every issue of BirdWatching.
David Allen Sibley Artist David Allen Sibley is the author of the bestselling Sibley Guide to Birds, Sibley's Birding Basics, and Sibley guides to birds of eastern and western North America. His first article for Birder's World (now BirdWatching), a profile of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, appeared in our August 2006 issue. His column "ID Toolkit" appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor Pete Dunne Contributing Editor Pete Dunne is an expert birder, a gifted storyteller, a popular public speaker, and one of America's preeminent nature writers. His first article in Birder's World (now BirdWatching), the essay "Hawks and Feeders," appeared in June 1987. His wide-ranging column "Birder at Large" appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor 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. recent posts by this contributor - Diet, California Condors, collisions, Turkey Vultures
- Insecticides, Blue Jays, eggshells
- Cowbirds, Sharp-shinned Hawks, and Northern Cardinals
- Cardinals, herons, and water
- Eye disease, nuts, and caching
| One of the great benefits of subscribing to BirdWatching is enjoying the columns written by our contributing editors. Not a subscriber? View two of our FREE preview articles below. Since You Asked Julie Craves answers readers' questions about the line between responsible and
irresponsible owl watching, and why some screech-owls are gray while
others are red. Read more » Birder at Large Pete Dunne describes the hawk watch at Curry Hammock
State Park on Little Crawl Key, Florida, and its official counter,
Rafael Antonio Galvez, and tells why the count site has earned the title
of Peregrine Falcon Capital of North America. Read more »Kenn Kaufman Contributing Editor Kenn Kaufman is an expert birder and naturalist, a bestselling author, a talented artist and photographer, a world traveler, and a renowned public speaker whose presentations blend fact, philosophy, and much good humor. His work first appeared in Birder's World (now BirdWatching) in April 1988. His column "ID Tips," featuring the photographs of Brian E. Small, appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor Eldon Greij Eldon Greij is a biologist and a lifelong educator and the Founding Editor of Birder's World (now BirdWatching). His popular column "Amazing Birds" appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor Laura Erickson Contributing Editor Laura Erickson is a talented author, radio producer, and public speaker who has dedicated her professional life to the love, understanding, and protection of birds. "Snow Bird," her first article in Birder's World (now BirdWatching), appeared in December 2003. It described the migration and winter habits of the American Robin. Her column "Attracting Birds," about attracting, feeding, sheltering, and understanding the birds in your backyard, appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor |
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