December 2007

Northern Saw-whet Owl, Birder's World
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!
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Features
The face of recovery
By John Moir
After 20 years of captive breeding, hand-feeding, and radio-tracking, our most magnificent bird is once again flying free, but it's not out of the woods yet.
The great squirrel war
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
Six simple ways to out-smart clever squirrels and still keep your birds fed
Birding Central Park
By Geoffrey LeBaron
Where and when to see songbirds, hawks, and other great birds in New York's signature park.
Owls in winter
By Jim Zipp
Superb up-close photos of owls, plus seven can't-miss places to find them this winter.
Hotspots Near You
By Joseph Brin, Chris Conard, Mike Thelen, Giff Beaton
Easy-to-find top-notch birding destinations near Syracuse, Sacramento, St. Louis, and Atlanta.
The search must go on
By Geoffrey Hill
Heavy-handed, straight-at-the-birds searches in Florida and Arkansas failed to gather definitive evidence of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's existence, but multiple, simultaneous sight records and sound detections are impossible to dismiss.
Ideal remote camera for locating Ivory-bills is just an idea
By Matt Mendenhall
This year, most searches will rely on experts and helicopters
The search for the the Ivory-billed Woodpecker as reported in Birder's World
All the stories we've published, on paper and online, about recent searches for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Columns
From the Editor
David Allen Sibley's new column shares excellent bird ID secrets
By Chuck Hagner
NEW! ID Toolkit
The author of the Sibley Guide to Birds tells how to use the shape of a flock to identify songbirds in flight
By David Allen Sibley
Birding Briefs
How DDT is still harming Bald Eagles, analogical reasoning in crows, wildfire's toll on sage-grouse, and photos of rare bird sightings
Birder at Large
Birding the prairies in winter
By Pete Dunne
Amazing Birds
The spectacular courting rituals of manakins
By Eldon Greij
On the Move
New research shed light on scoter migration
By Paul Kerlinger
ID Tips
Western and Clark's Grebes
By Kenn Kaufman
New Products
An easy-to-clean feeder, a jacket with pockets galore, and other gear that will make you a better birdwatcher
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An index to advertisers in the December 2007 issue of Birder's World
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