April 2008

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
Swallow-tail journal: Homecoming
By Anita Carpenter
What can happen when a birder is in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.
Hear, record, and enjoy
The best way to learn bird songs is to make your own recordings. We tell you how.
Atlantic oasis
By Ralph Eidridge
Amazing snapshots of spring migrants that flocked to a tiny island.
Unbirded Alaska
By Jim Williams, Paul Baicich
The Yukon Delta is home to Spectacled Eider, Emperor Goose, Yellow Wagtail, McKay's Bunting, Bristle-thighed Curlew, and other great birds.
Big fun in small spaces
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
Feeders, baths, houses, and food that will work in any yard.
Hotspots Near You
Maps, photos, directions, and tips for four great places to go birding this spring.
Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, Christmas, Florida
By Mark Kiser
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan, Connecticut
By Frank Gallo
Sand Creek Regional Greenway, Denver, Colorado
By Donny Roush
Nine Springs Natural Area, Madison, Wisconsin
By Chuck Heikkinen
Columns
From the Editor
David Sibley and Kenn Kaufman on identifying warblers.
Birding Briefs
No new spellings of bird names, a failed colony on a puffin island, and a photo gallery of rare bird sightings.
Birder at Large
Meet the boy who could have been the first Roger Tory Peterson.
ID Tips
How to identify Swainson's Warbler.
Amazing Birds
How perched birds sleep without falling.
By Eldon Greij
On the Move
Secrets of our most migratory woodpecker.
By Paul Kerlinger
Bookshelf
An ingenious workbook sure to make any birder a better birdwatcher, plus new guides to owls and rare birds.
By Matt Mendenhall
New Products
A photo blind, environmentally-friendly insect repellent, slip-on hiking boots, packs made from recycled products, and two new bird feeders.
ID Toolkit
The author of the Sibley Guide to Birds tells how to identify treetop warblers.
By David Allen Sibley
From Our Readers
Your Letters
Captive hummingbird and a first for Costa Rica
Since You Asked
The gripping power of eagles, ugly Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and whether dog food is right for birds.
Your View
Two pages of stories and photos submitted by readers, including a Broad-tailed hummingbird and an all-white Red-tailed Hawk.
Resources
Ad Index
Links to every advertiser in the April issue.
Classifieds
Optics, bird food, bird tours, lodging, and more.
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