October 1988

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
Nuts to New Jersey
By Judith Toups
An interview with one of them.
Beep! Beep!
By George Oxford Miller
The Roadrunner - notes on this comical and curious cuckoo.
By Robert Nero
One researcher's account of the Great Gray Owl.
Birding the Rails
By David Spector
An avid birder explores track-side sanctuaries.
Photo Essay: Purple Gallinules
By Eldon Greij, Stephen Kirkpatrick
A marsh-eye view of this radiant rail.
No Reason to Hide
By Arthur Morris
Bird photography without a blind.
Departments
From the Editor
Center Portrait
Solitary Moment - J. Mark Higley
Birding Hot Spots
Mitlenatch Island, BC - John Gordon
Attracting Birds
Birds 'n Bugs - Jerome A. Jackson
Birds and Art
The American Museum of Wildlife Art - Kay Johnson
Bird Art Calendar
Art Shows Featuring Birds
Rare Bird Report
A Summary of Unusual Sightings
Avian Exotica
The Northern Lapwing - Robert W. Storer
Reviews
The Best of Bird Books
An Essay
A Dialogue with the Godfather - Pete Dunne
Photo Gallery
Photographs Submitted by Readers
Letters
Classifieds
Contributors
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