April 2003

You can attract orioles like this one to your backyard. It's easier than ever, and we tell you how! Hint: Orioles like sweets. Also in this issue... A celebration of 100 years of National Wildlife Refuges Read our list of the National Wildlife Refuges that qualify to be called birding hotspots. Meet the president of the United States who established the first federal bird reserve - and had both Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Passenger Pigeon on his life list. View photo after beautiful photo of the birds of our National Wildlife Refuge System.
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Features
Birds of the National Wildlife Refuge System
By Matt Mendenhall
Which refuges to visit to find the birds you want to see.
Profile: Teddy Roosevelt: A Life with Birds
By Charles Alexander
The founder of the first wildlife refuge had birds on his life list that you'll never see.
Attracting Orioles
By Scott Edwards
They're colorful, they're on their way north again, and they're easy to attract to your yard.
A Birder Looks at Butterflies
By Kenn Kaufman
Is watching butterflies as rewarding as watching birds? Ask an expert.
Birding Basics
By Jerome Jackson
Why David Allen Sibley's newest, smallest book belongs in every birdwatcher's library.
Columns
Getting Started
When it comes to optics, tender loving care is optional. - Pete Dunne
Up Close and Personal
Carolina Wrens pick the craziest places for their nests. - George H. Harrison
Those Amazing Birds
Not all birds can fly. Some have to make a run for it. - Eldon Greij
Birds on the Move
Flapping, soaring, gliding - migrating cranes do it all. - Paul Kerlinger
ID Tips
What to look for on Eastern, Black, and Say's Phoebes. - Kenn Kaufman - Photographs by Brian E. Small
Gardening for Birds
You can control insects without harmful pesticides. - Connie Toops
From the Editor
Molehills - Charles J. Hagner
Birding Briefs
Updates on conservation, research, and organizations
From Our Readers
Your Letters
Letters from our readers
Since You Asked
Questions from our readers - Julie Craves
From Your Backyard
Anecdotes and photographs from our readers
Gallery
Photographs from our readers
Resources
Festivals and Events
Birding festivals and events
Learn More
Extra information about this issue's articles and columns
Classifieds
Buyers and Sellers
Caught in the Act
Rock-a-bye Baby - Photo by Jim Roetzel
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