August 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
Roger Tory Peterson, photographer
By Douglas Carlson
The creator of the modern field guide loved taking pictures of birds more than painting them
The mystery of sleep
Where, when, and how birds sleep - and how you can get them to bed down in your yard.
Phantom of the cascade
To add Black Swift to your life list, just look behind the right waterfall.
Coping with grackles
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
Seven steps to take the next time the big bullies try to take over your feeders.
Small wetlands, small wonders
By Paul Baicich, Warren Strobel
Shelters for grassland birds as well as waterfowl, they may be the best reasons yet to buy a Duck Stamp.
Hotspots Near You
Four easy-to-get-to places to visit this summer, with maps, bird lists, tips, ­driving ­directions, and more:
Village Creek Drying Beds, Fort Worth, Texas
By Gail Morris
Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn, New York
By Alex Wilson
Carden Alvar, Kirkfield, Ontario
By Ron Pittaway
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, Salem, Oregon
By John Rakestraw
Columns
From the Editor
How reading Kenn Kaufman's "ID Tips" made me a better birdwatcher.
Birding Briefs
The latest about Eurasian Collared-Doves, new research into duetting songbirds, a peril to Peregrines, and a gallery of rare bird sightings.
Birder at Large
The Laughing Falcon of Belize.
ID Tips
Identify Spotted Sandpiper.
ID Toolkit
How missing feathers can help you identify and understand birds.
By David Allen Sibley
Amazing Birds
Singing and displaying aren't the only ways to attract a mate. Just ask a bowerbird.
By Eldon Greij
On the Move
The long flight of the Bobolink.
By Paul Kerlinger
Bookshelf
The new Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America and four other new books.
New Products
60-gallon rain barrel, No-See-Um Baffler Shirt, Tick Nipper, Hood Hat and Soft Pouch, and birdJam for Eastern Warblers.
From Our Readers
Your Letters
Comments from recent online cover surveys.
Since You Asked
Why some cardinals aren't red, how birds swallow water, and why we shouldn't plant exotics.
Your View
Seven species in one shot, Photo of the Week winner, white Canada Geese, and rooftop turkeys.
Resources
Ad Index
Links to every advertiser in the August issue.
Classifieds
Books, feeders, tours, real estate, and more.
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