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October 2010 | 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! |
Features  | By
Emily Wortman-Wunder Why houses built in prairies, forests, and scrubland have a predictable, dramatic effect on birds.
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Steve West
How one of the longest-running banding studies in the United States is revealing the many secrets of the Cave Swallow.
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Matt Mendenhall How the very best scopes stack up — the results of our field test.
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Matt Mendenhall Our readers’ 25 favorite locations to see hawks.
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Hotspots Near You Maps, tips, and directions for great spots to see Snow Bunting, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Montezuma Quail, and other birds.
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Derek Lovitch |
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Marshall Faintich |
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Lauretta Young |
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Gary Clark |
Columns From the Editor Birding Briefs Birder at Large  | By
Pete Dunne Back to Maine’s iconic birding camp.
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ID Tips  | By
Kenn Kaufman Contributing editor Kenn Kaufman explains what to look for to tell apart Ash-throated, Great Crested, and Brown-crested Flycatchers.
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Amazing Birds  | By
Eldon Greij Contributing editor Eldon Greij discusses the strangest bill in the bird world.
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On the Move  | By
Paul Kerlinger Paul Kerlinger explains how and where to see Parasitic Jaeger this fall.
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New Products  |
Three new feeders for finches, bluebirds, and woodpeckers, plus a poster of backyard birds from David Sibley.
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Fieldcraft  | Great photo: A plover with six legs.
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ID Toolkit  | By
David Allen Sibley
Contributing editor David Allen Sibley explains how the way a bird holds its legs in flight can change its appearance.
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From Our Readers Your Letters A yellow cardinal, ivory gull, and more. |
Since You Asked  | By
Julie Craves |
Your View Photos and stories about birds from readers: Lesser Prairie-Chicken in flight (Photo of the Week Contest winner), Blue Jay eating a garter snake in Vermont, colorful male Painted Bunting in Florida, Red-shouldered Hawk with a frog in South Carolina, a Vermilion Flycatcher in California, American Bittern trying not to be seen at Quivira NWR, Kansas. |
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See great photos of birds, get birdwatching tips, learn about birding events, and more!
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