June 2004

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
By Charles Bergman
Our shiest marsh bird is thriving south of the border in a paradise sustained by water flowing from north of the border.
Dream Island Days
By Charles Bergman
Clown-faced puffins and night-landing shearwaters make tiny Skokholm Island the ideal place for a birding honeymoon.
By Laura Erickson
Make your yard a destination for birds by turning it into a destination for insects.
Arctic Journal
By Wayne Lynch
A photographer describes a search for Snowy Owls north of the Arctic Circle — and why you should never trust a lemming.
By Jerry Uhlman
Where to go in the leafy Cumberland Gap region to find rich history and excellent birding.
Columns
From the Editor
An astounding number of birds migrate great distances each year
Birding Briefs
Crow populations crash, three special Bald Eagles, the search for Kirtland's Warbler's winter home, an ancient bird carving, and more news from the world of birds
Birder at Large
Shock and awe
By Pete Dunne

On Utah's Great Salt Lake, the heat doesn't diminish the spectacle

Up Close and Personal
Zebra-striped Woodpecker
By George H. Harrison

If any bird was misnamed, it's the pioneering Red-bellied Woodpecker

Those Amazing Birds
Delayed luster
By Eldon Greij

The brightness of a bird's plumage may signal its social status

Birds on the Move
By Paul Kerlinger

Researchers track Red Knots and other shorebirds with colored bands

ID Tips
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Inland cormorants
By Kenn Kaufman

Look for a patch of bare orange skin between the eye and upper mandible

Gardening for Birds
Guzzle and go
By Connie Toops

Three flowers are sure to lure hummingbirds to your yard

Bookshelf
Reviews of the National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America and the Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds
By Susan Hunt
Resources
Festivals and Events
Classifieds
Caught in the Act
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