October 2005

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 Pete Dunne
How birds, the ocean, history, and the changing seasons combine to make New Jersey’s southern tip a favorite for birdwatchers.
By Richard Crossley
A local expert reveals the best places to find and photograph shorebirds in southern New Jersey.
Night Moves
By Robert DeCandido
What migrating birds look like from New York’s loftiest hotspot: the Empire State Building.
Ralph's Talking Eggs
By Carrol Henderson
What we can learn about birds and birdwatching from a century-old collection of eggs.
The Secret Lives of Common Birds
By Marie Read
Beautiful pictures from a world-class photographer in the right place at the right time.
Habitat Habits
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
You can attract cardinals, chickadees, waxwings, and phoebes by creating the habitat they desire.
Columns
From the Editor
Birding Briefs
News about declining Red Knot numbers, the science of hummingbird flight, a longer life for singing sparrows, and more breakthroughs in bird 'thought'
Birder at Large
By Pete Dunne
Those Amazing Birds
By Eldon Greij
Birds on the Move
By Paul Kerlinger
ID Tips
By Kenn Kaufman
Female Eastern, Western, and Mountain Bluebirds.
Resources
Bookshelf
By Susan Hunt and Noah Strycker
Reviews of John James Audubon: The Making of an American, The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession, and To See Every Bird on Earth
Festivals and Events
Classifieds
Caught in the Act
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