October 1999

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
Coats of Many Colors - Cover Story
By Greg Butcher
What are the finest-feathered birds wearing this fall? Color variations within species can relate to the season, a bird's age, it's gender or where it lives.
Photo Essay: Cloud of Flames
Marvel at Tim Fitzharris's photographic series featuring flamingoes of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. These graceful waders are no lawn ornaments.
By Downs Matthews

In fall, almost one million Broad-winged Hawks funnel south through this coastal town, which offers some of the most diverse and dramatic birdwatching in all of North America.

Robert Bateman: Celebrating Nature
By Connie Toops
With canvas and paint, one of the world's most highly acclaimed artists expesses his passion for protecting the environment.
By Marlene Condon
Imagine the excitement of seeing a screech-owl in your own backyard. By putting up nest boxes, you can welcome and easily observe these fascinating creatures of the night.
Go for the Gulls
By Arthur Morris
Gulls often get a bad rap, yet photographers can benefit from these cooperative birds. Learn how to craft technically perfect, well designed photographs by focusing on gulls.
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Birds on the Move
The Nocturnal Procession - Paul Kerlinger
From the Backyard
Readers share their experiences Squirrel Solutions
Center Portrait
Three amigos
Getting Started
Finding Hawks
Cybird
Birder's World Online
Gardening for Birds
Sumac
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Those Amazing Birds
Food Caching Caching in all Around - Eldon Greij
Field Identification
Sage Thrashers
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New products for birders
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September and October 1999
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Horsefeathers
Down in the mouth
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