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December 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! |
Features By
C. Stuart Houston Last winter's owl invasion brought bird banders in Saskatchewan face to face with a one-of-a-kind beauty |
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Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes Why early winter is the time to bundle up, head outdoors, and look for owls |
Illegal Migration By
Roger Eastman How a warm-hearted airline pilot helped a freezing vireo find its way south for the winter |
 | Old Friend Missing By
Matt Mendenhall Is the larger, grander cousin of our Ivory-billed Woodpecker -- the Imperial Woodpecker -- still flying in western Mexico? |
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Connie Toops How a homeowner in the Lower Rio Grande Valley used native plantings and landscaping know-how to turn his property into a birdwatching hotspot |
Bird Week Down Under By
Sam Fried What to expect during Bird Week in one of Australia's magnificent rainforest reserves |
Columns From the Editor Birding Briefs News about condors with a deadly taste for trash, Prairie Falcon migration patterns, and Important Bird Areas in Hurricane Katrina's path. |
Birder at Large  | By
Pete Dunne |
Those Amazing Birds  | By
Eldon Greij |
Birds on the Move  | By
Paul Kerlinger |
ID Tips Study head shape and the area behind the eye to tell grebes apart in winter By
Kenn Kaufman |
From Our Readers Your Letters Since You Asked By Julie Craves From the Backyard Gallery Resources Bookshelf Reviews of North American Owls: Journey Through a Shadowed World, and Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet |
Learn More Classifieds Caught in the Act
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See great photos of birds, get birdwatching tips, learn about birding events, and more!
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