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!
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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
When to listen for owls
By 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?
By 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
Those Amazing Birds
Birds on the Move
ID Tips
Study head shape and the area behind the eye to tell grebes apart in winter
By Kenn Kaufman
Resources
Bookshelf
Reviews of North American Owls: Journey Through a Shadowed World, and Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
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Classifieds
Caught in the Act
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