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April 2012 | 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! |
From the Editor  | By
Chuck Hagner |
Features  | By
Matt Mendenhall How homeowners in five states turned their yards into sanctuaries for birds — and how you can, too.
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Noppadol Paothong Where and when to go to watch the spectacular displays of our five grassland and sagebrush grouse this spring.
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Patrick Holian
Why five small islets off the coast of Aruba host more tern species than any other place on Earth.
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Hotspots Near You Maps, directions, and tips for four great places to find birds.  | By
Neil Losin
This park is a great spot to look for Red-masked Parakeet,
Chestnut-fronted Macaw, and other exotic bird species from around the
world, as well as White-crowned Pigeon, a South Florida specialty.
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David Speiser
Visit this vast forest north of Charleston to see the endangered
Red-cockaded Woodpecker, as well as Brown-headed Nuthatch, warblers,
owls, flycathcers, and kites.
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Wendy Rihner
It's easy to see Prothonotary Warbler and other spring migrants at this
unit of Jean Lafitte National Historic Park just south of New Orleans.
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Jerry Uhlman You can find sought-after species such as Elegant Trogon, Spotted Owl,
and Montezuma Quail, and migrating tanagers, warblers, and grosbeaks
along this gorge on the Fort Huachuca Army Base.
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Columns Since You Asked  | By
Julie Craves |
Birder at Large  | By
Pete Dunne Dawn with 30,000 Common Cranes.
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Attracting Birds  | By
Laura Erickson How winter finches announce that spring is on its way.
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Amazing Birds  | By
Eldon Greij How birds return to the same spot year after year.
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ID Tips  | By
Kenn Kaufman
What to look for to tell apart Lincoln's Sparrow and Song Sparrow.
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ID Toolkit  | By
David Allen Sibley How to identify drab warblers.
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News On the Move - SLIDESHOW  | By
BirdWatching Staff, Brian Sullivan, Marshall Iliff, Chris Wood Migrants to watch for.
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Birding Briefs  |
Why Bay-breasted Warbler and other migrating landbirds congregate along the shoreline of Lake Huron even before green leaves unfurl each spring.
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How record numbers of Snowy Owls spotted across southern Canada and the northern United States in the winter of 2011-12 changed prevailing opinions about the species.
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Why new artificial nests made of foot-long sections of PVC pipe welcome Eastern Bluebirds, House Wrens, and Tree Swallows but repel European Starlings.
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What researchers discovered about the spring arrival dates of birds in New York, the effects of reduced snowpack on ground-nesting birds in the mountains of Arizona, and how higher wind speeds help Wandering Albatrosses in the Southern Ocean.
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How investigators used mitochondrial DNA to pinpoint the origin of vagrant Cave Swallows that show up on the Atlantic coast and around the Great Lakes.
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How careful observation revealed a plausible explanation for the age-old question of why the Black Phoebe pumps its tail.
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Eye on Conservation  | By
American Bird Conservancy
Why the Department of the Interior should develop regulations for the wind-power industry that enforce key provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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From Our Readers Your View - SLIDESHOW Your Letters Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Eastern Screech Owl, and Wild Turkeys |
Fieldcraft  | How photographer Erin Callihan got a great in-flight shot of one of the Red-tailed Hawks that nested successfully on a New York University building overlooking Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village in May 2011.
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Books and Products New Products - SLIDESHOW  |
A durable, pretty bath that's perfect for your garden.
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See great photos of birds, get birdwatching tips, learn about birding events, and more!
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