April 2009

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
Oasis for birds
By Mark Kiser, Selena Kiser
A new stormwater-treatment area may be one of the best birding spots in all of South Florida.
Feather detectives
By Jennifer Lynch
Smithsonian ­scientists are pushing the limits of bird identification - and preventing ­collisions between birds and airplanes.
Rainforest specialties
By Octavio Campos Salles
Brazilian Tanager, Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, and other beauties await birders in Brazil's magnificent Atlantic Rainforest.
Four Hotspots Near You
Maps, photos, bird lists, and driving directions for four excellent spring birdwatching destinations.
Patsy Pond Nature Trail, Ocean, North Carolina
By Jamie Cameron
Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area, Punta Gorda, Florida
By Jeff Bouton
Allendale Celery Farm, Allendale, New Jersey
By Rob Fanning
Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Malibu, California
By Neil Losin
Columns
From the Editor
We birdwatchers may soon have four scrub-jays to see, not three.
Birding Briefs
New research into where Snowy Owls fly, how high godwits fly, and a gallery of recent rare birds sightings.
Birder at Large
Field guide authors and their optics.
ID Tips
Kenn Kaufman, author of the Field Guide to Birds of North America, explains how to identify a new scrub-jay.
ID Toolkit
Five sketches from David Sibley's notebook.
By David Allen Sibley
Amazing Birds
Founding Editor Eldon Greij writes about the world's most amazing nests.
By Eldon Greij
On the Move
Migration expert Paul Kerlinger discusses how Rufous and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds migrate.
By Paul Kerlinger
Attracting Birds
What to do now to attract hummingbirds this spring.
By Anne Schmauss, Mary Schmauss, Geni Krolick
New Products
Eight feeders hummingbirds will love, plus three that are just right for orioles.
Fieldcraft
A great reader photo posted in our online bird photography forum. Forum member Graham Owen describes his photo of Great Egrets.
From Our Readers
Your Letters
Kestrel or nighthawk? Plus, a grindstone birdbath and thrushes in the east.
Since You Asked
Ornithologist Julie Craves explains owl secrets revealed only by black light, and why pepper powder doesn't keep some squirrels out of bird seed.
Your View
Three pages of stories and photos submitted by readers, including Limpkins, an American Golden Plover, and Rotor, the Peregrine Falcon.
Resources
Ad Index
Links to every advertiser in the April issue.
Classifieds
Birding tours, events, bird seed, lodging, and more.
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