February 2001

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
Passionate Picks!
Birder's World readers choose their favorite birds and share heart-warming personal stories about their choices.
Photo Essay: Try a Little Tenderness
By Diane Jolie
Romantic bird pairs cuddle and coo in candid photographs showcasing courtship behaviors.
Attracting Birds: The Redcoats are Coming! Cover Story
By Gordon Van Woerkom
Learn valuable secrets of luring one of birding's favorite red birds - the Northern Cardinal - to your backyard.
Profile: Dancing with Cranes
By Cynthia Berger
World-famous crane expert George Archibald meets his destiny in one of the earth's most endangered birds.
Up Close and Personal: The Nuthatch
By George Harrison
All the world's a stage for the amusng nuthatch. Get to know this animated bird, a real backyard scene-stealer.
Birds Do It, Bees Do It...
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
It's spring and birds are strutting their stuff for the opposite sex with splended colors, songs, and aerial acrobats.
Birding Hotspot: Okefenokee Swamp
By Mary Dykstra
Take a swamp romp through the mysterious Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia and discover its secret birding treasures.
Departments
Editors Quill
Love is in the air
Your Letters
News and Comments
Our Contributors
Authors and Photographers
From the Backyard
Anecdotes and Tips
Since You Asked
Questions from Readers
Birding Briefs
News, Events, People
Center Portrait
The Magnificent Frigate
Getting Started
Birdwatching clues Mysteries Revealed - Pete Dunne
Gardening for Birds
Home-grown habitats - Connie Toops
Birds on the Move
Birds that short-stop Wintertime...and the Livin' is Easy - By Paul Kerlinger
Gallery
Readers' Photos February 2001
Those Amazing Birds
In courting, color counts - Eldon Greij
ID Tips
Red Crossbills Pining for Pinecones By Kenn Kaufman Photographs by Rick & Nora Bowers
Festivals and Events
January and February 2001
Classifieds
Buyers and Sellers
Caught in the Act
Snowy Egrets Get Off of My Cloud Stef Simondis
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