December 2003

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 Robert Armstrong, Marge Hermans
Where to go and what to look for while cruising the Inside Passage.
By Chuck Hagner
Why Alaska's shimmering Copper River Delta is a shorebird hotspot of hemispheric importance.
By George West, Stanley Senner
Beautiful, accessible Denali National Park is a crossroads for the world's birds.
Vanished
By Kevin Schafer
A tale about a bird too far from land.
Family "Owl-Bum"
By Wayne Lynch
An award-winning photographer provides an owl's eye view of a Great Horned Owl's nest.
By Laura Erickson
The first robin of spring may show up in your yard this winter — and stay all season.
Sibley's New Twins
By Paul Johnsgard
His field guides are compact, comparative, colorful, contemporary, even consilient.
Columns
From the Editor
Alaska. Just typing the word makes me want to go back.
Birding Briefs
The Grand Canyon's newest condor, the Rock Dove's new name, a successful Midwest Birding Symposium, and more
Birder at Large
What happens when shutterbugs and birds draw battle lines.
Up Close and Personal
Everyone's favorite: the Northern Cardinal.
Those Amazing Birds
How an African Grey Parrot makes us think about thought.
Birds on the Move
Why the standard model of migration doesn't fit all birds.
ID Tips
Our two Yellow-rumped Warblers: Myrtle and Audubon's.
Gardening for Birds
Plants that will make your yard a cold-weather hotspot.
Resources
Festivals and Events
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Classifieds
Caught in the Act
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