December 2001

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Features
By Tom Jenkins
A Snowy Owl in winter often appears tolerant of humans, even doclie, but looks can be deceiving.
Heroes for Birds
By Matt Mendenhall, Wendy Williams, Pierre Epstein
How ordinary people possessing not-so-ordinary smarts, imagination and heart became heroes for the Whooping Crane and other birds
Up Close and Personal : Evening Grosbeak
By George Harrison
There's nothing like a flock of hungry grosbeaks to perk up a winter day - and empty your feeder.
Photo Essay: Bosque del Apache
By Cliff Beittel
Each winter, tens of thousands of migrants like the goose at right (on table of contents pages 4 & 5) turn this New Mexico refuse into a birder's paradise.
Birding Hotspot: Washington State
By Diann MacRae
A wide range of habitat - from shimmering coasts to mountains to high plateaus - make the Evergreen State the place to go for a wide array of birds.
Review: The New Sibley Guide
By Jerome Jackson
Does this year's Guide to Bird Life & Behavior belong on your bookshelf next to last year's Guide to Birds?
ID Tips: Gadwalls and Look-alike Ducks
By Kenn Kaufman
Learn how an expert tells Gadwalls, female Mallards and other plain-Jane dabbling ducks apart.
Departments
Editors Quill
Planetary Time
Your Letters
The point about nextboxes
Since You Asked
Answers to readers questions
Birding Briefs
The impact of September 11
From the Backyard
Your table of avian visitors
Getting Started
Choosing birding tours
Those Amazing Birds
Sibling rivalry - Eldon Greij
Gardening for Birds
Live Holiday Trees - Connie Toops
Birds on the Move
By Paul Kerlinger
Photo Quiz
Test your owl know-how
BirdWares
New products for birders
Gallery
Readers' photos
Cybird
Sites you shouldn't miss
Holiday Gift Guide
Great gifts for birders
Festivals and Events
November and December 2001
Classifieds
Buyers and Sellers
Caught in the Act
Eye in the Sky Photo by Joe Duff
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