August 2006

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 David Allen Sibley
Author and artist David Sibley tells where you can find the rails that inspired the illustrations in his famous field guide.
Attracting Birds: Water Works!
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
How to choose baths, drippers, misters, and other water features that birds can't resist.
Meal in the Mud
By Scott Leslie
The three best places along Canada's Bay of Fundy to watch southbound-migrating shorebirds this fall.
By Garth McElroy
Thirty peaks where you can listen to the lovely, haunting song of the shy Bicknell's Thrush.
Far Afield: Cliffhanger
By Ted Cable
Why the south of France is the best place to go to add the beautiful Wallcreeper to your life list.
Columns
From the Editor
Birding Briefs
Satellites reveal loon migration, birdsong's importance in finch breeding, shelter for Piping Plovers, a hummingbird invasion, and more news about birds.
Special Report: Mississippi After Katrina
Storm killed many birds, left little habitat for survivors and migrants
By Judith Toups
Birder at Large
Those Amazing Birds
Birds on the Move
ID Tips
What to look for to identify Bewick's Wren.
By Kenn Kaufman
Resources
Bookshelf
Scott Weidensaul's review of On Ancient Wings, a beautiful new book about Sandhill Cranes. Plus, a review of The Ardent Birder: On the Craft of Birdwatching
By Scott Weidensaul, Noah Strycker
Festivals and Events
Classifieds
Caught in the Act
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