August 2004

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
Haven for Hummingbirds
By Connie Toops
How a hummingbird inspired a Texas couple to transform their property into a showplace for attracting birds and other wildlife.
Premier Perches
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
You can make your backyard a hotspot by adding simple perches that birds will flock to.
By Gary Clark
Six locations near Houston where you can enjoy the remarkable birds of Texas’s coastal prairies.
By Laura Erickson
Why the Blue Jay might be the most misunderstood, and most entertaining, bird at your feeder.
Birds of a Feather Pictured Together
The winners of our annual photo contest: 10 beautiful portaits of birds in flight and in their glory.
Columns
From the Editor
Wisconsin becomes the latest state to create birding trails -- and raise birders' expectations
By Chuck Hagner
Birding Briefs
Utility poles are deadly for Harris's Hawks, new findings on Cooper's Hawk eye color, a critical river for Whooping Cranes, and more news about birds
Birder at Large
Up Close and Personal
Barn Swallow: our long-winged, fork-tailed bird of summer.
By George Harrison
Those Amazing Birds
For many birds, rearing healthy chicks takes a village.
By Eldon Greij
Birds on the Move
Why so many migrating birds fly at night, not in the day.
By Paul Kerlinger
ID Tips
Tell apart Black- and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons.
By Kenn Kaufman
Gardening for Birds
To attract birds, use color the way an artist uses paint.
By Connie Toops
Bookshelf
Reviews of the Stokes Field Guide to Warblers and The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
By Susan Hunt
Resources
Festivals and Events
Classifieds
Caught in the Act
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