Here are tips for shoppers and recommendations for the best models at numerous price points … Read More “A binocular buyers guide for birders”
Leading Off
Benefits for members include invitations to quarterly webinars featuring David Sibley, Kenn Kaufman, and other experts … Read More “BirdWatching Membership Program offers premium ID and photo content”
In the News
Whether you’re watching owls or taking photos, keep your distance … Read More “Wintering owls are back. Let’s give them space and respect.”
This new guide about bird collisions with windows can help consumers prevent the deaths of more than 100 million birds each year … Read More “New guide about preventing bird collisions with windows available”
Endangered birds and sensitive habitats at risk in Boca Chica, Texas … Read More “SpaceX destroys endangered species habitat, defies federal approval process”
The species is named Inti Tanager, after the Quechua word for “sun,” because of its yellow plumage and because it occurs in open, sunny habitat … Read More “New tanager species described from Bolivia, Peru”
Bird Identification
Use this advice to distinguish Eastern Bluebirds from Mountain and Western … Read More “How to identify bluebirds”
To understand birds better, take a closer look at feathers … Read More “How the sizes of birds’ various feathers influence color patterns”
Photography
This photo of a crane with its wings intentionally blurred took the top prize … Read More “2021 Birds in Flight contest first place: Sandhill Crane”
This photo of a kingbird attacking a much larger egret earned high praise from our judges … Read More “2021 Birds in Flight contest second place: Eastern Kingbird and Great Egret”
Are you looking for useful and unique presents to give this holiday season? Here are a few gift ideas for the birde… https://t.co/bzij2vZ2Bb - @samuelad That’s a Pileated Woodpecker.
- #BirdingDestination: Annual counts at this hawk watch typically range from 5,000 to 7,000 migrants of up to 18 spec… https://t.co/jv8WxG8usD
- Looking for a good book about birds? In this roundup of recent titles, we cover a guide to birdsong, Gerrit Vyn's a… https://t.co/atwtEZJOEF
- #PhotoOfTheDay: This month, Snowy Owls have been reported from Alaska to Newfoundland and as far south as central V… https://t.co/SL5I11qTXc
Birding at home
Contributing Editor Laura Erickson provides advice on how to buy birdseed, suet, and other feeder fare … Read More “A birdfeeding shopping list”
This guest post comes to us from Elaine Cole, owner of Cole’s Wild Bird Products Co., based in Kennesaw, Georgia. Enjoy! Having grown up the daughter of well-known bird-feeding experts, I know all the rules of feeding birds. I know what to feed every season of the year and what type of feeder to put it in. I know how often to … Read More “Best tip for winter bird feeding: To thine own self be true”
Find out how easy it is to attract cardinals, orioles, and other birds with seeds, oranges, suet, and other treats … Read More “Birdfeeding basics”