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Leading Off
Contributing Editor Laura Erickson provides advice on how to buy birdseed, suet, and other feeder fare … Read More “A birdfeeding shopping list”
In the News
Mexican Duck is in, Northwestern Crow is out, and more changes to your checklist … Read More “How the North American bird list is changing in 2020”
We interview Jim Wright, the author of a new biography of the real-life James Bond, an ornithologist and expert on birds of the Caribbean … Read More “Book tells the story of ornithologist James Bond”
Colleagues and friends pay tribute to Luis Fernando Díaz Chávez, a gentle, quiet man who was obsessed with birds … Read More “A top birder from Nicaragua dies from coronavirus”
Other studies detail annual movements of Bobolink, Black-throated Blue Warbler … Read More “American Robin migration happening earlier”
Bird Identification
Use these tips to tell the difference between Pygmy Nuthatch and its close relative Brown-headed Nuthatch … Read More “Identifying Pygmy Nuthatch and Brown-headed Nuthatch”
Why it pays to read the glances of doves and sparrows … Read More “Follow a bird’s gaze to find overhead raptors”
Photography
Wonderful photos of puffins, penguins, Burrowing Owl, Northern Goshawk, hummingbirds, and more … Read More “2020 BirdWatching Photography Awards finalists”
Photos of Anna’s Hummingbird, Great Gray and Great Horned Owls, young Roseate Spoonbills, a Sunbittern in Brazil, and more … Read More “2020 BirdWatching Photography Awards Contest honorable mentions”
Eldon Greij explains how the many sizes and shapes of beaks came to be. #Birds https://t.co/5VxTCwK0hD https://t.co/sjeLXsGRyg - Learn some of the different strategies birds use to stay cool in summer. #Birding
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- Photo of the day: Hans Spiecker added this image of a leucistic Black-crowned Night-Heron at the Del Rey Lagoon in… https://t.co/irrVgfZXPN
- We'll be announcing the winners of our 2020 BirdWatching Photography Awards this week! For now, enjoy the finalists… https://t.co/LEMBRTPd0X
- Kenn Kaufman describes what to look for to identify the variable Orange-crowned Warbler and the similar Tennessee W… https://t.co/HR6zT7DG8V
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 excerpt from Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife explains how to purchase native plants for your yard … Read More “Tips for finding and growing native plants for birds”
Find out how easy it is to attract cardinals, orioles, and other birds with seeds, oranges, suet, and other treats … Read More “Birdfeeding basics”