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
Endangered birds and sensitive habitats at risk in Boca Chica, Texas … Read More “SpaceX destroys endangered species habitat, defies federal approval process”
Follow the struggles and triumphs of the sea hawks in new ‘definitive wildlife film … Read More “PBS film offers intimate look at nesting Osprey”
Second annual event offers opportunity to share resources and ideas to welcome birders with disabilities and other health concerns … Read More “Birders celebrate Birdability Week 2021”
True believers say despite the lack of a ‘killer photo,’ evidence for the bird’s persistence exists and is being ignored … Read More “Longtime Ivory-bill searchers call delisting ‘absurd,’ ‘really premature’”
Bird Identification
Use this advice to distinguish Eastern Bluebirds from Mountain and Western … Read More “How to identify bluebirds”
David Sibley warns of the tricks light can play on birders when it comes to identification … Read More “Why lighting conditions can throw birders a curveball”
Photography
In-flight photo of a Short-ear facing off against a harrier took the top prize in the contest … Read More “2021 BirdWatching Photography Awards first place: Short-eared Owl and Northern Harrier”
Tina McManus’s portrait of a Least Tern and its hungry chick on a beach in Massachusetts won second place … Read More “2021 BirdWatching Photography Awards second place: Least Terns”
The oldest Pink-footed Goose ever recorded in the UK was found dead an extraordinary 38 years, 7 months and 7 days… https://t.co/gSr8XMoH0b 
Cheers @mdmendenhall and @BirdWatchDaily for this piece. #SaveBellBowlPrairie https://t.co/5uSOruGPkz 
#BirdingDestination: More than 250 species have been recorded in the wetlands at Cattail Marsh, a wastewater treatm… https://t.co/rl4csOdGBw - #PhotoOfTheDay: This photo showcases a Mourning Dove in a heated bird bath buried by so much snow only its head was… https://t.co/EqHhM2bw6t
- A planned expansion of the airport in Rockford, IL, would destroy one of the state's last remaining prairies, Bell… https://t.co/k5lDRXu7qh
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”