News and commentary about the varied ways that people watch birds, as well as stories about bird art and films. Plus, summaries of the latest issues of BirdWatching magazine.
The author of A Red Bird in a Brown Bag describes how he found an Ivory-billed Woodpecker in a Florida swamp Read More “Geoffrey Hill’s search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker along the Choctawhatchee River in Florida”
Chemistry and structure combine to produce a rainbow of amazing color in feathers Read More “Where feather colors come from: Why cardinals are red and grackles are shiny”
One of Cape May’s local experts picks seven favorite locations for shorebirds Read More “Seven shorebird favorites”
Sighting the “extinct” Ivory-billed Woodpecker turned even skeptics into true believers Read More “Eyewitness accounts of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers from the Cache River, Arkansas”
In our June 2002 issue, woodpecker expert Jerome A. Jackson wrote about attempts to find Ivory-billed Woodpeckers — and what it would mean if the birds were found Read More “Jerry Jackson assesses David Kulivan’s report of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers in the Pearl River Swamp, Louisiana”
Sage advice for locating these woodland denizens Read More “How to locate owls”
A beginner’s guide to identifying hawks in flight Read More “Tips from Pete Dunne for identifying hawks in flight”
Where and how Kenn Kaufman and two other southern Arizona birders found 11 species of owl in one day Read More “Kenn Kaufman sets owl-finding record in southeastern Arizona”
