April 2015

From the Editor

By Chuck Hagner

North America’s birdiest yard, Nebraska’s cranes, and more in our April issue.

By Cecily Nabors

Changes highlighted by a pair of trips to Nebraska’s Platte 19 springs apart.

By Matt Mendenhall, Managing Editor

The special ingredients that helped a Texas yard attract more birds than any other.

By Kevin T. Karlson and Dale Rosselet

The authors of a new Peterson Reference Guide describe a novel way to identify little brown jobs.

By Maeve Kim

Beginning birdwatchers know a thing or two about birds, birding, beauty, and enthusiasm.

By the editors

See the articles from BirdWatching and other online resources that we added to our April issue.

By Julie Craves

Why Blue Jays imitate hawks, disappearing feeder birds, and more.

By Pete Dunne

Why you gain when you get them wrong.

By Laura Erickson

How photographing birds opened up a whole new world.

By Eldon Greij

The clever way birds keep unfeathered legs and feet warm.

By Kenn Kaufman

How to identify Louisiana and Northern Waterthrushes.

By David Sibley

Simple tricks that will help you locate a singing bird.

205. Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, Key West, Florida

This lush garden just north of Key West has been called ‘one of the richest birding experiences in the lower Keys.’

By Shirley L. Ruhe Published: 2/13/2015
206. August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, St. Charles, Missouri

Large area of forests and grasslands west of St. Louis is great for warblers, tanagers, ducks, hawks, and many more birds.

By Charlene Oldham Published: 2/13/2015
207. Kettleson Hogsback WMA, Spirit Lake, Iowa

More than 270 species have been recorded in this area of prairie-pothole marshes, lakes, oak woodlands, and remnant native prairie.

By Doug Harr Published: 2/13/2015
208. Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Fallon, Nevada

A wetland area east of Reno where you can find shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, and more.

By Audrey Medina Published: 2/13/2015