Beautiful, bi-monthly BirdWatching magazine (formerly Birder’s World) appeals to every bird enthusiast — from backyard birdwatcher to serious birder. Subscribers receive helpful hints for attracting and feeding birds, handy identification tips, photography pointers, info about where to find birds, superb color photography, and much more! Click the corners of the cover above to see inside!
From the Editor
News for a new year
The new Sibley Guide, a new island home for Kirtland’s Warblers, a beautiful new place to stay while birding at Churchill, and (potentially) 10 new species of Red Crossbill.
Features
Like meteors from heaven
The sad story of the Passenger Pigeon, remembered 100 years
after it disappeared.
The new Sibley guide
David Sibley tells us the changes he’s made to the revised edition
of his bestselling Guide to Birds.
Puzzle bird
Why beautiful, vocal Red Crossbill is a species at a crossroads.
Northern treasure
A sustainable new place for birders to stay and learn in Churchill,
Manitoba.
Tablet Extras
See the Tablet Extras that we added to our February 2014 issue.
Columns
Since You Asked
Answers to your questions
How to attract wrens, what to do about sticky binoculars, and more.
Birder at Large
The field-guide gap
The yawning gap between field techniques and field guides.
Attracting Birds
From the ground up
Attract sparrows, but not House Sparrows.
Amazing Birds
Clever muscles
The amazing muscles and bones that enable flight.
ID Tips
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Identify Barrow’s and Common Goldeneyes.
ID Toolkit
Oddball birds
What to look for the next time you see a partially albino bird.
Hotspots Near You
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177. Provo Airport Dike, Provo, Utah
This earthen berm that winds around the Provo airport is a great place to find waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds, and passerines.
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178. Mercer Meadows, Lawrence Township, New Jersey
A 1,600-acre park north of Trenton where you can find raptors and owls in winter and songbirds and other migrants in spring and fall.
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179. Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, Oregon
A private resort in Deschutes National Forest where visiting birders can look for ducks, shorebirds, tanagers, chickadees, and 11 species of woodpecker.
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180. The Presidio, San Francisco, California
This former army base, now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, is a great place to look for songbirds, hummingbirds, shorebirds, and herons.
Also in Every Issue
Birding Briefs
Important news about birds, birdwatching, and conservation.
Your View
Reader-submitted photographs, including the winner of our regular Photo of the Week contest.