From the Editor
Exploration and discovery
From Big Days close to home to visits to Midway, Peru, and Portugal.
Features
Big Day lessons
A Chicagoland birder recounts 11 lessons learned while doing three years of monthly Big Days.
A visit to Pihemanu
A nest counter on Midway Atoll confronts millions of Laysan Albatross, tens of thousands of Bonin Petrels, and one lonely Short-tailed Albatross.
Exploring Portugal
Southern Portugal is a great place for birders from the New World to discover the birds of the Old.
Tablet Extras for February 2017
See the articles from BirdWatching and other online resources that we added to our February issue.
Columns
Since You Asked
Answers to your questions
Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers with washed-out plumages, premade hummingbird nectar, and more.
Birder at Large
Winter dynamics
Birds to look for in the season between migrations.
Attracting Birds
Amazing Birds
ID Tips
Sparrows of the sage
Separating Bell's and Sagebrush Sparrows.
ID Toolkit
Seasonal differences
How a bird's overall shape can change with the seasons.
Hotspots Near You
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249. Edmonds Waterfront and Marsh, Edmonds, Washington
This site north of Seattle is great for ducks, shorebirds, owls, eagles, and other birds.
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250. Bayonne Golf Club, Bayonne, New Jersey
A stretch of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway where you can spot rails, shorebirds, falcons, and songbirds.
Also in Every Issue
Birding Briefs
Important news about birds, birdwatching, and conservation.
Your View
Photos submitted by readers.