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November/December 2020

From the Editor

Matt Mendenhall

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Features

A glimpse of paradise

A glimpse of paradise

An epic quest to Papua New Guinea for birds-of-paradise by a birder who uses a wheelchair.

Call to action

Call to action

Ten bird species around the world that you can help from sliding closer to extinction.

At your fingertips

At your fingertips

A guide to today’s most useful field guide and listing apps.

Columns

Photographing Birds

Exhilarating challenges

Exhilarating challenges

Tips for photographing Osprey, hawks, eagles, and other raptors.

Birder at Large

Tips for watching raptors

Tips for watching raptors

How to scan the sky and clouds in search of high-flying birds of prey.

Amazing Birds

Beauty and grace

Beauty and grace

What you should know about the world’s spectacular waterfowl.

Attracting Birds

Grin and bear it

Grin and bear it

What to know if you feed birds in bear country.

ID Tips

Townsend's Solitaire

Townsend's Solitaire

How to tell it apart from Northern Mockingbird and Mountain Bluebird.

ID Toolkit

Tails tell tales

Tails tell tales

Patches in birds’ tail feathers can lead you to ID them.

Also in Every Issue

Birding Briefs

Birding Briefs

Important news about birds, birdwatching, and conservation.
Bookshelf

Bookshelf

Reviews of new books about birds and birding.
Your View

Your View

Photos and stories from our readers.