From the Editor
Birds are on the ballot
Birds can’t vote but make no mistake: Their future is on the ballot!
Features
Climate-friendly birding
How to have a smaller carbon footprint while pursuing your birdwatching passion.
Birding the Rock
Four days on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula produced memorable sightings of puffins, murres, gannets, crossbills, and many more birds.
Planning ahead
How to use eBird to prepare for your next birding adventure.
Columns
Attracting Birds
Photographing birds through windows
Avoid the pain of missed or poor photos with these tips for shooting through panes of glass.
Birder at Large
The Explorers Club
How places like Big X Swamp and Bee Hive Hill sparked a lifelong love of nature.
ID Tips
Mexican border specialties
Brown Jay, Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Rose-throated Becard, Crescent-chested Warbler, and other birds of the U.S./Mexico border region.
ID Toolkit
Keep an open mind
When we spot an apparent rare bird, it’s critical to consider other possibilities.
Photographing Birds
The next chapter
Bird photography for older photographers.
Hotspots Near You
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329. The Magic Stump, Coles County, Illinois
This old Osage orange tree in a farm field hosts wintering Prairie Falcons, owls, and other raptors.
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330. Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, St. Paul, Minnesota
This unit of the National Park Service stretches along 72 miles of the river, attracting birds, dragonflies, & other wildlife.
Also in Every Issue
Birding Briefs
Climate change and wildlife refuges, tracking Whimbrel migration, Red Kite and drought, diversifying Indiana forests, a record year for plovers, and a new migration resource.