From the Editor
Autumn thoughts
Hawk watches, confusing fall warblers, and, this year especially, the Passenger Pigeon.
Features
Identify fall warblers
The authors of The Warbler Guide tell how to ID Blackpoll, Pine, Bay-breasted, Magnolia, and other warblers.
Black-backed Woodpecker
Why this hard-to-find woodpecker can’t resist a fire-scorched northern forest.
Complicity
A birder learns firsthand about birds and buildings clad in reflective glass.
Tablet Extras
See the articles from BirdWatching and other online resources that we added to our October issue.
Columns
Since You Asked
Answers to your questions
Orioles that eat peanuts, the odd shape of murre eggs, and more.
Birder at large
Make today count
Birding insights from an 85-year-old checklist.
Attracting Birds
Doing good
How my neighbors' hard work helped bring birds to my yard.
Amazing Birds
Feathered locust
Red-billed Quelea breeds and feeds in astounding numbers.
ID Tips
Winter Wren
How to identify Winter Wren and Pacific Wren.
ID Toolkit
Look actively
How learning one detail will help you remember the whole bird.
Hotspots Near You
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193. Ashland Nature Center and Hawk Watch, Hockessin, Delaware
A sanctuary in northern Delaware where more than 7,000 raptors passed in one day in 2013.
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194. Chestnut Ridge Hawk Watch, Mt. Kisco, New York
A hawk watch north of New York City that regularly tallies the highest counts of any watch site in New York State.
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195. Smith Point Hawk Watch, Smith Point, Texas
A hawk watch on the shores of Galveston Bay in southeastern Texas, where raptors often fly low over the watch tower.
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196. Yaki and Lipan Points, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Twin hawk watches along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Hawks, eagles, falcons, and the occasional California Condor fly past one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
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.