September/October 2019

From the Editor

By Matt Mendenhall

Aldo Leopold’s iconic 1937 quote about the Sandhill Crane applies just as well to the Whooping Crane in 2019.

By Matt Mendenhall

Whooping Cranes have made a steady return from the brink of extinction, but sea-level rise due to climate change poses a serious coming threat.

By William Jobes

Practice shooting pictures of harriers and swallows to be ready to photograph other fast-flying species.

By Jo Ann Abell

Wary and elusive, the lone Belted Kingfisher is all business when it comes to catching fish.

By the editors

81 birding events on tap from now through next March.

By Jerry Uhlman

Dramatic ecological changes threaten California’s bird-rich Salton Sea.

By Julie Craves

When Burrowing Owls sleep, what makes a group of hawks a “kettle,” and the northernmost nesting birds.

By Pete Dunne

At Hog Island Audubon Camp, you can learn, bird, and indulge your senses.

By Eldon Greij

A primer on hawks, eagles, and their kin.

By Laura Erickson

During fall migration, carefully check your trees and shrubs to spot birds that can be easy to miss.

By Kenn Kaufman

What to look for to identify this western sandpiper.

By David Sibley

Why a crow might not appear to be “all black.”

293. Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, Tallahassee, Florida

A city park of more than 670 acres that attracts warblers, grosbeaks, sparrows, and many other birds.

Published: 8/27/2019
294. Ocean City Inlet, Worcester County, Maryland

A site for gulls, terns, pelicans, shorebirds — and rarities — on the Maryland coast.

Published: 8/27/2019
295. Lake Yosemite Regional Park, Merced County, California

This park in Merced County surrounds a deep-water lake and includes grasslands, woodlands, and other birdy habitats.

Published: 8/27/2019
296. Back Bay of Cape May, New Jersey

To get close to birds in New Jersey’s southernmost salt marsh, take a birding safari aboard the pontoon boat, The Osprey.

Published: 8/27/2019