BirdWatching

BirdWatching is a must-read for anyone who loves birds, whether you are a casual birdwatcher or avid birder. Each issue includes articles by the best known, most respected names in birding, identification tips, spectacular photography, hands-on information about the best birding locations in North America, answers to intriguing reader questions, and much more.

Food for thought

BirdWatching

Studies suggest some birds exhibit consciousness • Researchers looked at brains of pigeons and owls and behaviors of crows

EYE ON CONSERVATION

A mixed bag for sage-grouse

Female warblers lose out • Black-and-white Warbler study shows males higher in trees, in better shape

A TRAGEDY IN COLOMBIA • Parrot conservationist murdered

PHOTO GALLERY • Recent rare-bird sightings in North America

It’s time to go ‘plirding’ • Goal is to inspire birders to help clean up the outdoors

What we’re listening to • BirdNote Presents: Grouse

Birds increase human happiness, study finds • Life satisfaction improves with a diversity of avian species

Water works • How to set up a drip system for photographing spring migrants

Just add water • A long drought forces an appreciation of the bird-attracting qualities of H2O

WANTED: Mangrove Cuckoo • How to be in the right place at the right time when seeking one of Florida’s most elusive avian specialties

BEST BETS • Here are three places in Florida where you can look for Mangrove Cuckoo without going into the wilderness.

TEXAS DELIGHTS • Tips for finding five specialty songbirds of the Lone Star State

Blessed with birds • A birder in western Ecuador lives alongside an extraordinary mix of birds, including a rarely observed rail with a taste for fruit

Meet the Brown Wood-Rail

Traveling to Poza Honda

IT AIN’T EASY BEIN’ GREEN • From the rain-soaked Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica to the Pacific dry forest of Ecuador, multiple strategies emerge to save a magnificent macaw

Virginia Rail

The mystery of ‘the kicker’

hotspots near you

kealia pond national wildlife refuge

AT A GLANCE

AT A GLANCE

lake park

Sky dancer • The American Woodcock’s courtship display is just one of its amazing behaviors

Dealing with winged predators • It’s OK to rethink your feeder setup if a raptor shows up

your letters

book shelf

color of birds • PHOTO CONTEST

The bottom line • What you should know about using rump color as a field mark