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BIRDING BRIEFS • SCIENCE • CONSERVATION • NEWS • EVENTS • LETTERS
TROGON NUMBERS PLUMMET
MORE ORIOLES IN THE BAHAMAS
ON THE WIRE • BOOKS • PODCASTS • APPS • INTERVIEWS • FILMS • GEAR • AND MORE
The heat is on • Helping birds during heat waves and droughts
Learning your shorebirds • Now is the time to work out the intricacies of ID’ing sandpipers and their kin
A FOREST RAPTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE • Finding a Northern Goshawk, the powerful woodland raptor, is a special moment for any birder
REPORTING A GOSHAWK SIGHTING
DIMINISHING SAGEBRUSH SUPERSTAR • The Gunnison Sage-Grouse, a marvel of nature often overshadowed by its larger cousin, faces numerous threats in the sagebrush of southwestern Colorado and eastern Utah
A NEW FRONTIER FOR BIRD SCIENCE • How a smartphone app is revolutionizing birders’ ability to contribute to scientific research
SOUND ID FOR MERLIN
ID TIPS: Eastern Bluebird
Tricks of the light • Why lighting conditions can throw us a curveball when we’re watching birds
Hiding in plain sight • How to take photos of birds from a floating blind
Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
Manzano Mountains HawkWatch
Power pecking • Do woodpeckers sustain brain damage from hammering on trees? More study is needed.
CONTEST WINNERS • 2021 BIRDWATCHING PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
FINAL FRAME