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.

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BIRDING BRIEFS • SCIENCE • CONSERVATION • NEWS • EVENTS • LETTERS

NEW OWL SPECIES DESCRIBED

EYE ON CONSERVATION • How much habitat is enough?

DNA CONFIRMS RARE HYBRID

BIRD FLU’S TOLL

ON THE WIRE • BOOKS • PODCASTS • APPS • INTERVIEWS • FILMS • GEAR • AND MORE

Hard-headed facts • Study of woodpeckers shows that when they’re pecking trees, the bill and skull are designed to work as a single unit

A dream year • Pete’s advice for where to bird around North America for an extraordinary 12-plus months of birding

HOW TO FIND A SNOW CHICKEN • Locating a superbly camouflaged White-tailed Ptarmigan ranks as one of the most rewarding birding adventures in North America

PTARMIGAN POINTERS

Going on tour • Weighing a birding tour vs. traveling yourself? Our author saw 159 species, including 11 lifers, on an Alaskan tour.

Tango in the wind • On a hostile mountaintop in Patagonia, a select few witness the courtship dance of one of the rarest birds in South America

ALWAYS LISTENING • How a Wi-Fi-enabled device can change your perceptions of the birds around you

ID TIPS: Golden-crowned Sparrow

THE MOST ELEGANT GENUS OF SPARROWS

Take a closer look • When birds move, their appearance can change due in part to the lengths of various feathers

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CONTEST WINNERS • 2022 BIRDWATCHING PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

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