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

REDISCOVERED AFTER 140 YEARS

EYE ON CONSERVATION • Leap of faith pays off for seabirds

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

Cute, endearing, and amazing • Black-capped Chickadees cache food, survive frigid northern winters, and have long memories

Milestones • Reflections on moments large and small over 65 years of watching birds

OUR SANCTUARY • How homeowners in Vermont turned their 1.3-acre yard into habitat for insects, birds, and other wildlife — and how you can, too

Why do we have lawns, anyway?

IN SEARCH OF THE FIRE GROUSE • Sharp-tailed Grouse, charismatic feathered dancers that depend on wildfire, face a gauntlet of problems. Yet solutions exist, if we’re willing to try.

Can prairie grouse and wind turbines co-exist?

SKY HIGH IN THE SKY ISLANDS • An insider’s guide to fantastic birding sites in southeast Arizona

WHEN TO GO • Here’s a short list of the optimal months for some of the most-sought species in southeast Arizona.

ID TIPS: Wrentit

CLASSIFYING THE WRENTIT

Listen, then draw • Sketching what you hear may be the easiest way to learn bird songs

Challenges and rewards of Osprey photography • The big fish hawks offer constant photos ops as they soar, dive, hunt, and tend to mates, nests, and chicks

BIRDS IN FLIGHT PHOTO CONTEST

FINAL FRAME • Greater Prairie-Chickens