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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Trouble in the tropics • Study: Climate change affects survival of a Central American wren — and likely many other tropical birds

since you asked • YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY BIRD BANDER JULIE CRAVES

EYE ON CONSERVATION

The ever-changing North American checklist • Committee restores an old name for Gray Jay and considers numerous splits, lumps, and name changes

ON THE MOVE • A shorebird and songbird to watch for now

PHOTO GALLERY • Recent rare-bird sightings in North America

What to read online • Two important stories we published recently on our site

Festivals + events • Four festivals where you can enjoy fall migration

Bad weather? Go birding! • Why a little (or a lot) of rain shouldn’t stop us from getting out there

SPARKING a connection to quail • How an outdoor educator and classroom teachers are turning Long Island schoolchildren into caretakers and advocates for Northern Bobwhite

Last of its kind • Extinction claimed the Palila’s closest relatives from the main Hawaiian Islands, and now it also looms for the distinctive big-billed honeycreeper

IN OUR MIDST • DESPITE AN INNATE FEAR OF PEOPLE, SOME BIRDS CHOOSE TO REAR THEIR YOUNG RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR DOOR

11 NEW BOOKS • INSPIRING, INFORMATIVE, AND SURPRISING ADDITIONS TO YOUR BOOKSHELF

Henslow’s Sparrow

HOTSPOTS NEAR YOU

From snout to beak • How the many sizes and shapes of beaks came to be

Not looking for lawns • To attract quail, grow plants that provide food and cover

yourview • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers

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Wear and tear • What to look for as birds molt their worn-out feathers

TARGET BIRDS • Enjoy this photo gallery of species that you can see at the locations featured in this issue’s “Hotspots Near You.”