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.

Tackling problems

Good news, bad news • Conservation status updates a mixed bag for North American birds

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

Missing bird species sighted in Brazil

Two warblers to look for in early spring

Recent rare-bird sightings in North America

Secret life of birds

Be a birding ambassador • How to recruit new birders into our ranks

A spring twilight spectacular • An excursion to see and hear the American Woodcock’s courtship display strikes gold, near a place that woodcocks helped save from development

HOW TO VIEW AND HELP AMERICAN WOODCOCK

Birding Canada’s Riviera • 16 must-see birding hotspots in southern Ontario

IF YOU GO

Honduras:A birder’s view • The Central American country is a meeting point for the birds of the Americas — and a terrific destination for birders

TRAVEL TIPS

Spring & summer festivals • 87 upcoming birding events in North America

Bell’s Vireo

Two species of Bell’s Vireos?

hotspots near you

chaplin lake chaplin, saskatchewan 50°27'23.80"N 106°39'33.88"W

AT A GLANCE

randall davey audubon center & sanctuary santa fe, new mexico 35°41'23.96"N 105°53'16.58"W

AT A GLANCE

How many youngsters? • A variety of factors affect the optimum clutch size for each bird species

Avoiding rats • Stop ground feeding and add seed catchers to deter the rodents

Up close and personal • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers

your letters

Habitat as a clue • Understanding where birds live can help you identify them

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