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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Birders call for name changes • A time of racial justice drives new push to rename birds

Working to save Chile’s smallest bird

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Investigating warbler colors • Researchers study genome of hybrid warblers to determine source of colors

Checklist confusion • Researchers say discrepancy among raptor species points to a wider problem

‘Birds in Art’ moves ahead

Your backyard bird photo studio • Why a tray feeder on the ground will enable you to take great photos in your yard

At home with Canadas • Reflections on a lifelong love affair with a common bird that not long ago wasn’t so common

BIRDING IN PLACE • How to get your birdwatching fix during a global pandemic

Saving Florida’s rarest bird • Captive breeding holds promise for the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow

FLORIDA’S OTHER RARE SPARROW

River OF dreams • The restoration of the San Antonio River turned a drainage channel into a natural mosaic of habitat for birds

AN URBAN REFUGE

Catching more than fish • Albatrosses wearing biologgers can now detect illegal fishing vessels and share their location in real time with authorities

How albatrosses are doing • Of the 22 albatross species in the world, 21 are on the international Red List as threatened with extinction. Here’s a summary.

Doing our part • A new push for bird conservation from the world’s premier bird-photography contest

Flying high • Here are the winners of our 2020 BirdWatching Photography Awards

Gadwall

The forgotten Gadwall

New sound treasures • Recording bird song at home during the pandemic proves unexpectedly fruitful

Those clever crows • The world’s corvids can use tools, solve puzzles, recognize threats, give gifts, and return lost items to their human neighbors

Good birds • Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers

Finest fall colors • Why most birds look their best in fall plumage