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Big Green Birding Challenge
Big Green Birding ChallengeSubscriber Only Access
How a birdwatcher in Minnesota found 210 species of bird in a year without using one drop of gasoline
By Diana Doyle
Published: June 25, 2010
In search of nightjars
In search of nightjarsSubscriber Only Access

How summertime surveyors are helping scientists replace speculation with reliable data about nightjars

By Andrew Jenner
Published: April 23, 2010
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A photographer's guide to blinds: Windows on natureSubscriber Only Access

Blinds can be cramped and either too hot or too cold, and sometimes they’re buggy, but they’re always the best way to get great photos of birds

By Steve Maslowski
Published: February 19, 2010
Citizen Science
100+ citizen-science projects
Published: February 19, 2010
In the know, all the timeSubscriber Only Access
Seven ways the iPhone will make you a better birdwatcher
By Laura Kammermeier
Published: August 21, 2009
Seven ways to improve your bird photographySubscriber Only Access
One of our favorite photographers tells how he took seven of his best photos and passes along tips sure to improve your bird photography
By Jeffrey Rich
Published: June 19, 2009
How Warren Petersen, Arthur Allen, and Henry Kyllingstad found the Bristle-thighed Curlew's nest in Alaska in 1948Subscriber Only Access
A shoebox full of letters and photographs reveals a grandfather's place in ornithological history
By Mike Kearbey
Published: January 1, 2009
David Allen Sibley describes why birds hit windows and what we can do to prevent window strikes
The author of The Sibley Guide to Birds tells how he keeps birds from hitting windows at his home
By David Allen Sibley
Published: November 1, 2008
Lure of the list: How the American Ornithologists' Union and American Birding Association determine bird checklistsSubscriber Only Access
Listing is at the heart of birding, but who decides what birds we can and can't list?
By John Kricher
Published: September 1, 2008
Roger Tory Peterson, bird photographerSubscriber Only Access
The man who taught the world how to watch birds loved taking pictures of them more than anything
By Douglas Carlson
Published: July 1, 2008
Birds protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species List doesn't come close to describing the status of all of America's birds. To see the big picture, you have to piece together ­multiple lists.
By Jeffrey Wells
Published: April 25, 2008
How to make your own recordings of bird callsSubscriber Only Access
An expert birder describes how she makes her own recordings of calling owls, singing warblers, and clacking rails
By Laura Erickson
Published: February 22, 2008
Interview with David Allen Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to BirdsSubscriber Only Access
In a 2001 interview, Contributing Editor David Sibley, author of our column "ID Toolkit," tells how his field guide came to be and that its success surprised him
By Matt Mendenhall
Published: November 29, 2007

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