June 2008

Beautiful, bi-monthly Birder's World magazine appeals to every bird enthusiast — from backyard birdwatcher to serious birder. Subscribers receive helpful hints for attracting and feeding birds, handy identification tips, photography pointers, info about where to find birds, superb color photography, and much more!
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Features
Big and easy
By Dan Purrington
Even after Hurricane Katrina, City Park remains the best birding spot in New Orleans.
Peregrine Falcon: Mousing missile
By Gordon Court
How researchers on the shores of Hudson Bay are changing the way we look at the prince of birds.
Attracting birds: Just right
By Don Stokes, Lillian Stokes
How to attract owls, ducks, woodpeckers, and other big birds with houses made just for them.
Birdathon of a lifetime
By Craig Thompson
Participants in the Jocotoco Birdathon did more than look for one of the world's rarest birds - they were birding with a purpose.
Research digest: List by list
By Jeffrey Wells
Why the Endangered Species Act doesn't come close to describing the status of all of our birds.
Hotspots Near You
Four fun, easy-to-get-to places to visit right now, with maps, bird lists, tips, ­driving directions, and more:
Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, Juneau, Alaska
By Matthew Brooks
Riviera Pothole Region, Riviera, Texas
By Milton Weller
Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona
The Oxbow And Shawnee Lookout, Cincinnati, Ohio
By Jay Stenger
Columns
From the Editor
Say yes to the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
Birding Briefs
Updated Red Knot numbers, the role of head ornaments on owls, and a photo gallery of rare bird sightings.
Birder at Large
Bears and ptarmigan at Churchill.
ID Tips
Identify Zone-tailed Hawk.
ID Toolkit
How to identify juvenile songbirds.
By David Allen Sibley
Amazing Birds
Why the bill is a bird's most amazing part.
By Eldon Greij
On the Move
Why migrating birds don't follow flyways.
By Paul Kerlinger
Bookshelf
The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, A Birder's Guide to Southern California, and Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds.
New Products
How to keep the ground under a feeder tidy, a camera and binocular strap, an ant guard for nectar feeders, a window mount for scopes and cameras, and fabric and leather protector for your footwear.
From Our Readers
Your Letters
More sound recording tips, a boost for Alaska tourism, a call for stiff penalties for hawk killers, and a Forest Service biologist's insight into geese.
Since You Asked
How flocks stay together, why high-flying swallows eat off the ground, and the reason boobies' feet are blue.
Your View
Photos of a Whooping Crane-blue crab standoff, a Long-tailed Duck takeoff, and a straddling Marsh Wren. Plus, an owl and woodpecker face off, and the latest Photo of the Week winner.
Resources
Ad Index
Links to every advertiser in the June issue.
Classifieds
Bird books, feeders and seed, tours and trips, and lodging.
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